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• Diwali & Christmas celebrations to return to city’s streets

  15 September 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’s annual Diwali and Christmas celebrations will be returning to the city's streets this year.

• Resurfacing work due for section of city’s inner ring road

  15 September 2021

  2 minute read

  ESSENTIAL repairs and resurfacing works will be carried out next week with a series of overnight lane closures on part of Leicester’s inner ring road.

• Majority opt to keep earlier school holidays in Leicester and Leicestershire

  13 September 2021

  2 minute read

  NEARLY 18,000 responses have been received from people sharing their views on when school holidays in Leicester and Leicestershire should fall.

• New community artwork takes centre stage at city’s gallery

  13 September 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW artwork made from pieces created through a series of local community workshops has taken pride of place at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery.

• Time to apply for your child’s primary or secondary school place

  9 September 2021

  2 minute read

  FAMILIES in Leicester who have children due to start primary, junior or secondary school next year can apply online for a school place from tomorrow (Friday 10 September).

• New exhibition at Leicester Museum celebrates Indian modernism

  8 September 2021

  2 minute read

  THE EMERGENCE of modern art in India at the end of the 19th century will be documented in a new exhibition at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery from Saturday (11 September).

• New 20mph zone for residential streets near school in Belgrave

  7 September 2021

  2 minute read

  A PROGRAMME of traffic calming measures and a 20mph zone are due to be installed in residential streets near to a large city school.

• New guide highlights greener solution to drainage for developers

  7 September 2021

  2 minute read

  NEW guidance on how developers help adapt to a changing climate by using greener, sustainable drainage systems has been launched by Leicester City Council.

• Extra funding will extend work experience scheme

  7 September 2021

  3 minute read

  A SCHEME to help young people gain valuable paid work experience and improve their employment prospects has been extended thanks to additional funding.

• Families invited to Splash on the Soar this weekend

  6 September 2021

  1 minute read

  THERE’S waterside fun in Leicester this weekend as the city hosts activities on and off the river that people of all ages will enjoy.

• Thousands of city’s burial records made available online

  6 September 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW online service has been launched to enable people to search for details of all burials which have taken place in Leicester’s cemeteries over the last 170 years.

• Striking new bridge will form centrepiece for major revamp of busy city road

  6 September 2021

  4 minute read

  PLANS for a major revamp of Leicester’s Abbey Park Road – including a new bike-friendly footbridge across the River Soar and major junction improvements – have been announced by the city council.