The Leicester Gazette is a local, independent newspaper, free to access for all online and in print. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://www.leicester.news/, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.newshttps://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mlkbuewzf5z2Plus: Leicester ranks below the national average of a healthy life expectancy https://www.leicester.news/restore-councillor-failed-to-treat-public-with-respect/11 May 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkbuewzf5z2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mf6pgprta3v2Leicestershire's police commissioner has announced he will increase the policing precept to the maximum amount. It was previously voted down by councillors https://www.leicester.news/pcc-forced-to-u-turn-on-policing-precept-after-being-vetoed/19 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6pgprta3v2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mf46yi5hxx62Campaigners fighting to restore the Ivanhoe Line have hit back after a senior county councillor said the project was “dead” https://www.leicester.news/still-life-in-the-ivanhoe-line-despite-council-doubts/18 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf46yi5hxx62https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mf2lrbnltza2The Leicester Gazette is now officially a member of workers.coop, the federation of worker-led cooperatives!17 Feb 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2lrbnltza2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mf23w5cixlu2It follows the death of De Montfort University (DMU) student Kahleed Oladipo https://www.leicester.news/police-communication-following-stabbing-rumour-mill/17 Feb 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf23w5cixlu2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mezoic2et5p2Once upon a time, people would come to Leicester market to turn a profit. But what’s it like today? Here's what the traders had to say https://www.leicester.news/leicester-market-has-a-rich-past-does-it-have-a-future/17 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezoic2et5p2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mexlhjzkzgj2A campaign to keep “vital” special-needs nurseries open has taken a step forward https://www.leicester.news/campaign-to-keep-vital-send-nurseries-open-takes-step-forward/16 Feb 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexlhjzkzgj2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mex62g4j4j32Plus: Just two candidates go head-to-head at Stoneygate hustings https://www.leicester.news/dmu-holds-vigil-to-remember-student-stabbing-victim/16 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mex62g4j4j32https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3meunkgcpwmm2A union is in dispute with Leicestershire County Council over controversial Send plans it claims will create a “systemic risk to the most vulnerable children”. https://www.leicester.news/union-enters-dispute-with-council-over-systemic-risks-to-most-vulnerable/15 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3meunkgcpwmm2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3meunldhtxys2There were six empty chairs at an event organised by Active Muslims Leicester https://www.leicester.news/just-two-candidates-go-head-to-head-at-stoneygate-hustings/15 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3meunldhtxys2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3meq22n2esw52Crowds gathered to remember De Montfort University's student Khaleed Oladipo, who was fatally stabbed https://www.leicester.news/over-100-gather-for-vigil-to-remember-khaleed-oladipo/13 Feb 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3meq22n2esw52https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3menjne7vqcf2The race to fill a vacant seat on Leicester City Council has begun, with eight candidates standing in the Stoneygate byelection https://www.leicester.news/the-candidates-you-can-vote-for-in-the-stoneygate-byelection/12 Feb 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3menjne7vqcf2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3melfypjrb452The leader of Leicestershire County Council has urged Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice to remove the whip from fellow party member Joseph Boam https://www.leicester.news/council-leader-urges-reform-uk-to-expel-joseph-boam/11 Feb 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3melfypjrb452https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3meklq2us4f62The government is seeking the views of Leicestershire residents on a council shake-up in what’s being described as a “historic moment” https://www.leicester.news/government-launches-seven-week-consultation-for-once-in-a-generation-council-plan/11 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3meklq2us4f62https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3meiw3a36omo2Pleas to restore Leicestershire’s Ivanhoe Line have “fallen on deaf ears”, local officials have warned https://www.leicester.news/ivanhoe-train-line-revival-is-dead-local-officials-warn/10 Feb 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3meiw3a36omo2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mefkr5howdr2Plus: Meet the notorious 14th century Folville family https://www.leicester.news/help-provide-life-saving-bleed-kits/09 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefkr5howdr2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3med2dfwf3tc2Leicester City Council has voted not to escalate concerns over its refusal to fully compensate a homeless man https://www.leicester.news/city-council-shuts-down-review-into-unfinished-homelessness-compensation-case/08 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3med2dfwf3tc2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3me5zf2le54n2A fiery debate saw the Leicestershire police and crime commissioner’s budget unanimously rejected by a cross-party panel of councillors https://www.leicester.news/fiery-debate-sees-reform-police-commissioners-budget-rejected/06 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5zf2le54n2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3me3iwxwjyk42The Folville brothers caused havoc and mayhem in Leicestershire for over a decade https://www.leicester.news/meet-the-notorious-14th-century-folville-family/05 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3iwxwjyk42https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3me3iw65nuu22'Serious concerns' have been raised over proposed closures to Send nurseries https://www.leicester.news/politicians-join-fight-to-protect-vulnerable-children/05 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3iw65nuu22https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdzzkbutuzn2Make live saving bleed kits available in Leicester https://www.leicester.news/leicester-gazette-launches-fundraiser-for-bleed-control-kits/04 Feb 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzzkbutuzn2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdzht5ojddl2Rupert Matthews has held the role since 2021 https://www.leicester.news/complaints-panel-rules-pccs-putin-style-photoshoot-request-was-inappropriate/04 Feb 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzht5ojddl2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdyygmyhfel2Nearly £4m worth of the contracts awarded by the council in the first half of this year were done so with a waiver https://www.leicester.news/city-council-bypasses-its-own-rulebook-in-a-third-of-contracts/04 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyygmyhfel2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdxgkmk54mm2We’re looking for a volunteer TikTok Presenter / Content Creator to grow our reach, engage audiences, and drive membership through strategic and impactful digital video content. Apply here: https://www.leicester.news/tiktok-presenter-content-creator-volunteer/03 Feb 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxgkmk54mm2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdxcsrjohyl2Dan Harrison said the posts were ‘not appropriate’ https://www.leicester.news/council-leader-condemns-reform-colleagues-over-ice-posts/03 Feb 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxcsrjohyl2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdwzwgampkq2The election is set to take place on Thursday 19 February https://www.leicester.news/your-party-abandons-byelection-bid-in-stoneygate/03 Feb 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwzwgampkq2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdwhxysdww72Rupert Matthews has claimed sweeping reforms to policing will leave rural towns and villages “hopelessly exposed to crime” https://www.leicester.news/police-and-crime-commissioner-calls-policing-reforms-a-monstrous-power-grab/03 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwhxysdww72https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdtxjgwesae2Plus: Secret PCC meeting goes ahead at county council after ‘disappointing’ leak https://www.leicester.news/leicesters-graves-could-be-exhausted-in-a-few-years-time/02 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtxjgwesae2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdrh2sb2gwj2It could allow Leicester City Council to reuse old graves, as the city’s burial spaces will all be exhausted in a few years’ time https://www.leicester.news/concern-over-law-that-could-allow-council-to-reuse-graves/01 Feb 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdrh2sb2gwj2https://bsky.app/profile/leicestergazette.leicester.news/post/3mdeup47hjaw2Leicester is falling significantly behind the rest of the country on flu vaccination rates, according to latest figures, with one councillor labelling the situation as “atrociously bad” https://www.leicester.news/leicester-vaccination-rates-described-as-atrociously-bad/27 Jan 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:uiwddrbttqbejhbigjksg2af/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdeup47hjaw2