Leicester's Local Plan has been formally adopted, after being approved at a full council meeting earlier this year. The Local Plan is a tool that helps to shape housing, the local economy, community facilities and infrastructure for the city. It sets out the city council’s strategy for growth up until 2036, as well as helping to conserve and enhance the city’s natural and historic environment. It’s the end of the process for Leicester’s plan, which has already been examined b

On Thursday 4 June 2026, Leicester Magistrates Courts granted a full closure order for Lee Circle Multi-Storey Car Park, yesterday 8th June 2026 it was completely secured. This action follows a strong partnership response involving Leicester City Council, Leicestershire Police, and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. The order has been secured by the Council following ongoing reports of anti-social behaviour and criminal activity within the car park, which has been having

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. Starting on Monday 13 July, the sessions will include activities such as art, sport and outdoor fun – and each child taking part will receive a healthy meal as part of the session. Funding for the scheme has come from the Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) – a Department for Education-funded scheme that aims to

Here are some pictures taken today Saturday 6th June at Riverside Festival in Leicester. Across two days, the free, family-friendly Riverside festival on 6 and 7 June will offer a huge range of arts, craft and theatre activities – expanded thanks to new funding from Arts Council England – plus there will be music all across the festival. Click here to download the programme. Gallery 1 Saturday Pictures Pictures by Trevor Sewell for Leicester Media online.

People in Leicester have until 12 June to give their views on proposals that could help reduce antisocial behaviour in a number of neighbourhoods around the city centre. Since April 2025, a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) has given the city council and the police powers to take swift enforcement action against anyone causing a nuisance in the city centre. Those in breach of the order can face fines of up to £100, rising to £1,000, if prosecution leads to conviction. Whi

As Leicester’s largest free festival returns, there are lots of ways to make your journey into the city centre this weekend to join in the fun. The Riverside Festival takes place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June with a huge programme of arts, music and performance, as well as lots of family-friendly activities, funfair rides, boat trips and heritage attractions. Activities will be spread along the River Soar’s Mile Straight, as well as on Bede Park, the De Montfort University

Leicester Magistrates Court has today granted an order that will allow Leicester City Council to secure the former NCP car park at Lee Circle, to prevent anti-social behaviour from taking place there. The Closure Order was granted for a period of up to three months, after which the council can apply for an extension if needed. The order means that anyone who does enter the building without the council’s or court’s permission – as set out on the order - could face a fine, impr

Leicester City Council has successfully defended a planning decision after an appeal by the developer. The Planning Inspectorate has dismissed an appeal relating to a student block of flats at 2-4 Colton Street in the city centre, in a decision described by council officers as “a very good result”. The developer – Millrock Limited – built a two-storey rooftop extension which did not match approved plans. The extension should have been constructed using a contrasting lightweig

Leicester City Council has started legal proceedings to enable it to secure Lee Circle car park, which closed in March when NCP went into administration. The council says neither the owners, administrators or NCP have taken action to ensure the site is not accessible to members of the public, which has resulted in anti-social and criminal behaviour there. The council has today issued a legal notice to the owners of the car park, and will make an application to Leicester Magis