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• Get a Warm Welcome at our libraries

  20 October 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S libraries are preparing to offer people a Warm Welcome as the cost of living crisis hits this winter.

• Four academics to be honoured with City of Leicester Award

  6 October 2022

  4 minute read

  EXPERTS from the University of Leicester who led the search for the remains of King Richard III are to receive a top civic award – 10 years after their astonishing discovery.

• Get involved in Saving Saffron Brook

  21 September 2022

  2 minute read

  NATURE-themed events taking place throughout the autumn will encourage local people to get involved with the rewilding of an important urban waterway.

• The State Funeral of HM The Queen: changes to council services

  14 September 2022

  1 minute read

  CITY council buildings in Leicester will be closed on Monday (19 September) – the day of the State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen.

• Local leaders to lay wreaths in memory of The Queen and public invited to leave own tributes

  9 September 2022

  1 minute read

  LOCAL dignitaries from the city and county will come together in Leicester’s Green Dragon Square tomorrow (Saturday 10) to lay wreaths to mark the passing of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll.

• Leicester marks passing of Queen Elizabeth ll

  8 September 2022

  1 minute read

  TRIBUTES are being paid to Queen Elizabeth II following the announcement of her death.

• ‘Prudent investment’ boosts funding for council services

  6 September 2022

  2 minute read

  MORE than £8million was generated for Leicester City Council last year by the industrial units, office space, shop units and other commercial land and property that it owns.

• Leicester’s Lord Mayor sets out to raise awareness of Sickle Cell disorder

  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.

• Leicester transformed in ten years since search for King began

  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.

• City bin collections to start an hour earlier to help beat the heat

  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.

• Consultation launched on future of city’s homelessness services

  25 July 2022

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on homelessness services in the city in a new public consultation.

• Flag-raising ceremony to mark start of Armed Forces Week

  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.