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• Festival of Diwali set to light up Leicester

  26 September 2022

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S famous Diwali lights will light up the city’s Golden Mile from Sunday October 9 this year.

• Get involved in Saving Saffron Brook

  21 September 2022

  2 minute read

  NATURE-themed events taking place throughout the autumn will encourage local people to get involved with the rewilding of an important urban waterway.

• Leicester honours memory of the late Queen Elizabeth ll and heralds era of King Charles lll

  12 September 2022

  5 minute read

  PEOPLE came together in Leicester at the weekend for two special events to mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll and to mark the start of the reign of King Charles lll.

• Local leaders to lay wreaths in memory of The Queen and public invited to leave own tributes

  9 September 2022

  1 minute read

  LOCAL dignitaries from the city and county will come together in Leicester’s Green Dragon Square tomorrow (Saturday 10) to lay wreaths to mark the passing of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll.

• Leicester marks passing of Queen Elizabeth ll

  8 September 2022

  1 minute read

  TRIBUTES are being paid to Queen Elizabeth II following the announcement of her death.

• City Mayor outlines £7.5m proposals for Leicester Market

  6 September 2022

  7 minute read

  A SCHEME that would ensure that Leicester’s famous outdoor market remains the beating heart of the city’s Old Town for a new generation has been proposed by the City Mayor.

• Leicester’s Lord Mayor sets out to raise awareness of Sickle Cell disorder

  1 September 2022

  5 minute read

  THE Lord Mayor of Leicester Cllr George Cole has chosen Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September) to step up his plan to raise awareness of the blood disorder and raise funds for a national charity.

• Heritage Open Days give chance to discover Leicester’s hidden history

  31 August 2022

  4 minute read

  DOZENS of Leicester’s historic sites and buildings will be revealing their stories and offering behind-the-scenes tours for a series of Heritage Open Days next month.

• Online archive of burial records now includes over 100 years of cremations

  25 August 2022

  1 minute read

  AN online archive that lets people search for details of 170 years of Leicester burials has been updated with over a century of cremation records.

• Funding boost helps more people get online

  4 August 2022

  3 minute read

  A PROJECT that helps people to get online is being rolled out across Leicester thanks to a boost in funding.

• Selective Licensing to be introduced in three areas of the city

  11 July 2022

  2 minute read

  NEW licensing measures are due to be brought in across three areas of Leicester to help safeguard tenants of private sector rented homes and to help identify rogue landlords.

• Flag-raising ceremony to mark start of Armed Forces Week

  17 June 2022

  2 minute read

  THE FLAG of the Armed Forces will be raised in Leicester’s Town Hall Square on Monday (20 June) to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.