Conservative campaigner Mina Sharma has branded Leicester City Council's decision to close Rushey Mead library "a disgrace" and will harm some of the most vulnerable people in the area, who see the community centre as a lifeline.

Meera Sonecha, 27, will look to overturn Labour's Jon Ashworth's 17,845 majority on June 8.

Edward Yi He has been given the challenge of trying to overturn Mr Vaz's huge 18,352 majority in Leicester East.

The 31-year-old Chinese-born candidate is an aerospace advanced manufacturing engineer who lives on the edge of the constituency near Abbey Park.

Jack Hickey has been named as the Conservative candidate for Leicester West, following a hustings held on Friday 28th April.

Leicester Conservatives campaigner and spokeswoman Mina Sharma spoke out against proposals set out by Leicester East's Labour MP Keith Vaz, which would see a 'giant football' monument installed in Belgrave Circle to commemorate Leicester City's historic Premier League win (Leicester Mercury, 12 M

Cllr Ross Grant spoke out against Leicester City Council's decision to open a new recovery hub in Humberstone Gate for people with alcohol related issues, because of concerns around its proximity to a nursery and an Age UK facility.

Local people in Leicester have only two weeks left to have their say on the state of Leicester city centre, as the Conservatives’ Save our City survey closes on Friday 24th March.

On Saturday 11th March, the Leicester Conservatives organised an action day in Thurncourt.

The team met with residents to hear their views on the local area, and distributed copies of the local In Touch magazine. 

Jack Hickey, Chairman of the City of Leicester Conservatives, participated in a political debate on Monday 6th March with Cllr Sarah Russell, Assistant City Mayor for Education and Children's Services, hosted by the De Montfort University Politics Society.

On Thursday 2nd March, the first Leicestershire Leicester and Rutland Conservative Policy Forum was held, attracting around 30 members of the party.