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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.
9 November 2023
3 minute read
PEOPLE across Leicester will remember the city’s fallen service men and women in the annual Remembrance Day service this weekend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
26 October 2023
3 minute read
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.
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.
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).
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.
25 August 2023
3 minute read
A CROWDFUNDING platform has been launched to enable people to get involved in a new piece of public art commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ugandan Asian migration to the city.
24 August 2023
2 minute read
THREE prominent university figures in the field of science and history have been awarded one of the city’s highest honours.