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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.
24 August 2022
5 minute read
TEN years on from the day the famous archaeological dig began, Leicester’s City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says the legacy of the discovery of the lost King is a transformed proud and self-confident city that still draws visitors from across the country and the world.
9 August 2022
1 minute read
With soaring temperatures predicted in the coming days, Leicester City Council is asking people to put their recycling and waste earlier than normal this week.
25 July 2022
1 minute read
PEOPLE are being asked for their views on homelessness services in the city in a new public consultation.
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.
16 June 2022
3 minute read
SCHOOLS in Leicester have been celebrating Clean Air Day by making the most of traffic-free local streets.
6 June 2022
2 minute read
WORK coaches are now available at Belgrave Library, to help people get specialist job-seeking support.
31 May 2022
2 minute read
COMMUNITY organisations are being invited to express their interest in running Leicester’s African Caribbean Centre.
25 May 2022
3 minute read
A NEW benefits calculator and budgeting tool has been launched to help Leicester people manage their finances and minimise the impact of the cost of living crisis.
20 May 2022
3 minute read
THE city council is celebrating the official launch of a new service that offers learning, training and employment support to people recovering from homelessness.
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.
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.