New project will restore heritage cycle route
17 May 2022
4 minute read
TREE-LINED cycle tracks that were first designed and built in the 1930s are set to be restored as part of a new project to improve walking and cycling routes in Leicester.
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17 May 2022
4 minute read
TREE-LINED cycle tracks that were first designed and built in the 1930s are set to be restored as part of a new project to improve walking and cycling routes in Leicester.
16 May 2022
3 minute read
IT’S time to vote for the health professionals, dental teams, teachers, nursery staff and volunteers who are doing the most to help improve oral health in Leicester.
13 May 2022
3 minute read
THERE’S a busy programme of talks, events and exhibitions at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum this month.
13 May 2022
2 minute read
NEW car parking spaces, cutting back shrubs and tidying up overgrown green spaces are among the improvements that have been made to a city estate after residents told the council what they’d like to see done.
12 May 2022
2 minute read
LEICESTER’S Jubilee Square will be the setting for a spectacular celebration of dancing across seven decades as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Leicestershire.
11 May 2022
2 minute read
A FASCINATING new permanent gallery opens at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday (14 May) that will inspire conversations about the city today.
11 May 2022
2 minute read
SHELLSUITS, boomboxes and Peanut Treets are some of the items that will be fondly remembered in a new exhibition at Leicester Museum from Saturday (14 May).
11 May 2022
2 minute read
A CHARITY shop at a Leicester recycling centre has raised thousands of pounds to support local older people since opening to the public in January.
11 May 2022
5 minute read
THE BIRMINGHAM 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay is confirmed to visit Leicester during its final journey through England this summer, as the full route is revealed.
10 May 2022
2 minute read
A COUNCIL employee’s idea to name a new Leicester street ‘Wembley Road’ as a good luck omen ahead of the 1969 FA Cup Final finally paid off – more than 50 years later.
9 May 2022
2 minute read
EVERY pensioner in Leicester who claims pension credit is to receive a voucher for £100 to help with their costs for fuel and food, using money from the Government’s Household Support Fund.
9 May 2022
1 minute read
FOSTER carers in Leicester are celebrating the strength, resilience and diversity of the local fostering community as they take part in Foster Care Fortnight (9-22 May).
6 May 2022
3 minute read
BUSINESSES and residents in parts of north-east Leicester are to be asked for their help in tackling an on-going litter problem in a nearby waterway.
6 May 2022
2 minute read
NEW measures are set to be tried out on neighbourhood streets in Evington to help reduce traffic speeds, congestion, inappropriate parking and rat-running.
6 May 2022
3 minute read
CHILDREN in Leicester on free school meals won’t miss out over the half-term break, thanks to a holiday food programme that’s supported by Company Shop and Samworth Brothers.
6 May 2022
2 minute read
WORK has started on a major new neighbourhood cycling route in Leicester as part of a government-backed citywide programme of investment in sustainable transport.
4 May 2022
3 minute read
ARTISTS from across the region are being invited to put forward designs and ideas for a new public artwork commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians in Leicester.
3 May 2022
2 minute read
EMERGENCY boxes aimed at providing urgent assistance to victims of knife crime have been launched in Leicester as part of the council’s strategy on knife crime and serious violence.
29 April 2022
4 minute read
WORK to make permanent a pop-up ‘mini-Holland’ scheme in part of Leicester’s West End is due to get underway early next month.
29 April 2022
2 minute read
IMPROVEMENTS to the quality of taxi services and vehicles will be made in order to make taxi travel easier and safer for passengers.
28 April 2022
3 minute read
BASKETBALL stars from the Leicester Riders are swapping hoops for wheels as they lend their backing to Santander Cycles Leicester, the city’s e-bike share scheme.
28 April 2022
2 minute read
A NEW augmented reality experience at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery will give people the chance to see themselves alongside a plant-eating dinosaur that lived more than 168 million years ago.
27 April 2022
2 minute read
CELEBRATIONS of a major religious festival are taking place in Leicester this weekend.
26 April 2022
2 minute read
A NEW bike-friendly footbridge spanning the River Soar has been officially opened to pedestrians and cyclists.
26 April 2022
3 minute read
A NEW initiative has been set up in Leicester to help prevent homelessness.
25 April 2022
2 minute read
PEOPLE who live and work in the Stocking Farm area of Leicester are once again being asked for their input into ambitious regeneration plans for the neighbourhood.
25 April 2022
1 minute read
MOTORISTS and bus users are advised to expect delays to their journeys on Thursday evening (28 April), ahead of Leicester City’s Europa Conference League semi-final with AS Roma.
25 April 2022
3 minute read
OFFICE accommodation that offers a flexible way of working for freelancers, remote workers and start-ups is now open for business in Leicester’s former Fenwick store.
21 April 2022
5 minute read
A UNIQUE partnership has been launched bringing together Leicester City Council and all local bus operators in the city to focus on meeting the city’s current and future travel needs.
21 April 2022
1 minute read
LEICESTER’S forthcoming Concert for Ukraine will be hosted by Amy Payne, regional news presenter and reporter for BBC East Midlands Today, and Rajiv Popat, reporter and presenter for ITV News Central.
20 April 2022
2 minute read
A GIANT globe made entirely from waste that’s been collected from Leicester’s parks and waterways will remind people to think about the environment this week.
20 April 2022
2 minute read
HOUSEHOLDS across Leicester will be getting help towards meeting the rising cost of energy bills.
20 April 2022
4 minute read
HUNDREDS of local schoolchildren have helped to plant thousands of trees and create Tiny Forests at nine Leicester schools to celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
14 April 2022
2 minute read
ENGLAND’S patron saint will be celebrated in Leicester as the city’s annual St George’s Festival returns to Orton Square on Saturday 23rd April.
13 April 2022
2 minute read
A SERIES of 10 new heritage panels have been installed to tell the stories behind key historic and cultural sites across the city.
12 April 2022
1 minute read
LEICESTERSHIRE County Council and Leicester City Council are encouraging residents to recycle all the extra cardboard, plastic or foil which usually builds up over the bank holiday.
12 April 2022
1 minute read
FACILITIES at a busy Leicester bus station have been improved, following a major scheme to extend and fully refurbish its toilets.
8 April 2022
3 minute read
THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the Easter break – with plenty of activities at the city’s museums and libraries to keep everyone entertained.
8 April 2022
3 minute read
A NEW bike-friendly footbridge that will span the River Soar is due to be lifted into place next to Leicester’s historic Abbey Corner Bridge this weekend.
7 April 2022
2 minute read
A SCHEME offering cut-price travel to unemployed jobseekers in Leicester has been relaunched.
7 April 2022
1 minute read
LEICESTER people are being asked to share their health and wellbeing needs with public health professionals for a new survey called How are you, Leicester?
6 April 2022
1 minute read
BUSINESSES across Leicester that were not previously eligible for Covid-19 business rates relief may now be eligible for new support if they were adversely affected by the pandemic.
6 April 2022
3 minute read
THE TRANSFORMATION of a former music and drama centre into a purpose-built school for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is now complete.
5 April 2022
2 minute read
A NEW piece of public art is due to be designed and installed in Leicester as part of commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians to the city.
5 April 2022
2 minute read
THE first new homes built as part of a multi-million regeneration of Leicester’s Waterside area have been completed.
5 April 2022
1 minute read
MOTORISTS and bus users are advised to expect delays to their journeys on Thursday evening (7 April), ahead of Leicester City’s Europa Conference League quarter-final with PSV Eindhoven.
4 April 2022
4 minute read
LEICESTER City Football Club today received the Honorary Freedom of the City at a ceremony at the King Power stadium (Monday 4 April).
4 April 2022
2 minute read
A FORGOTTEN link between Leicester’s Cultural Quarter and an important gateway into the city centre is set for a major revamp, with work due to begin next week.
4 April 2022
4 minute read
A MAJOR programme of proposed improvements to one of Leicester’s ‘most confusing’ junctions and its connecting roads has been outlined by the city council.
1 April 2022
1 minute read
STAFF who work with children with special educational needs have completed training that will further develop their specialist skills and knowledge.
1 April 2022
3 minute read
A MAJOR expansion of Leicester’s e-bike share scheme is getting under way, with 30 new bike docks and 330 additional cycles being added to the fleet.