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Volunteers will join forces to help keep Leicester tidy in the Great British Spring Clean

A series of events taking place to help make the city look its best will coincide with Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Great British Spring Clean campaign

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Leicester academic with 'bright future' lands £250k to study cancer's link with DNA

'Star researcher' Dr Amanda Chaplin hopes her work will make a 'real difference' to cancer studies

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Leicester Covid-19 study says higher infection risk drove ethnic minority illness

The major study analysed results from 77 research studies covering 200 million people globally

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Leicestershire families urged to sign up for free Easter holiday clubs

The sessions include arts and crafts, sports, dance, games and musical activities for children aged five to 16

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Leicestershire food bank receives £2,500 boost from local housebuilder

Coalville Foodbank has been operating for roughly 10 years and provides food parcels to local people in need on a referral-only basis

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Leicester Tigers Foundation partners with employment hub for disabled students

The programme creates an office setting to give students work experience in an environment tailored to meet their specific health and educational need

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Leicester performers raise £1,200 at 'Gift of the Gab' event to support Lamp

Organised by musician Kiz the event focused on how people can speak up about their mental health, and help others to do the same

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Bernardine Evaristo among authors announced for Literary Leicester

'We’re delighted to be back again for another wonderful few days of readings, conversations, workshops, screenings and more, with some of the UK’s leading writers'

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Call for Leicestershire volunteers with lived experiences of adult social care

They provide valuable insights into how the service can support vulnerable adults

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Tree planting marks one year of Ukrainian guests in Leicestershire

The ceremony was the culmination of a year's worth of extraordinary efforts by those involved

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Leicester animal centre seeks home for 'loving' dog with kidney condition

Autumn is searching for a new home under a foster scheme that would see Leicester Animal Aid fund her vet bills

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University of Leicester exhibition celebrates 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

The exhibition is open every day up until Monday, April 24