Leicester’s Iconic Hotel Enters a New Era with Bold Rebranding Under New Management This evening, we went to the hotel's opening launch and were very impressed with the quality and ambiance of the rooms and the food offerings. The historic Grand Hotel Leicester has now reopened after a bold reimagining, as it officially joins The Unlimited Collection. The hotel will become the 8th property to open globally under The Unlimited Collection, joining a growing portfolio of cultura

Young people and their families are invited to attend Leicestershire’s biggest SEND information event of the year. ‘Have-a-go’ activities including ‘emoji cold cookery’, music creation and stone decorating will feature at the bumper event from 5 - 7.30pm at County Hall, Glenfield, on Thursday, September 24. Around 35 different organisations which support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families are expected to attend. They include gro

A major new employment support programme has been launched across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to help disabled people, people with health conditions and those facing other barriers to find and stay in work. Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, Connect to Work is offering free personalised support to people who want to work but need extra help to get there. Currently around 92,500 working-age residents across the area are economically inactive. Of these 36

Blood pressure monitors can be borrowed by adults for free under a new council initiative launched in libraries across Leicester. The city council has made 100 devices available for loan across all city libraries, and members can borrow them free of charge for up to three weeks at a time. It is estimated up to 24,000 people living in Leicester could have high blood pressure and not know it. Around one in three adults in England are affected by the condition. High blood pressu

M&S have now confirmed that they will not be reopening the Food hall store which they had been operating from for more than 16 years. Laura Arnold, regional manager at M&S, said: “Over the past few months, we have been assessing the damage caused by the fire at Thurmaston Shopping Centre and sadly, our store will now permanently close. We know this is disappointing news for local customers and I’d like to thank everyone who has shopped at the store over the past 16 years and

The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev Dame Sarah Mullally, visited the Leicester Royal Infirmary on Saturday 12 September as part of a pastoral visit ahead of a special service at Leicester Cathedral. During her visit, Archbishop Sarah met the Trust's Chaplaincy team and chaplaincy volunteers at the hospital's Spiritual Centre before visiting Ward 31, where she spoke with patients and frontline colleagues. Kartar Bring, Head of Chaplaincy at the University Hospitals

Free gym sessions, swimming, group exercise classes and other activities are on offer for everyone in Leicester to celebrate National Fitness Day. National Fitness Day is on Wednesday 16 September, and to mark the occasion, the city council’s Active Leicester leisure centres are offering the chance to get fit for free. Swimming will be free of charge at Aylestone Leisure Centre, Braunstone Leisure Centre, Cossington Street Sports Centre, Evington Leisure Centre, Leicester Ley

Oadby & Wigston Borough Council (OWBC) has approved plans this week to transform the former Nautical William pub in Wigston into 14 affordable homes, bringing a long-vacant site back into use and helping to meet local housing needs. The development will see the former pub site redeveloped to provide much-needed affordable housing. Having stood empty for several years, the building had fallen into a poor state of repair and become a growing concern for many local residents. Th

Council tenants and leaseholders from across Charnwood have been celebrating after winning awards over two annual competitions. Photo shows tenants' garden and arts competition winners with the Mayor of Charnwood, Councillor Colin Hamilton. Charnwood Borough Council’s tenant garden competition attracted 36 entries this year, with awards handed out in 10 different categories, showcasing gardens of all shapes and sizes. The creative competition returned for its third year and r