2023

• Hundreds of trees planted at Knighton Park

  13 February 2023

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  HUNDREDS of new trees and shrubs are being planted at Knighton Park as part of a scheme to promote more environmentally friendly planting.

• Projects celebrate success after £3m funding scheme

  13 February 2023

  3 minute read

  FIVE community initiatives have supported more than 1,700 local people and 400 businesses after the city council helped them to bid for a share of £3million in funding.

• Three neighbourhoods to have their say on proposals for residents’ parking schemes

  13 February 2023

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE living in three areas of Leicester are due to be consulted on possible residents’ parking schemes in their communities.

• Changes to improve traffic flow and safety on residential roads

  10 February 2023

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  One-way streets and new parking and waiting bays are to be introduced in parts of a Leicester neighbourhood to help tackle traffic congestion and improve road safety.

• New bus lane to be installed on part of Melton Road in latest phase of improvements

  10 February 2023

  3 minute read

  A DEDICATED new bus lane is set to be put in place on part to help improve services on a busy route into the city.

• Controls over number of Houses in Multiple Occupation to be extended

  9 February 2023

  2 minute read

  LIMITS to the number of homes being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in parts of Leicester are due to come into effect.

• Leicester hosts the next generation of army leaders

  9 February 2023

  2 minute read

  THE ARMY’S next generation of senior leaders have visited Leicester to learn all about living and working in the city.

• Leicester’s museums offer families ideas for half-term

  8 February 2023

  2 minute read

  FAMILIES looking for a low-cost day out this half-term will find lots of ideas for things to do at Leicester’s museums.

• Tailored support helps Djeneba into work

  7 February 2023

  3 minute read

  A SINGLE mum from New Parks has been helped into work thanks to support from a work coach at her local library.

• Renoir masterpiece to be shown in Leicester in National Treasures scheme

  7 February 2023

  3 minute read

  ONE of the world’s most iconic Impressionist paintings will take pride of place in a landmark exhibition at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery next year.

• Leicester’s Waterside regeneration reaches ten-year milestone

  6 February 2023

  9 minute read

  LEICESTER'S Waterside regeneration project will reach its tenth anniversary this year and some major milestones have been achieved along the way.

• Land sale provides plot for new Walkers facility

  31 January 2023

  2 minute read

  PLANS are under way to build a new potato washing facility on land close to Walkers Snack Foods’ main factory site in Leicester.

• Holocaust Memorial Day to be marked on Saturday

  26 January 2023

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  THE MILLIONS of people who lost their lives during the Holocaust and other genocides will be remembered in Leicester on Saturday (28 January).

• Photograph exhibition shows life under apartheid

  25 January 2023

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  APARTHEID-era South Africa is the focus of a powerful photographic exhibition coming to Leicester Museum and Art Gallery.

• Council teams up with Stephen Lawrence Research Centre to develop training for educators

  25 January 2023

  3 minute read

  A PROGRAMME designed to help schools better engage with their students, whatever their background, has been developed by the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre in partnership with the city council.

• Company prosecuted over illegal storage of fireworks

  24 January 2023

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  A BUSINESS has been fined £40,000 after illegally storing powerful fireworks in dangerous conditions.

• Photo ID needed by voters in local elections

  24 January 2023

  2 minute read

  VOTERS wanting to take part in this year’s local government elections will need to show photo identification for the first time under new Government rules.

• Leicester 10k race takes to city’s streets this weekend

  24 January 2023

  2 minute read

  DRIVERS heading into Leicester this weekend need to be aware of possible traffic disruption due to a major sporting event taking place.

• Leicester gets ready to celebrate Chinese New Year

  18 January 2023

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  A WEEKEND of special events coordinated by Leicester-based Cosmopolitan Arts will mark the start of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit.

• Improvements planned for neighbourhood ball courts

  18 January 2023

  1 minute read

  WORK to upgrade three neighbourhood ball courts and kick-about areas in Leicester is to get under way this year.

• A50 bus lane camera enforcement begins

  18 January 2023

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  MOTORISTS who drive in a designated bus lane on part of the A50 will face fines from this week.

• City primary school shortlisted for Young Litter Heroes award

  18 January 2023

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN at a Leicester primary school will find out next month if their litter-picking efforts have won them a prestigious national award.

• Major improvement works to begin at Leicester’s busy FiveWays junction

  18 January 2023

  3 minute read

  A MAJOR programme of improvements to one of Leicester’s ‘most confusing’ junctions and its connecting roads will begin later this month.

• Schools rewarded at celebration of sustainability and wellbeing

  16 January 2023

  4 minute read

  SCHOOLS across Leicester have received awards for their hard work and dedication in environmental education, health and wellbeing at a celebration event.

• Events at Newarke Houses Museum this winter

  16 January 2023

  1 minute read

  THE STORY of the Leicestershire Regiment and the First World War battle for Bazentin Wood provides the theme for a talk at Newarke Houses Museum on Sunday.

• Final consultation stage for Leicester’s Local Plan

  16 January 2023

  3 minute read

  A FINAL consultation is taking place on Leicester’s Local Plan.

• Refreshed strategy highlights local support for carers

  13 January 2023

  4 minute read

  SUPPORT for carers across the city, county and Rutland is being outlined in a newly-refreshed Carers’ Strategy for the region.

• Ottawa Road improvement scheme completed

  12 January 2023

  4 minute read

  A NEIGHBOURHOOD scheme to improve safety and access in communal areas of a city housing estate has been completed.

• Braunstone Leisure Centre gym reopens

  11 January 2023

  3 minute read

  A LEISURE centre gym which has undergone a major refurbishment has reopened its doors to visitors.

• £400k funding boost for city walking and cycling schemes

  9 January 2023

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is set to benefit from nearly £400,000 of Government cash to help make it easier for people to cycle and walk around the city.

• New year brings tiger-themed fun to Newarke Houses Museum

  9 January 2023

  3 minute read

  NEWARKE Houses Museum – Leicester’s social history and regimental museum – has a packed programme of fun activities for families to enjoy this winter.

• National award for new St Margaret’s bus station

  9 January 2023

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER’S new St Margaret’s Bus Station has scooped its first national award.

• Praise for social care teams’ work to safely discharge patients and avoid hospital admissions

  6 January 2023

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S City Mayor has praised the work of social care teams who have continued to work closely with Leicester’s hospitals to ensure patients can be safely discharged over the Christmas and new year period, and provided rapid support to avoid people being admitted to hospital in the first place.

• The Tiger Who Came to Tea comes to Leicester

  5 January 2023

  1 minute read

  NEWARKE Houses Museum celebrates one of Britain’s best loved picture books this month, as it hosts an exhibition exploring the life and work of Judith Kerr.