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Oct 312 min read

Countdown begins to Christmas in Leicester

Sixteen Thousand festive lights will start going up in Leicester this week as the countdown to Christmas begins. Ahead of this year’s big...

Oct 283 min read

City Mayor presents new proposal for Leicester Market

New proposal for the future of Leicester Market is to go out to consultation today (Monday), after work on the city’s market place was...

Oct 111 min read

Fraudsters target council parking machines with fake QR codes

More fake QR codes have been found on some city council pay and display parking machines. Stickers featuring the codes have been...

Sep 51 min read

Abbey Park Bonfire & Firework Display

Get ready for Leicester’s biggest Bonfire & Fireworks Display, at Abbey Park on November 2nd . Experience Leicester's dazzling firework...

Sep 52 min read

Second contractor working on Jewry Wall Museum project folds

The opening of Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum and Visitor Centre – currently under-going a multi-million pound transformation – has been...

Mar 165 min read

CRACKDOWN ON ANTI-DRIVER ROAD SCHEMES AND BLANKET 20MPH LIMITS TO PUT LOCAL CONSENT FIRST

Consultations are launching focusing on preventing local councils from turning drivers into “cash cows” by profiting from enforcing...

Jan 242 min read

Events coming up at Newarke Houses Museum

Stories from the Leicester road that dates from Roman times and is now one of the most ethnically-diverse shopping streets in the country...

Jan 203 min read

Have your say on new climate emergency action plan

There's still time for people to have their say on the next phase in Leicester’s aim to become a net zero and climate-ready city....

Jan 202 min read

Work starts to make Granby Street pop-up pedestrian scheme permanent

Work to further improve a busy shopping street and important gateway into Leicester City Centre is due to get underway. Leicester City...

Jan 102 min read

City’s winter gritters are ready

During wintry conditions our overnight gritting programme makes our most important roads safer and free of ice for morning traffic. We...

Jan 72 min read

Planned traffic restrictions in place on A50 Frog Island

Motorists are being advised that traffic restrictions will be in place on a busy Leicester route as work on a major road improvement...

Dec 31, 20231 min read

Someones in deep water... The New Fiveways Junction Fosse Road North

Flash flooding last night on our new £10.4million Fiveways junction here in Leicester. The road became totally impassable during the rain...