Your council

• Revised proposals for city’s libraries and community centres

  19 November 2025

  4 minute read

  THE city council will continue to run 15 of Leicester’s libraries, and three busy neighbourhood centres will stay within council control, if recommendations being put forward are approved.

• New lifesaving defibrillator available 24/7 at Pork Pie Library

  18 November 2025

  2 minute read

  A NEW defibrillator has been installed at Leicester’s Pork Pie Library to help extend coverage in that area of the city.

• City’s expansion bid could save £46m a year for new councils

  11 November 2025

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has confirmed it will submit a final proposal for boundary expansion as part of the biggest shake-up of local government in over 50 years.

• Young people can have a say in shaping Leicester’s future

  10 November 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Young People’s Council (YPC) have designed their first survey to seek the views of young people living, working or studying in the city.

• Council extends PSPO on dog control

  30 October 2025

  2 minute read

  LEGISLATION on dog control in the city has been extended for another three years.

• Libraries and Haymarket hub will offer a Warm Welcome

  29 October 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Warm Welcome initiative is returning for the winter months – with an extended programme including a new city centre venue.

• Council welcomes extra homelessness funding

  14 October 2025

  1 minute read

  THE city council has welcomed a one-off injection of Government cash to help ease homelessness pressures in the city.

• Council puts tenants’ voices at centre of housing services

  10 October 2025

  2 minute read

  CITY council tenants in Leicester are playing a major role in shaping the future of housing services thanks to a new tenants’ scrutiny panel.

• Warning over scam loft insulation schemes

  7 October 2025

  2 minute read

  Trading standards officers in Leicester are warning people to stay alert after a national rise in complaints about bogus loft insulation promotions.

• Awards for Leicester’s dedicated environmental volunteers

  2 October 2025

  2 minute read

  VOLUNTEERS in Leicester who work tirelessly to clear brambles, pull litter from rivers, make space for wildlife and tackle invasive weeds have been applauded for their efforts at an awards ceremony.

• More life-saving defibrillators go in across city

  1 October 2025

  2 minute read

  FIVE new defibrillators are being installed in community locations as part of the Heartshield project.

• New open space for city

  24 September 2025

  1 minute read

  A NEW open space has been unveiled in Leicester.