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The Conservatives have selected their candidate to fight next month's by-election in Leicester.Voters go to the polls on May 9 to choose a new councillor for Abbey ward after Labour's Colin Marriott... 
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Controversial plans for a new £4 million public square in Leicester's historic heart have been approved tonight.
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Am I the only one to be thoroughly fed up with the Richard III circus?Let's get the facts straight. Richard was a not particularly important late medieval king.His death decided the final outcome...
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Three Loughborough teenagers accused of plotting terror attacks using pipe bombs today appeared at the Old Bailey.
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Police have released a CCTV image of a woman they want to trace after a bus driver was allegedly spat at and racially abused.
The driver was allegedly targeted on an Arriva bus in Bowhill Grove, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, on Wednesday, January 30.
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A city council by-election will give voters their first chance to pass judgement on the two-year reign of Sir Peter Soulsby as Leicester's mayor.No elections have been held in the city since the...
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It’s playtime for families as The Spark Festival returns to Leicester between 29 May and 9 June. The children’s arts festival is promising a more playful festival than ever with a feast of events for all ages taking place across the city. Discover groundbreaking dance theatre, quirky puppetry, innovative work for under fives, digital arts and urban arts workshops. Leicester will host hundreds of events across twelve days with activities and performances in theatres, parks, museums, galleries, community centres, libraries and schools.
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Leicester has announced that it is bidding to become the UK's next City of Culture in 2017. With a proven track record of excellent festivals and cultural events from Diwali to Pride and with the...
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The annual, four day Leicester Beer Festival kicked-off last night (March 20) at The Charotar Patidar Samaj in the city.Hundreds of beer lovers packed into the venue that has been the home of the...
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Market Bosworth has been named as one of the best places in the country to have a second home.
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This site contains consultations that are run by Leicester City Council .
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Tax officers in Leicester went on strike today over pay, pensions and work conditions.
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The boss of a homeless charity is to address councillors this week to try to stop budget cuts which would close hostel beds.David Brazier, chief executive of Shelter Housing Aid and Research...
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Campaigners staged a protest rally against changes to welfare payments that opponents have dubbed the "bedroom tax".The gathering at Leicester Clock Tower on Saturday was arranged on...
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Supermarket teams up with council to give out 'crisis welfare payments' to neediest residents in form of prepaid cards
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The Government has given police £670,000 towards the cost of protests by the English Defence League (EDL) and its opponents.The force spent up to £900,000 policing marches through...
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Campaigners are toasting victory in their battle to save ambulance stations threatened with closure.
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Plans for a £4 million public plaza in the historic heart of Leicester are set to be given the go-ahead – despite the concerns of nearby traders who fear it will wreck their...
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De Montfort University representatives have resigned from the board of the Phoenix cinema after raising concerns about its plans to host a dental academy.The university's two members on the board of...
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A bitter pre-election row erupted between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats at Leicestershire County Council yesterday.
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Hundreds of public sector workers took part in a strike over pay and pensions yesterday.The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said about 750 HM revenue and customs (HMRC) workers in...
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The Leicester Child Poverty Commission will be holding a conference on 17 May 2013 which will be hosted at the St Martins Conference Centre, 7 Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PZ.
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An extra 622 people joined Leicestershire's dole queue last month, new figures showed today.
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Hundreds of people have signed a petition objecting to De Montfort University's plans to develop rent-free living quarters for its vice-chancellor.Doug Bradbury, a first-year mechanical...
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