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CITY residents are invited to celebrate the power of social connections and community spirit by joining in a week of free activities as part of Leicester’s Let’s Get Together Week.
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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.
12 August 2020
3 minute read
MORE than 50 schools in Leicester have been praised for their work on environmental projects.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.