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• Shisha lounge fined for breaching smoke-free regulations

  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.

• New members sworn in at Young People’s Council

  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.

• Teenager’s fundraising efforts will see him made honoured citizen

  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.

• Extra support for people who are homeless this Christmas

  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.  

• Election called for Leicester’s next Young People’s Council

  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.

• New housing apprentices join council to learn specialist craft skills

  3 October 2024

  2 minute read

  EIGHTEEN new apprentices from a range of backgrounds have joined Leicester City Council’s housing department to learn specialist craft skills.

• Drivers warned of fake parking fine texts

  2 October 2024

  3 minute read

  Drivers are being warned not to respond to fake texts telling them they must immediately pay a parking penalty charge notice (PCN).

• Consultation launched on council tax support

  1 October 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is proposing changes to the way council tax support for low-income households is worked out and is asking for people’s views.

• Free activities for Green Libraries Week

  18 September 2024

  1 minute read

  GREEN Libraries Week is coming to Leicester, featuring everything from poetry and author talks to energy advice and craft activities – and it’s all free.

• Council signs up to protect staff from violence at work

  11 September 2024

  1 minute read

  Leicester City Council has shown its commitment to keeping all staff safe at work by signing up to a trades union charter to end violence at work.

• ‘Thoughtful and kind’ social worker nominated for Apprentice of Year

  3 September 2024

  3 minute read

  A ‘THOUGHTFUL and kind’ social worker who ‘is determined to learn and grow’ has been nominated for a prestigious Apprentice of the Year award.

• Diwali Day set to be the focus for Leicester celebrations

  23 August 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S famous Diwali celebrations are to be combined into one annual event, as the city council aims to cope with rising costs.