{"podcast":{"title":"Leicester News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499","podcast_index_feed_id":7589499,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-henderson-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-henderson-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":765,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Leicester News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Leicester—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Leicester News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T08:17:43.360143+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499"},"episode":{"title":"New Special Needs School Planned for Leicestershire","slug":"new-special-needs-school-planned-for-leicestershire","published_at":"2026-05-30T12:25:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/new-special-needs-school-planned-for-leicestershire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ce424888-f62e-464b-9bf3-2bf4a1a76e85.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ce424888-f62e-464b-9bf3-2bf4a1a76e85.mp3","summary":"Leicestershire is set to build a brand-new school for kids with special needs on land in Husbands Bosworth, tackling a critical shortage of local specialist places—especially in the south. After reversing course on closing four nurseries amid strong community pushback, the council is now moving forward with this major step to keep students close to home, reduce reliance on private or out-of-county options, and begin a vital conversation with residents before submitting plans for approval. This is just the start of their effort to meet growing demand and support families across the county. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/b069296709b840ab","meta_description":"Leicestershire is set to build a brand-new school for kids with special needs on land in Husbands Bosworth, tackling a critical shortage of local speciali…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":95,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/episodes/new-special-needs-school-planned-for-leicestershire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/new-special-needs-school-planned-for-leicestershire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}