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10 April 2025
2 minute read
A GROUP of volunteers which has been helping to look after Welford Road Cemetery for more than 25 years has received an Honoured Citizen award from the Lord Mayor of Leicester.
2 April 2025
4 minute read
THE city council is asking for views on proposals to ensure libraries and community centres remain accessible to everyone in Leicester – in spite of the worst budget situation the council has ever seen.
1 April 2025
2 minute read
PEOPLE can give their views on how the special character of one of Leicester’s 25 designated conservation areas should be preserved or enhanced.
26 March 2025
2 minute read
NEW guidance has been issued by the city council to make it clear what is expected of people who want to put up scaffolding in Leicester.
19 March 2025
3 minute read
LEICESTER City Council will this Friday (21 Mar) submit its interim proposal for the reshaping of local councils across the city, Leicestershire and Rutland.
21 February 2025
1 minute read
THE city council is to buy a block of former student flats to provide much-needed temporary accommodation for single people and couples who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
18 February 2025
2 minute read
NINE adventure playgrounds in Leicester are to receive another year’s funding, as the council extends its grant arrangements to give them even more time to become self-sustaining.
13 February 2025
1 minute read
A SHISHA lounge that breached smoke-free regulations has been ordered to pay a total of £8,500 in fines and costs after being convicted of a series of offences.
28 January 2025
2 minute read
YOUNG people from across the city have been sworn in as members of the Leicester Young People’s Council.
18 December 2024
2 minute read
A TEENAGER who has raised more than £1,000 for a sensory room at his school is set to be made an honoured citizen of Leicester.
17 December 2024
3 minute read
FRIENDLY places to meet, a warm welcome and Christmas dinners are being offered to people who are homeless, and other vulnerable people in Leicester, over the festive period.
4 November 2024
2 minute read
SCHOOLS and community groups have this week begun the process of selecting and electing candidates for Leicester’s next Young People’s Council.