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• Museums and libraries bring free fun to your doorstep for summer holidays

  8 July 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’s museums are teaming up with libraries to bring free family fun to your doorstep over the summer.

• Flag raising to mark start of Armed Forces Week in Leicester

  21 June 2024

  1 minute read

  THE FLAG of the Armed Forces will be raised in Leicester’s Town Hall Square on Monday (24 June) to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.

• Council and charities join forces to highlight Eid Festival

  12 June 2024

  2 minute read

  THE city council is working with local Muslim charities, Leicester Community Assist (LCA) and Eid Prayer and Festival (EPF) to put on this year’s Eid-al-Adha prayer festival, which will take place on Victoria Park for the 10th year running.

• Apprentices: Don’t miss your chance to graduate this summer

  23 May 2024

  1 minute read

  APPRENTICES from across the city and county are being invited to graduate at De Montfort Hall this summer.

• Join Lord Mayor on a charity walk of the city’s stadiums

  30 April 2024

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being invited join the Lord Mayor of Leicester on a charity walk of the city’s sporting stadiums next month.

• Leicester obtains £1.7m to accommodate rough sleepers

  12 April 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER has obtained more than £1.7m of Government funding to provide additional accommodation and support for rough sleepers in the city.

• Last chance for discounted fees in landlord licensing scheme

  28 March 2024

  2 minute read

  LANDLORDS needing to apply for licences as part a scheme to improve private sector rented housing have until next month to benefit from discounted fees.

• Traffic advice ahead of funeral of local religious leader

  7 March 2024

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being advised of possible traffic disruption in parts of the city due to the funeral of a local religious leader.

• Visitors shed light on Leicester’s photographic history

  25 January 2024

  2 minute read

  MORE than 15,000 visitors have so far explored an exhibition blending archive photographs and paintings of Leicester in the first six weeks of its opening.

• Extra support for people who are homeless this Christmas

  18 December 2023

  5 minute read

  A WARM welcome, friendly places to meet, hot food and Christmas dinners are being offered to people who are homeless, and other vulnerable people, over the festive period.

• Council sets out new ways of working with voluntary sector

  30 November 2023

  2 minute read

  THE city council has set out how it will work with Leicester’s voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) to help it survive current challenges and thrive in the future, in its first VCSE engagement strategy.

• Contactless donation scheme to help homeless people in Leicester raises over £48,800

  28 November 2023

  3 minute read

  A contactless donation scheme in Leicester has raised a remarkable £48,800 to help homeless people in the city.