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IT’S going to be challenging to make half-term feel like a break while Leicester’s in lockdown, but there are still plenty of things that families can do to help them enjoy their week off together.

A MILE of new pop-up cycling and walking lanes will be installed every week for the next 10 weeks under new plans for the post-lockdown recovery of Leicester’s transport system.

ALMOST 18,000 households in Leicester are set to receive revised council tax bills with a reduction of up to £150 to help ease financial hardship during the coronavirus pandemic.

FLAVOURED tobacco products and menthol cigarettes will no longer be available in the UK when a ban comes into force tomorrow.

LOCKDOWN measures imposed by the Government in March have meant big changes to the way we all live, work and socialise.

PEOPLE are being urged to be vigilant and aware of the signs of domestic abuse amid concerns about falling numbers of calls for local support.

A DEDICATED befriending service has been launched in Leicester to help people who are feeling lonely or isolated.

LEICESTER’S municipal golf course at Humberstone Heights is set to reopen to the public next week.

MORE than a dozen streets in Leicester’s Clarendon Park suburb are due to come under a new 20mph zone after residents voted in favour of bringing in the speed-reduction measures.

PEOPLE are being asked for their views on whether the number of Hackney carriages normally operating in Leicester meets passengers’ demands.

FAMILIES are being encouraged to take part in #ToothTicklingTuesday as part of National Smile Month.

WORK has begun on an ambitious next phase of development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park.