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• Communities across Leicester set to celebrate Platinum Jubilee

  26 May 2022

  2 minute read

  COMMUNITIES across Leicester have been helping to plan a wide range of events and activities to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next month.

• New online tool aims to help Leicester people be better off

  25 May 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW benefits calculator and budgeting tool has been launched to help Leicester people manage their finances and minimise the impact of the cost of living crisis.

• Join free bike rides and meet artists at work

  24 May 2022

  2 minute read

  FREE guided bike rides in Leicester this week will offer people the chance to meet the artists creating street art for the Bring The Paint festival.

• Riverside Festival kick-starts city’s summer fun

  24 May 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’s biggest free family festival will take to the city’s waterways and open spaces once again next month with a fun-packed programme of activities for all ages.

• Historic market tales brought to life through new app

  24 May 2022

  2 minute read

  STORIES associated with Leicester Market’s past are being brought to life, thanks to a brand new app that’s free to download.

• Lots of ideas for days out in Leicester this half-term

  23 May 2022

  5 minute read

  THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the half-term break – with many activities free of charge.

• Out-of-hours access to libraries tried out in pilot scheme

  23 May 2022

  2 minute read

  LIBRARY members will be able to access library buildings and services out of hours in a trial scheme being launched at two city libraries.

• Council partners with leading homeless charity to offer learning and life skills

  20 May 2022

  3 minute read

  THE city council is celebrating the official launch of a new service that offers learning, training and employment support to people recovering from homelessness.

• City welcomes its first African Caribbean Lord Mayor

  19 May 2022

  2 minute read

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

• Award-winning street art festival returns to Leicester

  18 May 2022

  2 minute read

  GRAFFITI artists from around the world will be creating stunning artworks on the streets of Leicester this month, as the internationally acclaimed Bring The Paint festival returns to the city.

• Repair works to take place on two bridges on busy road

  18 May 2022

  1 minute read

  TWO bridges carrying a busy road are due to undergo extensive repairs and replacement work from next month.

• City announced as partner for Imperial War Museums’ £2.5m commemorative artwork programme

  17 May 2022

  6 minute read

  LEICESTER has been chosen as one of five UK cities to feature in a prestigious commemorative project reflecting on conflict since the end of the First World War.