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LEICESTER’S summer celebration of people-friendly streets gets under way this weekend, with the return of the city council’s Open Streets series.
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17 August 2020
3 minute read
EMERGENCY measures are being introduced to prevent large crowds of customers queuing outside restaurants and other food outlets on London Road as part of efforts to tackle COVID-19.
17 August 2020
2 minute read
LEICESTER’S flagship museum has reopened to the public, with all 200 available tickets snapped up for its opening day (Monday).
17 August 2020
2 minute read
A NEW public open space is to be created alongside a new housing development in Aylestone.
14 August 2020
2 minute read
A SCHEME is being introduced in the historic streets near Leicester Market to help businesses by allowing outdoor seating areas and enabling customers to more easily social distance.
13 August 2020
2 minute read
PARENTS with questions about sending their children back to school can visit the city council’s website for advice and information.
13 August 2020
1 minute read
SMALL and micro-businesses across Leicester which were forced to close during the city’s extended lockdown can apply for financial help under a new grant scheme.
13 August 2020
3 minute read
A VIRTUAL service at Leicester Cathedral, featuring a reading by the Duke of Gloucester and a dedicated website to allow people to pay their own tributes, are among the many ways in which Leicestershire and Leicester will be marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day on Saturday, August 15.
13 August 2020
2 minute read
WORK to create a safer and more direct cycle between Leicester’s Clarendon Park area and the city centre is now complete.
12 August 2020
1 minute read
AN investment of £175,000 is being made to repair and improve pavements, street furniture and bollards on one of the busiest gateways into Leicester.
12 August 2020
5 minute read
SIMPLE face coverings made in factories in Leicester are to be sent out to thousands of people across the city from next week.
12 August 2020
2 minute read
MORE than 40 city council-run allotments across Leicester remained open throughout the coronavirus lockdown and provided residents with much-needed outdoor exercise, home-grown produce and a valuable respite from lockdown conditions.
12 August 2020
4 minute read
MORE than 150 people who tested positive for Covid-19 but who could not be located by the national Test & Trace team were found within 48 hours by Leicester City Council.