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• Exhibitions mark WWII anniversaries

  24 August 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S museums are hosting two new exhibitions that commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

• Latest financial help available for city businesses affected by COVID-19

  19 August 2020

  1 minute read

  BUSINESSES in Leicester have until August 28 to take advantage of financial help which has been made available to for firms affected by COVID-19.

• Good compliance from London Road businesses in response to new queueing regulations

  19 August 2020

  2 minute read

  FOOD businesses on London Road have been praised for heeding calls by council and police to prevent large queues of customers forming outside.

• Government announces some easing of coronavirus restrictions in Leicester

  18 August 2020

  4 minute read

  CORONAVIRUS restrictions that prevent people from different households from meeting up in each other’s homes and gardens are to stay in place in Leicester following the latest review by the Government.

• New regulations introduced to tackle queues outside London Road businesses

  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.

• Tickets “sell out” on museum’s first day of reopening

  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).

• New recreational open space to be created in Aylestone

  17 August 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW public open space is to be created alongside a new housing development in Aylestone.

• St Martins social distancing and pedestrianisation scheme to begin

  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.

• Advice and information on returning to school

  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.

• Chance for businesses to get share of £2.6m in extended lockdown business grants scheme

  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.

• Digital commemoration to mark VJ Day 75th anniversary

  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.

• Work complete on Lancaster Road improvement scheme

  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.