May 2024

• Resurfacing works to take place in neighbourhoods

  29 May 2024

  2 minute read

  A PROGRAMME of repairing and resurfacing streets in neighbourhoods across Leicester is due to take place over the coming weeks.

• Pilot project aims to give babies the Best Start for Life

  24 May 2024

  3 minute read

  A PROJECT that brings together services, advice and support to help new parents during the first 1,001 days of their babies’ lives is being piloted in Leicester.

• New service aims to prevent homelessness and increase addiction recovery in Leicester

  24 May 2024

  2 minute read

  CITY council tenants in Leicester who face homelessness because of problems with drug or alcohol use are receiving help from a new team of housing support workers.

• Apprentices: Don’t miss your chance to graduate this summer

  23 May 2024

  1 minute read

  APPRENTICES from across the city and county are being invited to graduate at De Montfort Hall this summer.

• Leicester celebrates foster carers’ achievements

  23 May 2024

  3 minute read

  THE INCREDIBLE achievements of Leicester’s foster carers are being celebrated by the city council as part of Foster Care Fortnight.

• Roadworks ahead for bridge maintenance works

  23 May 2024

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being warned that overnight traffic restrictions will be in place on a busy Leicester road from later this month.

• Council to consult again on post-16 SEND transport

  22 May 2024

  2 minute read

  A new round of consultation will be carried out on proposals to end funding for school transport for young people aged 16 and over who have special educational needs and disability

• Market plan review offers 'once in a generation' chance for new event space

  22 May 2024

  7 minute read

  PLANS for the regeneration of Leicester’s market place could be under review, now that the demolition of the old market infrastructure has revealed the huge potential of the historic space.

• Go traffic-free every month as Open Streets returns

  21 May 2024

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S monthly summer celebration of people-friendly streets is returning for 2024.

• Free and low-cost ideas for family fun in Leicester this half-term

  21 May 2024

  3 minute read

  FAMILIES looking for low-cost ideas for fun days out in Leicester during the half-term break will find lots going on in their local library, the city’s museums and various city centre locations.

• New camera enforcement powers to begin at key city centre junctions

  20 May 2024

  2 minute read

  NEW enforcement powers that will see drivers penalised for traffic offences at two key city centre junctions will come into force next week.

• New Lord Mayor of Leicester takes office

  17 May 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S new Lord Mayor has been handed the chains of office in a ceremony at the city’s Town Hall.

• New volunteer ambassador scheme to help showcase city’s tourism

  16 May 2024

  3 minute read

  IF you’ve ever fancied sharing your passion and interest in local tourism and heritage then a new scheme could be just up your street.

• Free event to celebrate work of urban nature project

  16 May 2024

  1 minute read

  A CITYWIDE project that aims to bring nature back to school grounds will be holding a celebration event later this month.

• Last chance to see exhibition celebrating history of graffiti and street art

  16 May 2024

  1 minute read

  People are being reminded to take up their last chance to see a striking exhibition that celebrates the history of graffiti and street art, at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

• Riverside Festival celebrates 25 years of bringing free fun to Leicester

  16 May 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Riverside Festival is returning to the city to celebrate its 25th anniversary – and this year it’s bigger than ever!

• Plot ideas to help nature on interactive map

  15 May 2024

  1 minute read

  People are being urged to have their say on how best to protect and improve nature as the deadline for two surveys approaches.

• Consultation launched ahead of potential changes to city’s children’s centres

  14 May 2024

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for views on services and support delivered at Leicester’s Children, Young People and Families Centres ahead of potential changes.

• Leicester lends artworks to major Tate Modern exhibition

  13 May 2024

  1 minute read

  EXPRESSIONIST artworks from Leicester’s renowned collection are currently on display at the Tate Modern in London as part of a major new exhibition.

• Major works to city’s most confusing junction now complete

  10 May 2024

  2 minute read

  A MAJOR £10.4 million programme of improvements to one of Leicester’s most confusing junctions and its connecting roads is now complete.

• Action-packed day out at Abbey Pumping Station

  9 May 2024

  1 minute read

  A FUN, action-packed day out is on offer at Abbey Pumping Station this weekend, as the museum hosts an emergency services-themed family fun day.

• Renoir in Leicester – National Treasures brings Impressionist masterpiece to city

  9 May 2024

  2 minute read

  FINAL touches are being made ahead of one of the world’s most iconic Impressionist paintings taking pride of place at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery from tomorrow.

• Experimental road safety scheme to be tested on Lancaster Road junction

  8 May 2024

  2 minute read

  NEW measures to further improve safety for people using Leicester’s popular Lancaster Road cycle route are due to be implemented later this month.

• Chance for fans to celebrate City's promotion success on Sunday

  3 May 2024

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER City’s promotion to the Premier League as Sky Bet Championship winners is to be celebrated with an open-top bus tour and a trophy lift in the city centre on Sunday (5 May).

• Final designs for Leicester’s railway station revamp revealed

  1 May 2024

  4 minute read

  FINAL designs for a radical revamp of Leicester’s historic railway station have been revealed by the city council.

• Pop-up pantries will ensure children don’t go hungry this half-term

  1 May 2024

  3 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester on benefits-related free school meals won’t miss out over the May half-term break, thanks to a holiday food programme that’s supported by Company Shop and Leicester-based Samworth Brothers.