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• Leicester’s flagship museum to reopen next week

  12 August 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S flagship museum will reopen next week with a new name, a new website and a new online booking system.

• Three new speed-reduction schemes to be installed

  10 August 2020

  3 minute read

  THREE schemes to introduce new traffic calming measures or 20mph speed restrictions in residential streets are due to be installed this month.

• Don’t give virus chance to spread in your household, says city’s director of public health

  7 August 2020

  4 minute read

  CORONAVIRUS is spreading between households and within households in Leicester – but some simple precautions could stop that from happening, according to the city’s director of public health.

• Reminder of weekend road closures at Welford Road University Road junction

  6 August 2020

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being reminded of possible traffic disruption from a second weekend of improvement works at a busy Leicester junction this weekend as part of a major redevelopment scheme being carried out by the University of Leicester.

• Selected libraries and children’s centres to reopen next week

  5 August 2020

  3 minute read

  FOUR of the city council’s libraries and two of its children’s centres will be opened up next week.

• Freebies and prizes on offer for Cycle To Work Day

  5 August 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER people are being encouraged to take to their bikes on Thursday for Cycle To Work Day – with free coffee and prizes on offer for participants.

• Work to be carried out to stabilise historic canal bridge

  3 August 2020

  1 minute read

  A HISTORIC canal bridge in Aylestone is to undergo £40,000 worth of repair works to tackle cracks and wear and tear in its brickwork.

• Leicester’s Bee Roads are blooming and buzzing with wildlife

  3 August 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S three-and-a-half miles of 'Bee Roads' are buzzing with wildlife and summer wildflower blooms thanks to a city council-led project to protect our pollinators.

• Lockdown eased in Leicester – but some restrictions must remain as city tackles coronavirus

  31 July 2020

  6 minute read

  HAIRDRESSERS, cinemas, places of worship, cafés, bars and restaurants will be able to open in Leicester from Monday (3 August) as infection rates in the city continue to decline.

• Weekend road closures as part of latest phase of works at Freemen's Common site

  30 July 2020

  2 minute read

  THE latest stage of improvement works are due to take place at a busy Leicester junction this weekend as part of a major redevelopment scheme being carried out by the University of Leicester.

• Second round of discretionary business grants scheme gets underway

  30 July 2020

  1 minute read

  A FURTHER group of businesses and charities will be able to apply for funding aimed at helping those whose finances have been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

• Go Wild this Summer with new activity packs

  30 July 2020

  1 minute read

  NEW activity packs created by a local wildlife trust have been produced to help children explore nature on their doorstep over the summer.