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LEICESTER’S Christmas ice rink will be welcoming Bollywood fans of all ages on Thursday (3 January), with a specially-themed skating session at 7pm.

A NOT-FOR-PROFIT provider that aims to supply some of the cheapest gas and electricity on the market has signed up more than 200 customers since its launch in November.

PEOPLE living in Leicester are being reminded of changes to regular waste and recycling collection days over the Christmas and New Year bank period.

WORK on the major transformation of Leicester’s London Road will move to two busy junctions when roadworks resume early in the new year.

PUPILS at a Leicester primary school are calling on drivers to cut air pollution by turning off their engines while stopping on the school run.

THE city council is tackling homelessness all year round, but over the winter months its services become even more vital to those in need.

NEW STREET washing machines are now in operation across the city, tackling a range of stubborn cleansing problems including removing chewing gum.

EXTENDED Park and Ride services are operating in and out of Leicester over the Christmas period to make it easier than ever to visit the city.

A PANEL of judges has been assessing the paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, sculptures and craft that will feature in this year’s Open exhibition in Leicester – and the winners have been announced.

PEOPLE can pick up a crafty Christmas treat this weekend at the Art at Christmas Fair.

Major plans to unlock an extra £14m for public services across Leicester and Leicestershire have been given the thumbs up.

AS the countdown to Christmas continues, visitors coming into Leicester can experience an enchanting light show as part of the festive wonders on offer.

JOURNEY to Vermont for a White Christmas, enjoy swashbuckling fun on Treasure Island and fly away to Neverland for the festive season – all without leaving Leicester city centre.

LEICESTER’S Christmas ice rink will be welcoming Leicester City fans of all ages next Thursday (20 December), with three special football-themed skating sessions.

PARENTS and carers of children who will be starting full-time school in Leicester in autumn next year are being reminded to apply before the January 15 deadline.

A PIONEERING Leicester project that aims to help local people tackle the threat of diabetes will be showcased at the House of Commons.

A GOVERNMENT grant of £10million is to fund new roads that will help unlock further development at Leicester City Council’s Ashton Green housing site.

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

A MAJOR water main burst has delayed plans to reopen a busy road junction in Leicester.

A BUSY junction which has been closed to traffic for six weeks for major improvements will reopen to traffic next week.

SANTA will be swapping Lapland for Leicester this Christmas – and he’s about to move into his cosy new home in the city centre.

A PROJECT to extend the Leicester theatre where a young Richard Attenborough first trod the boards is being backed by Leicester City Council.

AS Christmas presents go, a dose of food poisoning is unlikely to be on anyone’s wish list.

ARTISTS and crafters are being invited to take part in a festive art fair later this month.

IT’S taken contractors Icescape three days and 65,000 litres of water to create the thick layers of ice for Leicester’s Christmas ice rink, but the popular city centre attraction is now ready to open to the public.

THE city council aims to make more affordable homes available in the city by purchasing around 50 properties to let to families on its housing register.

SHOPPERS are being encouraged to buy locally this weekend for Small Business Saturday (1 December) – with traders at Leicester Market on hand to supply a variety of locally-sourced produce.

CHILDREN who sign up for swimming lessons with the city council over the next three months will be entered into a prize draw that will result in one lucky youngster getting all of their lessons paid for, for a whole year.

AN expert survey of Abbey Park’s historic walls and remains of Cavendish House gets under way this week.

VISITORS coming into Leicester over the Christmas period will be able to take advantage of extended Park and Ride services from Sunday, December 2.

A DISUSED community centre is set to be refurbished to create more specialist school places for some of the city’s most vulnerable pupils.

CHRISTMAS comes early at two city council museums this weekend, with festive events taking place at the Guildhall and the Abbey Pumping Station.

A CREATIVE Christmas workshop will be taking place at Leicester’s Abbey Park next week, in aid of the Lord Mayor’s chosen charity.

A MAJOR new plan that will guide the management of Leicester’s ‘urban forest’ over the next five years has been launched in the city today (26 November).

£800,000 is due to be invested on a programme of work to improve parking provision, tackle careless parking and congestion and improve school road safety.

CHRISTMAS celebrations in Leicester got underway last night with the star-studded festive lights switch-on event.

PEOPLE are being invited to find out more about plans for new wetland habitats and other improvements at Aylestone Meadows.

THERE'S lots going on in Leicester tonight (Thursday), so here's a handy guide to to the city's Christmas lights switch-on.

WITH Leicester’s Christmas festivities due to get into full swing this week, visitors can take advantage of a number of ways to travel into the city.

A CROWDFUND campaign to help buy new instruments and uniforms for a youth brass band has had a boost, thanks to backing from ward councillors and the City Mayor.

A NEW 20MPH zone covering most of the city’s Eyres Monsell community has been approved by Leicester City Council.

THREE new defibrillators powered by renewable energy have been installed at city parks.

THE COUNTDOWN to Christmas begins this week with the switch-on of Leicester’s glittering Christmas lights.

LEICESTER’s new market square will be transformed into a food village for the city’s Christmas lights’ switch-on event this Thursday (November 22).

MORE than £4.3million is to be invested in a programme of improvements at 26 schools across Leicester.

CITY council staff have been joining in with volunteering activities and events to mark Inter Faith Week.

THE second stage of major resurfacing work at Leicester’s Pork Pie Island is set to take place this weekend.