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• Outbound pop-up cycle route introduced on Hinckley Road

  26 June 2020

  3 minute read

  THE latest in a series of pop-up cycling and walking routes on major commuter routes in Leicester is being installed along a stretch of Hinckley Road.

• Council puts £600,000 into emergency food provision

  26 June 2020

  3 minute read

  THE city council has put over £600,000 of support into emergency food provision over the past 12 weeks, working with food banks across the city to keep people safe during the coronavirus crisis.

• Council reminds people that barbecues are not permitted in Leicester’s parks

  25 June 2020

  2 minute read

  THE CITY council is reminding people that barbecues are not permitted in Leicester’s parks and open spaces – and that coronavirus restrictions are still in place.

• Deadline approaches for business grants

  25 June 2020

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES and charities have less than a week to apply for a share of Government money aimed at helping those whose trade has been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown.

• Footpath widening takes place at Green Lane Road

  24 June 2020

  3 minute read

  A BUSY local shopping area in North Evington is being transformed in a pop-up scheme creating wider pavements to make it safer for shoppers and residents to socially distance.

• Two traffic calming and 20mph limits to be introduced after virus delay

  22 June 2020

  2 minute read

  TWO new schemes to introduce 20mph speed limits and traffic calming measures are due to be installed after being delayed by the coronavirus lockdown.

• Additional Coronavirus testing unit set up in Leicester

  21 June 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW coronavirus testing site will open on Leicester’s Spinney Hills Park at 10.30am today (Sunday 21 June).

• Leicester marks Windrush Day with online activities

  19 June 2020

  3 minute read

  PHOTOGRAPHS, letters and artwork from the Windrush generation will be shared online this weekend as Leicester plays its part in marking Windrush Day 2020.

• Rise in city’s Covid-19 cases shows epidemic is not over

  18 June 2020

  4 minute read

  AS lockdown restrictions are gradually relaxed, the city’s director of public health is warning people in Leicester that the coronavirus epidemic is far from over.

• Global Kitchen to host first online cooking event

  18 June 2020

  2 minute read

  AN ORGANISATION which was set up with the help of City Mayor Peter Soulsby’s crowdfunding pledge to train chefs from the refugee and asylum seeker community is due to run its first online community cookery workshop this week.

• Have your say on creating more safe space on city’s streets

  17 June 2020

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE can now nominate streets in Leicester that would benefit from more space for safe travelling and shopping as work continues to address challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic.

• City shows support for national Armed Forces Week

  17 June 2020

  2 minute read

  THE flying of the Armed Forces Flag from Leicester’s Town Hall will mark the start of a very different annual event in honour our serving forces, veterans and cadets.