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• Call for art inspired by lockdown

  24 July 2020

  1 minute read

  ART inspired during people’s experience of lockdown in Leicester will be taking centre stage in a new exhibition planned for New Walk Museum and Art Gallery.

• Biggest testing operation in the country helping city’s bid to drive down its Covid-19 infection rate

  23 July 2020

  4 minute read

  THE BIGGEST community testing operation in the country is under way in Leicester as the city continues to track down the coronavirus and stop its transmission.

• Plans for £180k improvements to The Rally park

  23 July 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on plans to revamp a popular park close to Leicester’s Waterside regeneration area.

• Access courses for adults offer fast track to university study

  22 July 2020

  1 minute read

  APPLICATIONS are now open for Leicester Adult Education College’s popular Access to Higher Education courses.

• Congestion-busting scheme complete on schedule

  21 July 2020

  3 minute read

  A £10.7m scheme to tackle congestion and improve road links between the county and the city has finished on schedule, despite the COVID-19 restrictions.

• City Mayor repeats calls for more financial help for city businesses

  21 July 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S City Mayor has written once more to the Government urging them to provide more support to local businesses to help them cope with the impact of the city’s extended Covid-19 lockdown.

• 3,000 year-old statue acquired for Leicester’s Ancient Egypt collection

  21 July 2020

  5 minute read

  A BLACK granite statue, made in Egypt more that 3,000 years ago and gifted to the son of travel pioneer Thomas Cook, has been purchased for the city of Leicester.

• Leicester lockdown to continue for another two weeks

  16 July 2020

  1 minute read

  SECRETARY of State for Health Matt Hancock has announced that lockdown measures in Leicester City are to stay in place for another two weeks.

• Council to begin £230k road repair programme for residential streets

  15 July 2020

  1 minute read

  RESIDENTIAL streets in communities across Leicester are due to be repaired as part of a £230,000 investment by Leicester City Council.

• Families can enjoy #ReadingTogether with digital resources and activities

  15 July 2020

  2 minute read

  FAMILIES are being invited to enjoy #ReadingTogether on Thursday as part of the Summer Reading Challenge.

• City’s waterways set for summer street art makeover

  15 July 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S waterways are set to be transformed with a series of colourful artworks as part of a major community arts project this summer.

• Webinar will help textiles businesses become covid-19 secure

  13 July 2020

  3 minute read

  A FREE webinar is being held tomorrow to help fashion and textiles businesses learn more about making their workplaces covid-19 secure.