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• Locals asked to join boards to shape £20m investment in their area

  16 July 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE who want to help shape how millions of pounds from the Government’s Pride in Place Programme is spent in their area are being asked to become part of local neighbourhood boards.

• Grow Your Own Grub winners announced

  13 July 2026

  2 minute read

  YOUNG gardeners from across the city have been recognised for their creativity and growing skills in this year’s Grow Your Own Grub mealbarrow competition.

• Leaders appointed for Pride in Place neighbourhood boards

  7 July 2026

  4 minute read

  COMMUNITY leaders who are passionate about Leicester have been appointed to lead roles in the Government’s Pride in Place Programme (PiPP).

• Choose your favourite healthy mealbarrow at museum event

  2 July 2026

  2 minute read

  SCHOOLCHILDREN who have been growing their own grub will be showcasing their efforts at Abbey Pumping Sation this weekend.

• Adventure playgrounds to get extra £2m of council support

  30 June 2026

  1 minute read

  ALL nine of Leicester’s adventure playgrounds are set to benefit from a share of a new £2 million support fund.

• New public spaces team ready to get to work in Leicester

  23 June 2026

  2 minute read

  A DEDICATED public spaces team is taking to the streets as part of the city council’s ongoing bid to tackle antisocial behaviour across Leicester.

• Flag-raising marks start of Armed Forces Week

  19 June 2026

  2 minute read

  THE FLAG of the Armed Forces will be raised at Leicester’s Town Hall on Monday (22 June) to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.

• Pack for Good scheme helps students do their bit for charity

  28 May 2026

  2 minute read

  STUDENTS preparing to move out of their term-time homes for the summer are being given a helping hand to dispose of items they no longer want and do their bit for charity.

• Life-saving equipment in community is Lord Mayor’s legacy

  13 May 2026

  2 minute read

  AS her year in office as Leicester’s Lord Mayor draws to a close, Cllr Teresa Aldred has joined partners and locals to celebrate the installation of another life-saving defibrillator on a community building.

• Consultation starts on new proposals to expand city’s crackdown on ASB

  1 May 2026

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on proposals to introduce a legal order that could help reduce ASB in neighbourhoods around the city centre.

• Walk Leicester Festival is back!

  30 April 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S medieval roots, rich heritage and urban green spaces will all be celebrated as a popular walking festival returns to the city.

• More than 700 bags of litter collected during Great British Spring Clean

  14 April 2026

  2 minute read

  MORE THAN 700 bags of litter were collected by city council staff and volunteers during the Great British Spring Clean.