July 2026

• Enjoy free and low-cost family fun in Leicester this summer!

  10 July 2026

  1 minute read

  A GUIDE to some of the many free and low-cost family activities taking place in Leicester this summer is now available on the council’s website.

• Road safety improvements planned for road outside city school

  9 July 2026

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being advised that traffic restrictions will be in place on a busy Leicester road from next week as traffic calming measures are introduced.

• Film captures impact of first four years of Changing Futures programme

  9 July 2026

  2 minute read

  A FILM that features four people whose lives are being changed by a coordinated programme of support will have its first public showing in Leicester tomorrow. 

• Regeneration of Stocking Farm takes important step forward

  9 July 2026

  3 minute read

  AMBITIONS to transform an underused area of a Leicester estate have reached an important milestone with the appointment of a construction partner.

• Rents waived for market traders as works gather pace

  8 July 2026

  2 minute read

  TRADERS at Leicester Market are to have their rents waived until the end of this year, as works to complete the new market square gather pace.

• Leaders appointed for Pride in Place neighbourhood boards

  7 July 2026

  4 minute read

  COMMUNITY leaders who are passionate about Leicester have been appointed to lead roles in the Government’s Pride in Place Programme (PiPP).

• Repairs to glazing over King Richard III’s grave site to start on Wednesday

  6 July 2026

  1 minute read

  WORK to replace a cracked glazed panel that covers the original burial site of King Richard III is to get under way on Wednesday (8 July).

• Council agrees sale of land to National Grid

  6 July 2026

  2 minute read

  PLANS to build a new electricity substation on a council-owned site in Leicester city centre have taken an important step forward.

• Work to begin on next front walls improvement scheme

  6 July 2026

  1 minute read

  FRONT garden walls on a row of houses in a Leicester neighbourhood are to be repaired and rebuilt as part of a neighbourhood improvement scheme.

• Choose your favourite healthy mealbarrow at museum event

  2 July 2026

  2 minute read

  SCHOOLCHILDREN who have been growing their own grub will be showcasing their efforts at Abbey Pumping Sation this weekend.

• Leicester gears up for Cycle to Work Day

  1 July 2026

  1 minute read

  CYCLE into Leicester on Thursday (2 July) and you could tuck into a free fruit breakfast!