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• New plan sets out next phase of action for a Climate Ready Leicester

  9 September 2024

  3 minute read

  A NEW phase in Leicester’s bid to become a climate ready city has been set out in an ambitious action plan covering the next five years.

• Second contractor working on Jewry Wall Museum project folds

  5 September 2024

  2 minute read

  THE opening of Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum and Visitor Centre – currently under-going a multi-million pound transformation – has been delayed following the collapse of a second contractor working on the project.

• Council lends support to vital canal bank repairs

  4 September 2024

  2 minute read

  A CHARITY has completed major repairs to a section of canal bank with support from Leicester City Council.

• ‘Thoughtful and kind’ social worker nominated for Apprentice of Year

  3 September 2024

  3 minute read

  A ‘THOUGHTFUL and kind’ social worker who ‘is determined to learn and grow’ has been nominated for a prestigious Apprentice of the Year award.

• Pavement revamp under way on part of busy Melton Road

  29 August 2024

  1 minute read

  A NEW programme of investment to improve and repair pavements along Leicester’s Melton Road is getting under way.

• Artists invited to take part in Leicester's popular Open exhibition

  29 August 2024

  1 minute read

  LOCAL artists are being given a chance to present their work at Leicester’s flagship museum, as preparations for this year’s Open exhibition get under way.

• Leicester Museum to close for maintenance ahead of major refurbishment

  28 August 2024

  2 minute read

  THE CITY’S flagship museum will close for 11 days next month to allow essential maintenance works to take place, before a major refurbishment gets under way.

• New fleet of cleaning machines ready to blitz city’s streets

  27 August 2024

  3 minute read

  A NEW fleet of grime-busting machines is set to become a familiar sight in Leicester city centre this summer.

• Discover Leicester’s hidden heritage as free festival returns

  27 August 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S historic sites and buildings will reveal their fascinating stories in a series of Heritage Open Days – and they’re all free.

• Diwali Day set to be the focus for Leicester celebrations

  23 August 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S famous Diwali celebrations are to be combined into one annual event, as the city council aims to cope with rising costs.

• Bridge repair works to take place

  23 August 2024

  1 minute read

  MAINTENANCE work to a bridge in Sandhills Avenue in Leicester will take place next month.

• Work begins on city’s new £1.8m children’s home

  22 August 2024

  2 minute read

  WORK is under way to build a new children’s home in Leicester, boosting the number of council-run placements available for children and young people in care.