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• 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.

• Council helps those still shielding and needing support

  29 July 2020

  3 minute read

  THOUSANDS of people who have relied on food parcels from the Government during the coronavirus lockdown will be supported by the city council from Saturday.

• Lane closure begins on Burleys Way in latest phase of bus station improvements

  29 July 2020

  1 minute read

  A MAJOR project to reduce bus journey times by creating a new exit from St Margaret’s Bus Station onto the city’s inner ring road has reached its latest stage.

• Parking enforcement to resume across the city from August 1

  29 July 2020

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is due to resume parking enforcement activity from the start of August as the city prepares to emerge from lockdown.

• Council provides £500,000 to help shopping areas reopen as part of £1.2m package of support

  29 July 2020

  3 minute read

  SHOPPING areas in Leicester are set to benefit from £500,000 of city council funding to help support independent traders as they reopen after the coronavirus lockdown.

• New ''tube map'' of Leicester’s cycle routes shows extent of city’s network

  27 July 2020

  3 minute read

  A NEW map has been produced showing Leicester’s pop-up cycle track network in the style of the classic London Underground map.