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• Report sets out financial pressure on city’s homelessness services

  3 January 2024

  3 minute read

  A HUGE rise in the number of people facing homelessness in Leicester means the city council is facing extra budgetary pressures of up to £54million.

• Latest 20mph schemes will boost road safety in five more city neighbourhoods

  28 December 2023

  2 minute read

  FIVE new 20mph zones are due to be introduced to improve road safety in residential communities across Leicester.

• Portrait wins top prize at Leicester’s Open exhibition

  21 December 2023

  2 minute read

  A PORTRAIT that shows a characterful male face in profile has won the top prize at Leicester’s annual Open exhibition.

• Extra support for people who are homeless this Christmas

  18 December 2023

  5 minute read

  A WARM welcome, friendly places to meet, hot food and Christmas dinners are being offered to people who are homeless, and other vulnerable people, over the festive period.

• Exhibition celebrates the creativity of East Midlands’ artists

  12 December 2023

  1 minute read

  AN EXHIBITION that showcases artistic talent from across the East Midlands will open at Leicester’s flagship museum on Saturday (16 December).

• Plans to make Granby Street pop-up pedestrian scheme permanent

  12 December 2023

  2 minute read

  A POP-UP scheme introduced three years ago to create more space for pedestrians and outdoor seating on a busy shopping street in Leicester city centre could be made permanent.

• Park Mark Awards given to 10 more city council-run car parks

  8 December 2023

  2 minute read

  TEN more city council-run car parks have achieved national awards for safe parking.

• Waste collection changes in city over Christmas period

  7 December 2023

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council will be making changes to its regular waste and recycling collection days due the Christmas bank holidays.

• Work begins on restoration of Grand Hotel’s historic shopfronts

  5 December 2023

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’s Grand Hotel is set for a major facelift that will help restore its historic street-level shopfronts and entrances to their former glory.

• Glide into Christmas at city’s festive ice rink

  1 December 2023

  4 minute read

  THE finishing touches are being made to Leicester’s festive ice rink in Jubilee Square, and seasonal skaters can start planning their visits to the city’s popular Christmas attraction. 

• Town Hall Square welcomes Santa’s Christmas grotto

  1 December 2023

  2 minute read

  SANTA’S grotto is set to open its doors to visitors from this weekend.

• Council sets out new ways of working with voluntary sector

  30 November 2023

  2 minute read

  THE city council has set out how it will work with Leicester’s voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) to help it survive current challenges and thrive in the future, in its first VCSE engagement strategy.