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‘Heartbreak’ as UK Caribbean carnival axed due to expense

The annual extravaganza, which has been running for nearly 40 years, was due to take place on Saturday 3 August in Victoria Park, Leicester.

The Independent UK

Leicester City Council leader says bankruptcy a ‘real prospect’ for authority

Sir Peter Soulsby, the city’s mayor, said he feared for the future unless more financial support was given.

The Independent UK

Council ‘colluded against’ social worker over menopause symptoms, tribunal told

Maria Rooney claims she was constructively dismissed by Leicester City Council after she was discriminated against over her menopause symptoms.

The Independent UK

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Legal first as woman claims menopause discrimination made her quit job

Maria Rooney’s case supported by Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Independent UK

Woman sues former employer for ‘menopause discrimination’ in legal first: ‘I felt let down and betrayed’

‘I felt they had no compassion and understanding and awareness of the menopause,’ Maria Rooney says

The Independent UK

Legal first as tribunal hears case of woman alleging menopause discrimination

Maria Rooney’s case is supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and will be heard at an employment tribunal in Leicester.

The Independent UK

Aggregate Industries wins £47m road-mending deal

Leicestershire and Leicester city council deal will see it maintain 3,000 miles of roads – including pothole repairs

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Leicester scheme to stop alcohol related crime and disorder

'Accreditation will mean that visitors can be even more confident of an enjoyable and safe night out'

Birmingham Post

Care home spent severely disabled man’s money on women’s clothes, cosmetics and toys he could not use

"When I actually got into his bedroom, I could see it was bare. It was like a prison cell, he was sitting in a broken wheelchair.”

Wales Online

For Sale: Car park where Richard III’s grave was found is being auctioned

'Whomever is fortunate to secure the building at auction has a unique story to tell about the site that will last for generations to come'

Birmingham Post

Walkers Crisps strikes £3.5m council land deal

40 jobs to be created at new potato washing facility close to Walkers’ main factory

Birmingham Post

Horrified mum finds rat in oven while trying to cook dinner for her toddlers

The woman has persistently had issues with rats and mice after moving into the Leicester City Council-owned property in December 2021 - and is now at the end of her tether

Daily Mirror

Haymarket Shopping Centre turns a profit in first year of Leicester City Council ownership

Current tenants include Millets, Heron Foods, Ann Summers, Matalan, Primark and TK Maxx

Birmingham Post

Pensioner has sleepless nights after getting £150 littering fine for feeding the ducks

William Varnham was shocked when he received a £150 littering fine after visiting Watermead Country Park to feed ducks. He contacted the council to appeal and eventually the penalty notice was cancelled

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Woman moves into new council flat infested with rats with MAGGOTS falling from ceiling

A 22-year-old with mental health issues hoped that moving into a new council house in Leicester would be a "fresh start" - but she got quite the opposite, revealing the problems have drained her

Irish Mirror

Man, 85, has 'fingers bitten to bone' in brutal hour long attack at care home

The man's family described the incident as a crazed attack that lasted almost an hour

Wales Online

Council worker is wrongly disciplined over photo of colleague with sex toy stuck to head, tribunal says

The employee had been battling grief and depression

Wales Online

Asthma suffer 'violently sick' due to black mould on walls of her council flat

Jordan Hiscock, who has lived in the flat for more than ten years, has been struggling to live with the mould since the problem started over a year ago

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Green light for three more units at Pioneer science and technology park in Leicester

New buildings will 'enhance the facilities available to the research and development sector'

Birmingham Post

Leicester City get green light to invest millions in King Power Stadium changes

The club will have five years to start work on the stadium expansion

Birmingham Post

Fresh planning date set for King Power Stadium expansion

The club and Leicester City Council have put delays down to the complexity of the plans

Daily Mirror

Mum shocked as burly security men tell her she must leave her home

The mum-of-two said she was not given any notice and had nowhere to move to, because a suitable home could not be found for her and her children who were told to pack and leave

Birmingham Post

Plans submitted to knock down much of the historic Corah factory in Leicester for 1,000-plus new homes

Plans include a block of 44 flats behind a decorative brick facade of an old textile works building

Daily Mirror

Council compared to 'communist China' over patrols to stop people feeding birds bread

Complaints were made to Leicester City Council after some slices of bread were left out for the birds in Rushey Mead - before wardens posted a warning tweet showing four bits of bread left on the ground

Daily Mirror

Terrified gran 'forced to sleep in car' after rats take over every room in her home

Paula Cooper claims she's unable to sleep or eat in her own home as rats have infested nearly every room of the council-owned bungalow in Braunstone, Leicester

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