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• Get your cheesiest grin ready for the Smile Awards!

  28 April 2026

  2 minute read

  NOMINATIONS are now open for the people who help to keep Leicester residents smiling.

• Local talent to take centre stage at this year’s Riverside Festival

  28 April 2026

  3 minute read

  LOCAL talent from Leicester’s music scene will take centre stage at this year’s Riverside Festival.

• New residents parking scheme to launch

  24 April 2026

  2 minute read

  A NEW residents’ parking scheme will be introduced on roads close to Leicester’s Golden Mile this summer.

• Star Wars toy story opens at Leicester Museum

  24 April 2026

  2 minute read

  RETURNING like a Jedi to Leicester Museum tomorrow (Saturday 25 April) is an all-new exhibition that’s set to captivate Star Wars’ fans of all ages.

• Big improvements for Leicester bus passengers

  20 April 2026

  2 minute read

  Major service improvements for bus passengers in the city have been announced.

• New community sports facilities unveiled in Belgrave

  20 April 2026

  2 minute read

  A NEW multi-use games area has been unveiled in Belgrave.

• Council-run care service rated outstanding

  20 April 2026

  3 minute read

  The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has upgraded the rating of the Integrated Crisis Response Service in Leicester from good to outstanding following an inspection in February. 

• Consultation planned on school term dates

  17 April 2026

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE will be invited to have their say on school term dates in Leicester, with two proposed options both retaining the usual mid-July start to the summer holidays.

• Rolling road closures ahead for Vaisakhi parade

  17 April 2026

  1 minute read

  THOUSANDS of people will be taking part in a major annual Sikh parade through Leicester later this month.

• New 20mph zone for part of Braunstone

  16 April 2026

  1 minute read

  AN existing 20mph zone in part of Braunstone is set to be extended by more than 20 additional streets to help improve road safety in the area.

• More than 96% of children get their first choice of primary school

  16 April 2026

  1 minute read

  MORE than 96% of children have got their first choice of primary school in Leicester.

• More than 700 bags of litter collected during Great British Spring Clean

  14 April 2026

  2 minute read

  MORE THAN 700 bags of litter were collected by city council staff and volunteers during the Great British Spring Clean.