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LEICESTER city centre will be lit up with some extraordinary illuminated artworks this week as part of a brand new international festival.

TWO new traffic calming schemes and 20mph zones are due to be introduced in the streets near to a busy Leicester primary school following local calls for action to improve road safety.

A LEICESTER primary school that works closely with the city council’s catering service has been named a runner-up in a national food standards award.

A NEW cleaning machine aimed at removing chewing gum from city centre pavements is being trialled in a scheme by Leicester City Council.

A COMPANY and director behind a city centre shisha café have been fined £6,000 and ordered to pay over £2,000 in costs after being convicted of a series of smoke-free offences.

A FREE event for people with learning disabilities and their families is being held in Leicester next week.

MORE than £1million of Government funding has been secured to help further work to promote walking and cycling in Leicester and Leicestershire.

LEICESTER has been recognized as a global leader on climate action and transparency, achieving a place on CDP’s 'Cities A List'.

A COMMUNITY event giving people the chance to talk about tackling knife crime is being held in St Matthews later this week.

THE city council has set out its plans to give homeless families in Leicester a home instead of a place in a hostel.

A PROGRAMME of events gets under way on Sunday to support an exhibition inspired by Leicester’s German Expressionist collection.

THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the half-term break – with plenty of family-friendly activities on offer that are completely free of charge.

THOUSANDS of council tenants are being asked to give their views on the housing services provided by Leicester City Council.

THE PRIDE and passion of grassroots football is celebrated in a new exhibition that opens tomorrow (Saturday 15 February) at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum.

A MAN who is alleged to have harassed and intimidated members of the public through his aggressive begging has been banned from begging in the city centre for up to one year after the city council was granted an interim injunction against him.

DO you know your Otis Spreading from your Snow Stormzy, or your Gritney Spears from your Basil Salty?

THE latest phase of a project to cut journey times for buses using St Margaret’s Bus Station is due to begin next week.

A JUNCTION in a residential area is being altered to prevent motorists turning illegally into a one-way street.

A SPECIAL school that helps pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties has been rated outstanding by Ofsted.

HIS Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall are to visit Leicester Market tomorrow (Tuesday 11 February).

RESIDENTS, community leaders and library users have gathered together to celebrate £180,000 worth of improvements to their local library.

A NEW exhibition inspired by Leicester’s renowned German Expressionist collection goes on view next week at New Walk Museum and Art Gallery.

IMPROVEMENTS are planned for a busy Leicester junction as part of a major redevelopment scheme being carried out by the University of Leicester.

WORK to revamp a Leicester City Council leisure Centre will begin later this month, with £800,000 of improvements on the way.

AN event aimed at encouraging people to talk about their mental health will be taking place in Leicester tomorrow.

PLANS for a major £4million revamp of three busy city centre streets have been announced by Leicester City Council.

A SERIES of ‘sting’ operations is taking place to tackle school-run drivers who drive or park dangerously, discard litter or leave their engines running while stationary.

A TEAM of city council staff responsible for tackling littering, flytipping and other unsightly mess in communities across Leicester has been shortlisted for two national awards.

A NEW public square in Leicester city centre is to be named after a medieval inn that once stood on the site.

TWO young designers from a Leicester school have helped launch a new campaign to raise awareness of the impact of litter on the environment.

THE Chief Executive of Arts Council England, Darren Henley, is visiting Leicester this week to see and hear first hand about the city’s cultural success stories and future ambitions.

A COMMUNITY project that gets refugees and asylum seekers together to cook food from around the world has less than two weeks left to hit its fundraising target.