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• City gets ready to welcome Royal visitors

  10 February 2020

  2 minute read

  HIS Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall are to visit Leicester Market tomorrow (Tuesday 11 February).

• Museum exhibition is inspired by German Expressionist collection

  7 February 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW exhibition inspired by Leicester’s renowned German Expressionist collection goes on view next week at New Walk Museum and Art Gallery.

• Major highways improvement scheme due at Welford Road and Putney Road junction

  6 February 2020

  2 minute read

  IMPROVEMENTS are planned for a busy Leicester junction as part of a major redevelopment scheme being carried out by the University of Leicester.

• Major £800k revamp for city council leisure centre

  6 February 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK to revamp a Leicester City Council leisure Centre will begin later this month, with £800,000 of improvements on the way.

• Time to Talk about your mental health

  5 February 2020

  1 minute read

  AN event aimed at encouraging people to talk about their mental health will be taking place in Leicester tomorrow.

• Plans announced for £4million revamp of city centre streets

  5 February 2020

  2 minute read

  PLANS for a major £4million revamp of three busy city centre streets have been announced by Leicester City Council.

• Sting operations tackle careless parking, littering and air quality issues

  5 February 2020

  2 minute read

  A SERIES of ‘sting’ operations is taking place to tackle school-run drivers who drive or park dangerously, discard litter or leave their engines running while stationary.

• Work of City Wardens shortlisted for Keep Britain Tidy annual awards

  5 February 2020

  2 minute read

  A TEAM of city council staff responsible for tackling littering, flytipping and other unsightly mess in communities across Leicester has been shortlisted for two national awards.

• City's new market square to be named after medieval inn

  4 February 2020

  3 minute read

  A NEW public square in Leicester city centre is to be named after a medieval inn that once stood on the site.

• Traffic calming and 20mph limits to be introduced in two communities

  31 January 2020

  1 minute read

  NEW 20mph speed limits and traffic calming measures are due to be brought in on streets in two residentials area of Leicester.

• Still time to have a say on Leicester’s climate emergency action plan

  31 January 2020

  4 minute read

  ONE year on from declaring a climate emergency, Leicester City Council is reminding people to have their say on how it responds to the global crisis and aims to become carbon neutral.

• Last day to vote for your favourite book of the decade

  31 January 2020

  1 minute read

  CUSTOMERS and staff at Leicester’s libraries are being invited to vote for their favourite books of the decade.