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• City welcomes its first African Caribbean Lord Mayor

  19 May 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S new Lord Mayor has been handed the chains of office in a ceremony at the city’s Town Hall.

• £800,000 improvement programme for city’s estates

  13 May 2022

  2 minute read

  NEW car parking spaces, cutting back shrubs and tidying up overgrown green spaces are among the improvements that have been made to a city estate after residents told the council what they’d like to see done.

• More help with living costs available for city’s most vulnerable

  9 May 2022

  2 minute read

  EVERY pensioner in Leicester who claims pension credit is to receive a voucher for £100 to help with their costs for fuel and food, using money from the Government’s Household Support Fund.

• Street boxes containing vital aid launched as part of knife crime strategy

  3 May 2022

  2 minute read

  EMERGENCY boxes aimed at providing urgent assistance to victims of knife crime have been launched in Leicester as part of the council’s strategy on knife crime and serious violence.

• Innovative scheme to support city’s homeless launches in Leicester

  26 April 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW initiative has been set up in Leicester to help prevent homelessness.

• Council tax energy rebates to be sent to homes across city

  20 April 2022

  2 minute read

  HOUSEHOLDS across Leicester will be getting help towards meeting the rising cost of energy bills.

• City bestows highest honour on Leicester City Football Club

  4 April 2022

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER City Football Club today received the Honorary Freedom of the City at a ceremony at the King Power stadium (Monday 4 April).

• City Mayor pays tribute to former Chief Constable Simon Cole

  31 March 2022

  1 minute read

  CITY Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has paid tribute to Simon Cole QPM, the former Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police whose death was announced yesterday (30 March).

• Action to bring empty home back into use

  17 March 2022

  2 minute read

  A HOUSE that has have stood empty for over 12 years is set to be brought back into use.

• New video highlights £2 billion of recent and planned investment in Leicester

  16 March 2022

  2 minute read

  MAJOR schemes that make up more than £2 billion of private and public sector investment already made, or proposed in Leicester, can be seen in a new video.

• Pay council tax by direct debit for faster payment of £150 for energy bills

  16 March 2022

  2 minute read

  THE city council is calling on Leicester residents to set up direct debit payments to pay their council tax, to reduce delay in them receiving Government support of £150 to help with rising energy costs.

• Residents urged to pay council tax by direct debit to enable faster payment of £150

  9 March 2022

  2 minute read

  THE city council is calling on Leicester residents to set up direct debit payments to pay their council tax, to reduce delay in them receiving Government support of £150 to help with rising energy costs.