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• Siege of Leicester to be re-enacted at Riverside Festival

  3 June 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S role at the epicentre of the English Civil War will be re-created in a series of dramatic re-enactments this weekend.

• All aboard for Leicester’s Riverside Festival!

  28 May 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Riverside Festival returns this weekend – and this year it’s bigger than ever, with more locations, more free activities and an exciting new collaboration with DMU.

• Green theme for family event in Abbey Park

  27 May 2025

  1 minute read

  A GREEN-THEMED event in Abbey Park this half-term will give local people the chance to discover more about Leicester’s trees, parks and open spaces.

• Leicester Open Streets is back for 2025

  20 May 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S summer celebration of people-friendly streets gets under way this weekend, with the return of the city council’s Open Streets series.

• Bus stop camera enforcement due to begin on Evington Road

  20 May 2025

  1 minute read

  A new CCTV camera is due to begin operating on a busy Leicester road to tackle motorists who illegally park in a bus stop.

• Enjoy free and low-cost fun in Leicester this half term

  20 May 2025

  2 minute read

  FAMILIES looking for a low-cost day out this half term can enjoy dozens of activities in Leicester that won’t break the bank.

• New Lord Mayor takes on historic role

  16 May 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S new Lord Mayor has been handed the chains of office at a ceremony in the city’s Town Hall.

• People in Leicester asked to consider being foster carers

  15 May 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is encouraging people in Leicester to consider becoming foster carers this Foster Care Fortnight.

• Work complete on upgrade for pedestrian zone bollards

  14 May 2025

  2 minute read

  WORK to upgrade and extend the network of automatic bollards that surround Leicester’s central pedestrian zone is now complete.

• New scheme offers month-long e-cycle loans

  13 May 2025

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE living in Leicester can sign up to a new scheme offering them a free four-week loan of an electric cycle.

• Businesses urged to prepare for single-use vapes ban

  13 May 2025

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES in Leicester are being reminded that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes comes into force next month.

• City’s latest air quality figures among best on record

  8 May 2025

  3 minute read

  AIR quality in Leicester continues to improve, with figures from 2024 showing air pollution at some of the lowest levels ever recorded at local hotspots.