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One year of Pots and Pans for Palestine outside Leicester train station – in pictures
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (311+ words) Plus: Leicester to receive £11m fund to tidy up the city A city centre pub is closing its doors partly due to high tax demands and says the situation is “not fair” Pots and Pans reaches week 52 One year ago, in…...
Who is Tom Barker and what is happening at Ash Field Academy?
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (434+ words) Leicester City Council confirmed in April that it intends to dispose of Fosse Neighbourhood Centre and Library, on Mantle Road Plus: Reform UK councillor apologises for “inappropriate” social media post Monday ⛅ Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening. 29C Tuesday…...
The Sen teacher whose strike action made headlines
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1258+ words) The news comes three months on from the closure of five NCP car parks across the city, with 500 spots in the Cultural Quarter’s Rutland Centre Concerns were raised during a scrutiny meeting debate at Melton Borough Council ‘Nobody ever wants…...
Share your experiences of working in Leicester's garment industry
2+ week, 4+ day ago (169+ words) A councillor has said he is ‘horrified’ elected members won’t have more of a say in how it will be spent. Reform UK cabinet boss Michael Squires issued an apology after he singled out a council employee for wearing a…...
Who pays for the ‘fall’ of Leicester City Football Club?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (816+ words) Leicester’s tram system once connected millions of passengers – but today, most of it lies hidden underground. Experts say its abandonment marks a disastrous loss for the city Charnwood Oaks Nursing Home in Shepshed has been put into special measures after…...
£2m Reform private policing scheme under scrutiny
1+ mon, 6+ 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
1+ mon, 1+ week 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
1+ mon, 1+ week 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
1+ mon, 1+ week 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
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...