2024

• Schools take part in Clean Air Day

  19 June 2024

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  PUPILS and staff from schools in Leicester are taking part in Clean Air Day.

• Free taster sessions on offer for adult learners

  18 June 2024

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  FREE taster sessions for adult learners will be on offer at an open day later this month.

• Sign up now for holiday scheme for children on free school meals

  17 June 2024

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  CHILDREN and young people in Leicester who receive benefits-related free school meals are being invited to sign up for a programme of free summer activities before the deadline on Sunday 30 June.

• New exhibition showcases creativity of refugees

  13 June 2024

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  A STUNNING dress that embodies ideas of friendship and welcome is the focal point of a new exhibition at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

• Council and charities join forces to highlight Eid Festival

  12 June 2024

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  THE city council is working with local Muslim charities, Leicester Community Assist (LCA) and Eid Prayer and Festival (EPF) to put on this year’s Eid-al-Adha prayer festival, which will take place on Victoria Park for the 10th year running.

• Museum marks landmark anniversary with family fun day

  11 June 2024

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  LEICESTER Museum & Art Gallery is inviting families to join its 175th anniversary celebrations on Sunday (16 June).

• Trading Standards staff check prices are clear in smaller shops

  10 June 2024

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  TRADING Standards officers from Leicester City Council have been supporting an operation to ensure clear pricing is on display in smaller shops.

• Celebrate social connections at Let’s Get Together Week

  7 June 2024

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  PEOPLE are being encouraged to get together at a series of free events at venues across the city including at Leicester’s libraries and community centres next week.

• Charity lends helping hand for annual student move-out

  5 June 2024

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  STUDENTS preparing to move out of their term-time homes for the summer are being given a helping hand to donate items they no longer want and do their bit for charity.

• Children’s ‘Best Book’ announced in annual awards

  5 June 2024

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  CHILDREN from more than 50 primary schools in Leicester have been voting for the book they have enjoyed the most over the past year.  

• Leicester’s market place: have your say

  4 June 2024

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  THE DEMOLITION of the old roof and the heavy wooden stalls that were home to Leicester Market has revealed the huge scale of the city’s historic market place – and provided a reminder of how the space looked for most of its past.

• Snakes take centre stage in new exhibition at Leicester Museum

  3 June 2024

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  SOME amazing reptiles will be captivating visitors to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery this summer, as the city hosts a family-friendly exhibition that celebrates the secret world of the snake.

• Tennis courts in city parks to reopen after £420k transformation

  3 June 2024

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  TENNIS courts that have benefitted from a £420,000 transformation are being reopened at seven parks across the city.

• Resurfacing works to take place in neighbourhoods

  29 May 2024

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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.

• Stroll into spring with this year’s Walk Leicester Festival

  30 April 2024

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  A MONTH-long festival to encourage more people to enjoy the great outdoors and explore their local area on foot, gets underway this week.

• Join Lord Mayor on a charity walk of the city’s stadiums

  30 April 2024

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  PEOPLE are being invited join the Lord Mayor of Leicester on a charity walk of the city’s sporting stadiums next month.

• National Treasures scheme brings Renoir masterpiece to Leicester

  25 April 2024

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  PREPARATIONS are under way for one of the world’s most iconic Impressionist paintings to take pride of place at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery from next month.

• New online guide offers ideas and advice on cutting carbon

  25 April 2024

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  A NEW online guide to actions people can take to help Leicester in its response to the climate emergency is now available.

• Cleaner, greener BookBus starts its story in Leicester

  19 April 2024

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  CHILDREN at a primary school in Leicester have this week become the first to enjoy a visit from the city’s brand new, zero-emission BookBus.

• Improvements planned for city’s historic cycleway

  18 April 2024

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  A CYCLEWAY in Leicester that was first laid out in the 1930s is to be repaired and improved by the city council.

• More than 96% of children get their first choice of primary school

  16 April 2024

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  TODAY (16 April) is National Offer Day when children up and down the country learn which primary school they will attend from the 2024/25 academic year.

• Leicester obtains £1.7m to accommodate rough sleepers

  12 April 2024

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  LEICESTER has obtained more than £1.7m of Government funding to provide additional accommodation and support for rough sleepers in the city.

• Have your say to help make space for nature

  10 April 2024

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  City residents are being asked to help shape an ambitious new nature strategy for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

• City gets ready for St George’s Day Festival

  10 April 2024

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  THE FEAST of St George will be celebrated in Leicester this month – and this year there’s a brand new location for the annual festival.

• More data published following Leicester cyber-attack

  9 April 2024

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  Leicester City Council says more data stolen during recent cyber-attack has been published.

• Cyber incident update: 3 April 2024

  3 April 2024

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  The city council's strategic director of city developments and neighbourhoods has provided an update on the cyber incident that was identified on 7 March.