2024

• Thousands expected as Run Leicester half marathon and 10k return

  8 October 2024

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  THOUSANDS of runners will be taking to the city’s streets this weekend for the annual Run Leicester half marathon and 10k race.

• Join author talks and more for Green Libraries Week

  3 October 2024

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  A FASCINATING talk on travel, an insight into the mind of a local crime writer and the tale of an amusing encounter with a Time Lord are among the events on offer next week for Green Libraries Week.

• New housing apprentices join council to learn specialist craft skills

  3 October 2024

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  EIGHTEEN new apprentices from a range of backgrounds have joined Leicester City Council’s housing department to learn specialist craft skills.

• New residents’ group makes the most of revamped community space

  3 October 2024

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  TENANTS and residents in New Parks are celebrating a revamped community space that has become the base for a new neighbourhood group.

• New planting to help brighten up busy city route

  3 October 2024

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  THREE attractive new beds of ornamental grass and pollen-rich flowering plants are set to be created on pedestrian islands next to Leicester Railway Station.

• Drivers warned of fake parking fine texts

  2 October 2024

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  Drivers are being warned not to respond to fake texts telling them they must immediately pay a parking penalty charge notice (PCN).

• Life-saving equipment fitted to council buildings    

  2 October 2024

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  Life-saving defibrillators have been fitted to the outside of three more council buildings, with the support of local heart charity, the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT).

• Consultation launched on council tax support

  1 October 2024

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  LEICESTER City Council is proposing changes to the way council tax support for low-income households is worked out and is asking for people’s views.

• Museums celebrate prestigious education award

  1 October 2024

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  LEICESTER’S museums have once again been recognised with a prestigious education award.

• New public space celebrates Leicester’s diverse communities

  26 September 2024

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  A NEW and improved public space that celebrates Leicester’s diverse communities has been officially opened by the Lord Mayor.

• New council-run children’s home prepares to open its doors

  26 September 2024

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  A new children’s home in Leicester is preparing to open its doors.

• Leicester libraries mark Black History Month

  26 September 2024

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  LEICESTER’S libraries are marking Black History Month with free events and plenty of suggestions for great books by Black authors

• New book celebrates city’s German Expressionism collection

  20 September 2024

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  LEICESTER’s internationally acclaimed collection of German Expressionist art, and the eighty-year history of its development, are being celebrated in a new book.

• Free activities for Green Libraries Week

  18 September 2024

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  GREEN Libraries Week is coming to Leicester, featuring everything from poetry and author talks to energy advice and craft activities – and it’s all free.

• Fraudsters target council parking machines with fake QR codes

  17 September 2024

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  LEICESTER City Council says fraudsters have put fake QR codes on some of its pay and display machines in the city centre.

• New exhibition from globally-renowned artist to open in Leicester

  17 September 2024

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  A NEW exhibition from a globally-renowned Indian artist is coming to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

• New industrial park gearing up for business

  17 September 2024

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  WORK to create a new, low carbon industrial park on the site of former council offices at Leicester’s Blackbird Road is nearing completion.

• Basketware from global collection goes on display at Leicester Museum

  16 September 2024

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  RARELY-seen items from one of Leicester Museum & Art Gallery’s biggest global collections will go on display from Saturday (21 September).

• Free activity sessions mark National Fitness Day

  13 September 2024

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  PEOPLE in Leicester are being invited to get active at their local leisure centre next week – and it won’t cost them a penny.

• Roadworks ahead on busy Western Boulevard

  12 September 2024

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  A BUSY road in Leicester’s West End will be closed to traffic next week while repairs and resurfacing are carried out.

• Work to begin on improvements to Abbey Gate

  11 September 2024

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  WORK to improve an important section of road for walkers, wheelers and cyclists in Leicester will get under way from next week.

• Council signs up to protect staff from violence at work

  11 September 2024

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  Leicester City Council has shown its commitment to keeping all staff safe at work by signing up to a trades union charter to end violence at work.

• Council highlights support available across the city on world suicide prevention day

  10 September 2024

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  People are being urged to find out more about Leicester’s network of mental health friendly places, as World Suicide Prevention Day is marked (Tuesday 10 September).

• City centre car park to close over weekend for maintenance

  9 September 2024

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  A MAIN city centre car park in Leicester will be closed this weekend while essential maintenance is carried out.

• New plan sets out next phase of action for a Climate Ready Leicester

  9 September 2024

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  A NEW phase in Leicester’s bid to become a climate ready city has been set out in an ambitious action plan covering the next five years.

• Second contractor working on Jewry Wall Museum project folds

  5 September 2024

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  THE opening of Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum and Visitor Centre – currently under-going a multi-million pound transformation – has been delayed following the collapse of a second contractor working on the project.

• Council lends support to vital canal bank repairs

  4 September 2024

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  A CHARITY has completed major repairs to a section of canal bank with support from Leicester City Council.

• ‘Thoughtful and kind’ social worker nominated for Apprentice of Year

  3 September 2024

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  A ‘THOUGHTFUL and kind’ social worker who ‘is determined to learn and grow’ has been nominated for a prestigious Apprentice of the Year award.

• Pavement revamp under way on part of busy Melton Road

  29 August 2024

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  A NEW programme of investment to improve and repair pavements along Leicester’s Melton Road is getting under way.

• Artists invited to take part in Leicester's popular Open exhibition

  29 August 2024

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  LOCAL artists are being given a chance to present their work at Leicester’s flagship museum, as preparations for this year’s Open exhibition get under way.

• Leicester Museum to close for maintenance ahead of major refurbishment

  28 August 2024

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  THE CITY’S flagship museum will close for 11 days next month to allow essential maintenance works to take place, before a major refurbishment gets under way.

• New fleet of cleaning machines ready to blitz city’s streets

  27 August 2024

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  A NEW fleet of grime-busting machines is set to become a familiar sight in Leicester city centre this summer.

• Discover Leicester’s hidden heritage as free festival returns

  27 August 2024

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  LEICESTER’S historic sites and buildings will reveal their fascinating stories in a series of Heritage Open Days – and they’re all free.

• Diwali Day set to be the focus for Leicester celebrations

  23 August 2024

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  LEICESTER’S famous Diwali celebrations are to be combined into one annual event, as the city council aims to cope with rising costs.

• Bridge repair works to take place

  23 August 2024

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  MAINTENANCE work to a bridge in Sandhills Avenue in Leicester will take place next month.

• Work begins on city’s new £1.8m children’s home

  22 August 2024

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  WORK is under way to build a new children’s home in Leicester, boosting the number of council-run placements available for children and young people in care.

• Historic cycleway reopens after refurbishment

  22 August 2024

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  A CYCLEWAY in Leicester that was first laid out in the 1930s has been repaired and improved by the city council, thanks to funding from Active Travel England.

• New study zones launched at Leicester libraries

  12 August 2024

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  NEW ‘study zones’ have been installed in all of Leicester’s 16 libraries, allowing people a dedicated space for studying.

• Road resurfacing to take place

  12 August 2024

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  TWO roads to the east of the city are being resurfaced as part of the city council’s ongoing programme of repairs.

• Still time to join free summer fun at Leicester Libraries

  12 August 2024

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  THERE’S still plenty of time to join our summer reading challenge and take part in free creative activities at Leicester libraries.

• Open days at allotments to inspire more people to get growing

  7 August 2024

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  ALLOTMENTS across the city are opening their gates to show off their sites to the public.

• Resurfacing work ahead at busy Abbey Lane junction

  6 August 2024

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  THE latest stage of major highway improvements and repair works is due to begin at a busy Leicester junction from later this week.

• Adrian Mole ride celebrates work of Sue Townsend

  5 August 2024

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  ADRIAN MOLE fans can join a commemorative bike ride this weekend to celebrate the work of renowned author and Leicester icon Sue Townsend.

• Celebrate National Playday at Town Hall Square

  2 August 2024

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  TOWN HALL Square will be transformed into a haven of play next Wednesday (7 August) to mark National Playday.

• Free pedal-powered fun at the Ride Leicester Festival

  1 August 2024

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  A WHOLE month’s worth of free, inclusive cycling events will be taking place across the city throughout August as the Ride Leicester Festival freewheels into town.

• Have your say on new air quality action plan for Leicester

  31 July 2024

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  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on a refreshed version of an ambitious action plan that is helping to improve air quality in Leicester.

• Local history project marks milestone with 350th heritage panel

  31 July 2024

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  AN OUTDOOR heritage trail that brings Leicester’s 2,000 years of history to life has reached a new milestone.

• Granby Street pedestrian improvements enter next phase

  30 July 2024

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  WORK to further improve a busy shopping street and important gateway into Leicester city centre will enter a new phase from next week.

• Prizes on offer for cycle to work day this Thursday

  30 July 2024

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  PEOPLE in Leicester are being encouraged to take to their bikes for Cycle to Work Day on Thursday 1 August, for a chance of winning some prizes.

• Roadworks ahead on Leicester’s busy Narborough Road

  29 July 2024

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  MAJOR resurfacing to one of Leicester’s busiest roads is set to get underway from this weekend.

• Half of Leicester’s bus network now electric says partnership

  24 July 2024

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  HALF of Leicester’s bus network is now electric, thanks to a hugely successful partnership that has brought bus companies and the city council together to bring about major improvements to services.