Leicester Gazette

About Leicester Gazette

The Leicester Gazette is a local, independent newspaper, free to access for all online and in print. Our podcast is released on the first Tuesday of every month. Listen on your favourite podcast platform.

Publisher

Leicester Gazette

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Aug 2025

Latest episode

7 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Jul 2026

   The chequered career of 19th-century politician Charles Frewan

   At a time when only rich men could vote, we look at Leicestershire politician, Charles Hay Frewen and the corrupt practices of elections during this era.

2. 

   5 May 2026

   Disabled C**ts pave the way for a more inclusive comedy scene

   From inaccessible venues, the disability gap and dehumanising experiences. Disabled Cants are a comedy group taking matters into their own hands.

3. 

   7 Apr 2026

   Here’s what the inquiry into the 2022 Leicester unrest tells us

   The inquiry was undertaken by Soas and LSE.

4. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Leicester Market has a rich past. Does it have a future?

   Once 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.

5. 

   4 Nov 2025

   The 1905 unemployed march from Leicester to London

   The 1905 march to London of the Leicester unemployed was one of the most momentous events in the history of the city’s working class.

6. 

   7 Oct 2025

   De Montfort University spent over £5m on consultants in five years

   Campaigners question why huge sums are being handed to multibillion-pound companies when staff’s jobs are on the line.

7. 

   2 Sept 2025

   Trans vlogger Katie Neeves shares inspiring story behind her gender-affirming surgery

   From the beginning, Katie has been documenting her gender transition in a series of vlogs published to YouTube.

8. 

   5 Aug 2025

   The bloody siege that wiped out a fifth of Leicester's population

   In 1645, Leicester faced a brutal siege by Royalist forces, leading to mass casualties and shaping the future of English democracy.