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• All major local bus firms now offering contactless card payments

  11 June 2020

  3 minute read

  PASSENGERS using Park and Ride services to travel into and out of Leicester will be able to make contactless payments from next week.

• Big increase in cycling as Leicester joins Bike Week celebrations

  10 June 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is celebrating Bike Week this week - as figures show the number of cyclists recorded at key sites in the city has nearly doubled since this time last year.

• Regeneration plans to be developed for Leicester’s Stocking Farm estate

  10 June 2020

  2 minute read

  PLANS to develop a shared vision for the future regeneration of Leicester’s Stocking Farm and surrounding area have been announced.

• Support on offer for Carers’ Week

  10 June 2020

  3 minute read

  CARERS in Leicester can get telephone support, advice and information from a series of dedicated sessions being held to mark Carers’ Week – as well as a special ID card to help them identify themselves as carers.

• Leicester children choose their Best Book

  10 June 2020

  2 minute read

  NEARLY 600 primary school children from across the city have voted online to select their favourite books.

• Up to 400 small businesses and charities yet to claim Government grant help

  9 June 2020

  2 minute read

  AROUND 400 small businesses and charities across Leicester who are eligible for Government grants of £10,000 to £25,000 have still not claimed the financial help.

• New street design guide for Leicester

  9 June 2020

  3 minute read

  A NEW street design guide for Leicester has been launched, setting out the principles that will be used to help build healthier streets in future city redevelopment schemes.

• Pop-up ‘Mini Holland’ scheme to transform Braunstone Gate

  9 June 2020

  4 minute read

  TWO new pop-up schemes to create pedestrian and cycle-friendly areas linking Leicester’s West End and De Montfort University campus are due to be put into place this week.

• Discretionary Business Grant application process opens

  8 June 2020

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES and charities are being invited to apply for a share of a new pot of Government money aimed at helping those whose trade has been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown.

• Join the Silly Squad and take part in Summer Reading Challenge

  5 June 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER Libraries are calling on children from across the city to become part of their Silly Squad for the digital Summer Reading Challenge.

• Town Hall Bike Park to reopen on Monday

  4 June 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S city centre Bike Park will reopen on Monday (8 June) – and it will be free for all users.

• Care leavers get together online for #MondayNightDinners

  4 June 2020

  1 minute read

  Young people in care and who have recently left care have been supporting each other through the coronavirus crisis by holding online cooking sessions together.