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• Improvement work planned for walking and cycling route

  18 May 2023

  1 minute read

  A POPULAR route for walkers and cyclists is to be widened and resurfaced in the latest phase of improvements.

• Foster carers’ work highlighted in two-week campaign

  18 May 2023

  3 minute read

  A LEICESTER couple have given a new start in life to more than 400 children in a 45-year period as the city’s longest-serving foster carers.

• New 20mph zone begins in city’s Western ward

  18 May 2023

  1 minute read

  WORK is complete on a new 20mph zone in a residential area near a school in a Leicester neighbourhood.

• New one-way system installed at Frisby Road Area

  17 May 2023

  1 minute read

  A NEW one-way traffic system is coming into effect in residential streets in part of the city’s North Evington ward at the end of May.

• Riverside Festival will take to Leicester’s waterways

  17 May 2023

  5 minute read

  LEICESTER’s biggest free family festival is set to bring alive the city’s waterways and parks once again next month with a fun-packed programme of activities for all ages.

• Leicester’s Ugandan Asian exhibition wins award at museums’ ‘Oscars’

  12 May 2023

  2 minute read

  A GROUNDBREAKING exhibition commemorating the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians in 1972 has been named joint best ‘Temporary or Touring Exhibition’ at the Museums + Heritage Awards in London.

• Pop-up pantries will help ensure youngsters don’t go hungry this half-term

  11 May 2023

  3 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester on benefits-related free school meals won’t miss out over the half-term break, thanks to a holiday food programme that’s supported by Company Shop and Leicester-based Samworth Brothers.

• City prepares to celebrate the King’s coronation

  4 May 2023

  3 minute read

  THE CORONATION of King Charles III will be broadcast live on a giant screen in Leicester on Saturday as part of a programme of events to mark the historic occasion.

• Free event to celebrate work of urban nature project

  2 May 2023

  1 minute read

  A COMMUNITY project that aims to bring nature back to urban spaces will be holding a celebration event later this month.

• Step out for Walk Leicester Festival

  27 April 2023

  1 minute read

  A MONTH-long programme of free walks exploring Leicester’s environment, heritage and hidden history gets underway next week.

• Photographic exhibition celebrates children’s hopes and aspirations

  27 April 2023

  1 minute read

  PORTRAITS of more than two dozen children from a Leicester primary school will go on display in a city gallery from Saturday (29 April).

• Final week for voters to ensure their ID is in order

  19 April 2023

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE wanting to take part in this year’s local government elections are being urged to check that they have the right photographic identification needed to enable them to vote.