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• 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.

• Nominees for City of Leicester Awards announced

  15 November 2023

  3 minute read

  A LOCAL gospel choir, a passionate health campaigner, and the man who created Leicester’s comedy festival have all been nominated for a top civic award.

• Over £2.6m of support for city projects to support local prosperity

  15 November 2023

  3 minute read

  A NETWORK of over 30 groups and organisations is set to receive over £2.6million in funding to deliver advice, support and training for Leicester businesses, people and communities.

• City to fall silent for Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend

  9 November 2023

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  PEOPLE across Leicester will remember the city’s fallen service men and women in the annual Remembrance Day service this weekend.

• Training project boosts skills of people facing homelessness

  7 November 2023

  4 minute read

  PEOPLE facing homelessness are getting the chance to equip themselves with new skills and job opportunities in a project run by the city council and a charity.

• People urged to get measles vaccination if not already protected

  3 November 2023

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester are being urged to ensure that they and their children are fully vaccinated against measles, following the confirmation of two cases in the city.

• Council buys converted factory building for new affordable homes

  2 November 2023

  2 minute read

  WORK is now underway to remodel and prepare 58 flats and bedsits to help address the urgent need for more affordable council housing in Leicester.

• Countdown to Christmas light switch-on begins

  1 November 2023

  2 minute read

  THE countdown to Christmas in Leicester has begun, as the council’s lighting team moves ahead with the annual task of dressing the city centre ready for the big Christmas light switch-on.

• Diwali Day promises spectacular event for all the family

  26 October 2023

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  A PARADE featuring 100 beautiful willow lanterns, giant puppetry depicting the fight between good and evil, and a performance by Mercury Music Prize winner Talvin Singh are among the exciting additions to this year’s Diwali Day celebrations in Leicester.

• Donate to Uganda 50 artwork appeal at pop-up event this week

  17 October 2023

  4 minute read

  PEOPLE will be able to find out more details about how to be part of a public art project commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians to the city.

• Partnership makes life-saving equipment accessible to public

  6 October 2023

  4 minute read

  A life-saving defibrillator has been fitted to the outside of Spence Street Sports Centre thanks to the support of a local heart charity, the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT).

• Ugandan Asian anniversary sculpture installed

  26 September 2023

  4 minute read

  INSTALLATION work has taken place on a stunning new piece of public art commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ugandan Asian migration to the city.