Leicester Gazette

07/10/2025

Exciting news 🗞️

The Leicester Gazette will be joining this year’s Local Writers Fair! As a part of Green Libraries Week, we’ll be running a stall at the Central Library on Saturday 1 November 10am-3pm.

Come say hi to the team, chat all things storytelling and support the local community!

07/10/2025

The 1905 unemployed march from Leicester to London

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06/10/2025

On the picket line with Leicester students and staff

Plus: Frantic Assembly's Lost Atoms debuts at Curve as it starts its UK tour

05/10/2025

Shockat Adam claims ‘soul of nation’ is at risk amid ‘rise of the far right’

Adam claims the “unabashed vilification” of minorities and migrants is now “endemic” as he reflects on his own experiences of racism

03/10/2025

Staff and students at University of Leicester hit the picket lines

Staff at the University of Leicester say they are not just fighting for their jobs but for the very future of the institution itself as entire degrees face the axe

02/10/2025

Frantic Assembly's Lost Atoms review – memories both beautiful and painful

Frantic Assembly's 30th anniversary production has arrived in Leicester in the first stop of its England tour

01/10/2025

Sandi Toksvig: Friends of Dorothy review – a heartfelt ‘balm for the soul’

The broadcaster, writer and comedian brings her show to Leicester

28/09/2025

Those who want to destroy democracy work hard to undermine local news

Jonathan Heawood argues that local news is the foundation of a healthy democracy, yet it has been weakened by political hostility, collapsing business models, and the rise of social media

28/09/2025

Journalism under siege – cartoon

Escalating violence, intimidation, and censorship make it harder and more dangerous than ever to report facts

28/09/2025

The world is worth fighting for – video

In a world full of noise, real journalism must be seen and heard for its value to be recognised

27/09/2025

Leicester city mayor role is a ‘failed experiment’, opponents claim

‘The system was an experiment. The experiment failed. So let's move on’

26/09/2025

The soul of our nation is at stake – we must stand up to the rise of the far fight

Leicester South MP Shockat Adam reflects on his experiences with racism