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2m Reform private policing scheme under scrutiny
1+ week, 3+ day ago (490+ words) In other news, a byelection has been called following the death of a councillor on Harborough District Council. The council has confirmed that the byelection will take place on Thursday 2 July. Tuesday " Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon....
City mayor says stalled railway project could be back on track
2+ week, 1+ day ago (780+ words) Fundraisers launch in Melton Mowbray to help families with essentials following lightning strike Join us for our first public Freedom of Information Workshop The multi-million-pound revamp was originally expected to be completed in 2024 This story was written by the local…...
Community unites to support family with essentials after lightning hit their home
2+ week, 2+ day ago (574+ words) Join us for our first public Freedom of Information Workshop Fundraisers launch in Melton Mowbray to help families with essentials following lightning strike Following a lightning strike on 28 May, two fundraisers have been launched in Melton Mowbray to support residents…...
We're running a Freedom of Information Workshop
2+ week, 3+ day ago (548+ words) Staff at a Leicester SEN school are to escalate strike action amid growing calls to reinstate a colleague currently under investigation Join us for our first public Freedom of Information Workshop Dear readers " earlier this year our journalists successfully forced…...
New Leicester SEND school opening next month
3+ week, 3+ day ago (718+ words) Work has been progressing at pace at a new special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school in Leicester city centre This story was written by the local democracy reporting service (LDRS), a BBC-funded scheme to improve the coverage of issues…...
Energy efficiency rules could force charity out of building it has occupied for decades
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1118+ words) A Leicestershire charity could be kicked out of a building it has occupied for decades due to rules around energy efficiency and net zero This story was written by the local democracy reporting service (LDRS), a BBC-funded scheme to improve…...
Officers investigating environmental crime scene as piles of rubbish dumped
3+ week, 5+ day ago (465+ words) Leicester City Council is investigating an environmental crime scene as piles of furniture were dumped under a city bridge This story was written by the local democracy reporting service (LDRS), a BBC-funded scheme to improve the coverage of issues relating…...
PCC plans to roll out "2m security wardens to towns " but policing boss calls it a "bad idea
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1095+ words) This story was written by the local democracy reporting service (LDRS), a BBC-funded scheme to improve the coverage of issues relating to local democracy. The Leicester Gazette has been a partner in the scheme since March 2024, and so receives some…...
This Leicestershire parish council is said to be "paralysed" and stuck "in limbo"
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1315+ words) Every year Gazette members get together to decide the paper's future Witherley Parish Council has never been shy of controversy - now "no one will touch them" This story was written by the local democracy reporting service (LDRS), a BBC-funded scheme…...
A look back at our 2026 AGM
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (780+ words) There will be free food, live music, and good fun all 'round Plus: Leicester ranks below the national average of a healthy life expectancy Every year Gazette members get together to decide the paper's future When you think of an…...