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• Leicester ready to countdown to Christmas

  16 November 2022

  3 minute read

  THE dark winter evenings are set to get a bit brighter in Leicester as final preparations are made for the annual Christmas lights switch on.

• Leicester’s Wheel of Light returns for Christmas

  11 November 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Jubilee Square is getting in the festive spirit as the Wheel of Light makes its return for Christmas.

• Leicester’s Eco-Schools are leading the way

  11 November 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER is leading the way when it comes to environmental education and wider support for schools that contributes to the city’s net zero carbon ambition.

• New exhibition charts HIV/AIDS epidemic in Leicester

  10 November 2022

  2 minute read

  AN EXHIBITION that charts the city’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the 1980s to the present day opens at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery tomorrow (Friday).

• Controls over number of Houses in Multiple Occupation to be extended

  10 November 2022

  1 minute read

  LIMITS to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in parts of Leicester are due to be introduced.

• Bar's licence suspended after appeal fails

  9 November 2022

  3 minute read

  A LEICESTER bar at the centre of concerns about crime, disorder and noise problems has had its licence suspended after failing to overturn new licensing conditions which had been put in place to protect the public.

• Let’s Get Resourceful sessions will help keep you warm and healthy this winter

  9 November 2022

  2 minute read

  FREE adult learning sessions aimed at helping people to tackle the cost of living crisis are being held at libraries and community centres across the city.

• City to commemorate its fallen

  9 November 2022

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER will fall silent to remember those who have lost their lives in armed conflict over the coming days as the city marks Remembrance Day.

• City venues mark Leicester Art Week

  8 November 2022

  2 minute read

  A TEN-DAY celebration of the visual arts gets under way in Leicester this week – and Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is amongst the venues taking part.

• Three new Give Leicester contactless donation points added in the city centre

  8 November 2022

  4 minute read

  The Give Leicester contactless giving scheme helps to address the problem of homelessness in Leicester. So far, it has raised over £35,000 and helped 12 people to find permanent homes.

• Groups invited to apply for anti-poverty community grants

  8 November 2022

  2 minute read

  ORGANISATIONS working to address poverty in Leicester – such as schools, charities, community groups and businesses – can now apply to the city council for a grant of up to £10,000 to support their work.

• Council drops workplace parking levy proposals due to cost-of-living crisis

  7 November 2022

  2 minute read

  Leicester City Council has announced that proposals to introduce a workplace parking levy (WPL) in Leicester in 2023 will not be developed.