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Councillor slams Reform UK’s private police as a new shoplifting solution emerges

Councillor and former landlady Sharon Butcher has called out a new £2m Reform scheme

Council urged to rethink ‘unfair’ SEND proposals

Reform bosses are being urged to rethink proposals for Leicestershire’s Early Years Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) service

Leicester Gazette·1d ago·4 min read

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Deserted Leicester NCP car park turned hazard finally boarded up

The Lee Circle car park in Leicester City Centre shut along with four other NCP sites in March 2026 after the company collapsed into administration

Leicester Gazette·2d ago·4 min read

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Dysfunctional council could be abolished after 'all out civil war'

Witherley Parish Council could be no more after facing years of mass resignations, claims the council is “ineffective” and residents saying they are not being properly represented

Leicester Gazette·2d ago·4 min read

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Byelection date announced following death of councillor

Harborough District Council has confirmed that the by-election will take place on 2 July

Leicester Gazette·3d ago·3 min read

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Taxpayers pick up the bill for new mayor dinner costing over £6,000

Officials spent more than £6,000 of taxpayer’s cash on a “grand evening” celebrating the appointment of a new Leicestershire mayor

Leicester Gazette·3d ago·4 min read

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County residents make plea to scrap new city boundary

The Leicester plan is one of three competing proposals currently under consideration by the government

Leicester Gazette·4d ago·5 min read

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City mayor says stalled railway project could be back on track

The multi-million-pound revamp was originally expected to be completed in 2024

Leicester Gazette·4d ago·4 min read

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Further dates announced for SEN school strike over suspended staff member

Staff at a Leicester SEN school are to escalate strike action amid growing calls to reinstate a colleague currently under investigation

Leicester Gazette·Jun 2·3 min read

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Reform bosses attempted ‘work from home crackdown’ in 'secret meetings'

According to union officials Reform bosses attempted to try and 'crack down' on council staff working from home in 'secret meetings'

Leicester Gazette·Jun 1·5 min read

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New Leicester SEND school opening next month

Work has been progressing at pace at a new special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school in Leicester city centre

Leicester Gazette·May 31·4 min read

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Energy efficiency rules could force charity out of building it has occupied for decades

A Leicestershire charity could be kicked out of a building it has occupied for decades due to rules around energy efficiency and net zero

Leicester Gazette·May 29·6 min read

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Officers investigating environmental crime scene as piles of rubbish dumped

Leicester City Council is investigating an environmental crime scene as piles of furniture were dumped under a city bridge

Leicester Gazette·May 29·3 min read

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‘I did not choose to be disabled’ – criticism over ‘discriminatory’ council tax rules

A Leicester woman claims controversial changes to council tax rules continue to discriminate against disabled people

Leicester Gazette·May 26·4 min read

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Reform leader re-elected despite calls for others to take charge

Reform’s Dan Harrison has been re-elected as the leader of Leicestershire County Council despite calls for others to step forward and take charge

Leicester Gazette·May 25·4 min read

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Hinckley to get new council as ‘democratic deficit’ would hit the town

Hinckley will get a new town council after councillors agreed there would be a ‘democratic deficit’ following the abolition of the borough council

Leicester Gazette·May 23·3 min read

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Playground says Soulsby's £2m funding package actually means major budget cuts

One playground says the funding package now being offered by the council represents a cut of more than 50 per-cent

Leicester Gazette·May 22·6 min read

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City mayor intervenes in Palestine flag dispute, says officers “overreacted”

The flag has reportedly been hung from the National Education Union’s (NEU) office, overlooking the Town Hall Square, for five years

Leicester Gazette·May 22·3 min read

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PCC plans to roll out £2m security wardens to towns – but policing boss calls it a ‘bad idea’

Ashby, Coalville, Market Harborough, Loughborough, Melton, Oakham and Uppingham could benefit from the proposed plans, which could cost £2m

Leicester Gazette·May 22·6 min read

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This Leicestershire parish council is said to be ‘paralysed’ and stuck ‘in limbo’

Witherley Parish Council has never been shy of controversy - now ‘no one will touch them’

Leicester Gazette·May 21·7 min read

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Councillor sanctioned after accusing residents of being ‘anti-British’ over St. George flags

A Leicestershire councillor who accused residents of being “anti-British” and “far-left extremists” has been sanctioned

Leicester Gazette·May 21·6 min read

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