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• Noise nuisance reports led to seizure of equipment

  14 December 2020

  1 minute read

  Council officers have seized stereo equipment and loud speakers from a Leicester house after complaints from neighbours about the noise levels.

• Work begins to control flooding and improve habitats at Everards Meadows

  9 December 2020

  3 minute read

  A SCHEME to help control flooding and improve wetland habitats is underway at a popular destination for cyclists and walkers on the banks of the River Soar. 

• Council publishes one-year stop-gap budget plan

  8 December 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has published its draft budget plans for next year.

• Leicester first city in England to pilot local tracing operation

  7 December 2020

  3 minute read

  A PILOT study will get under way in Leicester this week that will give the city council responsibility for tracing people who test positive for coronavirus but who prove to be difficult to contact.

• Schools’ commitment to staying Covid-safe praised by education chiefs

  3 December 2020

  3 minute read

  EDUCATION bosses across Leicester have praised the city’s schools for their work to keep staff and pupils safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

• ‘Memorial walk’ proposed for Leicester & Leicestershire

  2 December 2020

  3 minute read

  A TREE trail in a country park could soon provide a space for reflection for those whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus, if a new crowdfunding campaign is successful.

• Vital to follow rules on self-isolation, say local health bosses

  2 December 2020

  3 minute read

  PUBLIC health bosses are reminding people how vital it is to self-isolate if they are showing any symptoms of coronavirus.

• Latest grants schemes to help businesses affected by restrictions

  2 December 2020

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester whose trade has been affected by the local or national coronavirus restrictions are being encouraged to apply for a share of funding in the latest grants schemes being administered by Leicester City Council.

• Community testing resumes on doorsteps in city’s hotspot areas

  1 December 2020

  3 minute read

  CITY council staff are knocking on doors in Leicester once again, as the council launches a new phase of community testing to help track down the coronavirus and stop its transmission.

• Traffic scheme will tackle commuter parking

  1 December 2020

  2 minute read

  A new experimental scheme is due to be brought in to address the problem of commuter parking in Clarendon Park.

• Winter support launched for families struggling during pandemic

  1 December 2020

  2 minute read

  SUPPORT and help offered by Leicester City Council to local families who are struggling to pay for essentials including household bills will get an extra boost this winter.

• Work begins on new scheme to link city’s space and technology attractions

  30 November 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK has started on a scheme to improve the links between the National Space Centre, Abbey Pumping Station and Leicester’s planned space and technology park.