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Celebration of 70 years of dance to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Leicester's Jubilee Square will be the setting for a spectacular celebration of dancing across seven decades as part of the Queen’s...
May 12, 20222 min read


The University of Leicester collaborates with BARBRI to support SQE preparation
The University of Leicester has today announced its collaboration with global legal education provider, BARBRI, to increase access to...
May 11, 20222 min read


New permanent gallery tells stories of city’s people
A fascinating new permanent gallery opens at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday (14 May) that will inspire conversations about...
May 11, 20222 min read


Leicester Museum celebrates all things 80s with new exhibition
Shellsuits, leg warmers, boomboxes and Peanut Treets are some of the items that will be fondly remembered in a new exhibition at...
May 11, 20222 min read


Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay to visit Leicester as full England route revealed
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay is confirmed to visit Leicester during its final journey through England this summer, as the full...
May 11, 20224 min read


Street name celebrates Foxes’ Wembley success 52 years on
A Council employee’s idea to name a new Leicester street ‘Wembley Road’ as a good luck omen ahead of the 1969 FA Cup Final finally paid...
May 10, 20222 min read


Step right up for this year’s Walk Leicester Festival
A Month-long series of activities taking place in Leicester is encouraging more people to get their shoes on and to discover their local...
May 3, 20222 min read


A man has been taken to hospitial after a fight in Market Harborough
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a fight in Market Harborough. The incident took place in the High Street...
May 2, 20221 min read


Hit and run on Fosse Road South
Can you help to identify the driver of this Ford Mondeo after a collision with a motorcyclist on Saturday 23rd April at 9:30pm The...
May 1, 20221 min read


Final round of comments invited on emerging plans for Stocking Farm
People who live and work in the Stocking Farm area of Leicester are once again being asked for their input into ambitious regeneration...
Apr 30, 20222 min read


HRH The Princess Royal opens a new facility for military working dogs at Remount Barracks in Melton
HRH The Princess Royal this week officially opened a new training facility for military working dogs and their handlers at the Defence...
Apr 29, 20222 min read


Leicestershire's household waste and recycling sites over the busy May bank holiday weekend
Some site closures are planned and people are urged to check if sites are open before they set off. People planning a May bank holiday...
Apr 28, 20222 min read


Firm fined £44,000 after poultry shed malfunction kills 27,000 chickens
Leicestershire County Council's Trading Standards Service prosecuted the company after an investigation into how the birds died. A...
Apr 28, 20222 min read


Try out Leicester’s e-bike scheme and ride like the Riders!
Basketball stars from the Leicester Riders are swapping hoops for wheels as they lend their backing to Santander Cycles Leicester, the...
Apr 28, 20222 min read


Arrest in connection with collision involving pedestrian and e-bike
Detectives investigating a serious collision in which a pedestrian was struck by an electric bicycle (e-bike) off Saffron Lane have...
Apr 28, 20221 min read


On-Call Firefighter Recruitment – Now Open!
Applications are now open for On-Call firefighters at a number of stations across Leicestershire and Rutland. Whether you are looking for...
Apr 27, 20222 min read
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