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• Busy weekend of events in city centre

  4 August 2022

  2 minute read

  THREE big sporting, cultural and religious events will be taking place in Leicester this weekend.

• Design revealed for new artwork commemorating city’s Ugandan Asians

  3 August 2022

  3 minute read

  THE winning submission for a new piece of public art commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Ugandan Asians in Leicester has been revealed.

• Council bids for Government cash to transform outdated junction

  3 August 2022

  3 minute read

  PLANS to transform Leicester’s St Margaret’s junction to help encourage more walking and cycling, and improve bus journey times, have been revealed.

• Time to play in Town Hall Square

  29 July 2022

  1 minute read

  YOUNG visitors to Leicester city centre can celebrate National Playday by taking part in a day of fun – and free – activities.

• New video gives birds-eye view of investment in city’s waterways

  27 July 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW video has been released to showcase the beauty of Leicester’s waterways and give a stunning bird’s eye view of major recent investment in the city’s riverside.

• Exhibition showcases the art of gardens

  26 July 2022

  1 minute read

  GARDENS though the ages will be the focus of an enchanting new exhibition taking place at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum next month.

• 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.

• Pop-up pedestrianisation scheme in St Martins to be made permanent

  22 July 2022

  4 minute read

  A POP-UP SCHEME to create outdoor seating areas for businesses and more space for shoppers in the historic streets near Leicester Market is to be made permanent.

• Howzat for a reward? Cycle to the cricket and get £5 free credit

  22 July 2022

  3 minute read

  ANYONE who gets to the cricket on a Santander Cycles Leicester e-bike this summer will get a free £5 credit for future e-bike journeys

• Busy day ahead as Leicester hosts FA Community Shield

  21 July 2022

  2 minute read

  FOOTBALL fans from all over the country will be heading to Leicester next week, as Liverpool take on Manchester City in the FA Community Shield.

• Join in the fun at free nature day

  20 July 2022

  2 minute read

  TRY your hand at minibeast hunting, herb tasting, seed-sowing and twig art at a free nature day taking place in Leicester this Saturday (July 23).

• Council fears it could lose thousands of trees to ash dieback

  20 July 2022

  3 minute read

  THOUSANDS of ash trees may have to be felled in Leicester over the next 10 years as a result of a disease that has killed millions of trees across Europe.