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• Consultation asks passengers about their taxi use

  15 May 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on whether the number of Hackney carriages normally operating in Leicester meets passengers’ demands.

• Get ready for National Smile Month and #ToothTicklingTuesday!

  15 May 2020

  2 minute read

  FAMILIES are being encouraged to take part in #ToothTicklingTuesday as part of National Smile Month.

• Work begins on ambitious workspace development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park

  15 May 2020

  3 minute read

  WORK has begun on an ambitious next phase of development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park.

• City’s Gypsum Close recycling site to reopen

  14 May 2020

  2 minute read

  One of Leicester’s two waste recycling sites will reopen to the public next week as part of moves to lift coronavirus lockdown conditions.

• Rutland Cycling donates 50 bikes to Leicester Bike Aid

  13 May 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER Bike Aid has benefitted from a generous donation of 50 bicycles from local business Rutland Cycling.

• Council sets out likely £40m cost of coronavirus crisis

  13 May 2020

  3 minute read

  THE local response to the coronavirus pandemic could cost Leicester City Council over £40million, according to a new report to the council’s Overview Select Committee.

• Humanitarian assistance offered during lockdown

  12 May 2020

  2 minute read

  A HELPING hand is being extended to people with complex physical and psychological needs who aren’t able to access their normal services due to the coronavirus lockdown.

• Hundreds of key workers get help from Leicester Bike Aid

  7 May 2020

  3 minute read

  NEARLY 400 key workers have been helped by Leicester Bike Aid since it was launched by the city council a month ago.

• Council to approve £6.9m contribution to £70m Transforming Cities programme

  7 May 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is due to approve investment of almost £7million as part of a major programme of improvements to public transport, cycling and walking across the city.

• Ambitious £17million plans for Fenwick revamp get the go-ahead

  7 May 2020

  3 minute read

  A MAJOR redevelopment of Leicester’s historic former Fenwick building has been given its final go-ahead, with the complete £17million investment package now in place.

• Work begins on major building scheme near Leicester Tigers ground

  7 May 2020

  2 minute read

  ONE lane of a busy Leicester road is due to close temporarily to enable work on major scheme to create a new hotel and multi-storey car park on land near the Leicester Tigers’ stadium.

• More than 4,700 businesses given financial help so far

  6 May 2020

  3 minute read

  OVER three quarters of eligible businesses and charities in Leicester have now received business grants as part of a Government lifeline in response to the coronavirus lockdown.