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• Work to begin on improvements to Abbey Gate

  11 September 2024

  1 minute read

  WORK to improve an important section of road for walkers, wheelers and cyclists in Leicester will get under way from next week.

• Council signs up to protect staff from violence at work

  11 September 2024

  1 minute read

  Leicester City Council has shown its commitment to keeping all staff safe at work by signing up to a trades union charter to end violence at work.

• Council highlights support available across the city on world suicide prevention day

  10 September 2024

  2 minute read

  People are being urged to find out more about Leicester’s network of mental health friendly places, as World Suicide Prevention Day is marked (Tuesday 10 September).

• City centre car park to close over weekend for maintenance

  9 September 2024

  1 minute read

  A MAIN city centre car park in Leicester will be closed this weekend while essential maintenance is carried out.

• New plan sets out next phase of action for a Climate Ready Leicester

  9 September 2024

  3 minute read

  A NEW phase in Leicester’s bid to become a climate ready city has been set out in an ambitious action plan covering the next five years.

• Second contractor working on Jewry Wall Museum project folds

  5 September 2024

  2 minute read

  THE opening of Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum and Visitor Centre – currently under-going a multi-million pound transformation – has been delayed following the collapse of a second contractor working on the project.

• Council lends support to vital canal bank repairs

  4 September 2024

  2 minute read

  A CHARITY has completed major repairs to a section of canal bank with support from Leicester City Council.

• ‘Thoughtful and kind’ social worker nominated for Apprentice of Year

  3 September 2024

  3 minute read

  A ‘THOUGHTFUL and kind’ social worker who ‘is determined to learn and grow’ has been nominated for a prestigious Apprentice of the Year award.

• Pavement revamp under way on part of busy Melton Road

  29 August 2024

  1 minute read

  A NEW programme of investment to improve and repair pavements along Leicester’s Melton Road is getting under way.

• Artists invited to take part in Leicester's popular Open exhibition

  29 August 2024

  1 minute read

  LOCAL artists are being given a chance to present their work at Leicester’s flagship museum, as preparations for this year’s Open exhibition get under way.

• Leicester Museum to close for maintenance ahead of major refurbishment

  28 August 2024

  2 minute read

  THE CITY’S flagship museum will close for 11 days next month to allow essential maintenance works to take place, before a major refurbishment gets under way.

• New fleet of cleaning machines ready to blitz city’s streets

  27 August 2024

  3 minute read

  A NEW fleet of grime-busting machines is set to become a familiar sight in Leicester city centre this summer.