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• Campaign recognises work of volunteers

  1 June 2023

  2 minute read

  VOLUNTEERS across Leicester are being celebrated as part of a nationwide campaign recognising their hard work.

• Council grant supports homeless charity’s Money Talks project

  30 May 2023

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE experiencing homelessness will soon be able to get help and advice about their money issues, thanks to a project that’s supported by an anti-poverty community grant.

• More help with living costs available for city’s most vulnerable

  26 May 2023

  2 minute read

  A NEW round of support has opened to help Leicester residents who are on a low income and struggling with the rising cost of living.

• New maths hub will help adults to Multiply skills

  26 May 2023

  2 minute read

  FREE maths courses are being made available at a new venue in Leicester to help people improve their numeracy skills.

• Museums and libraries offer low-cost ideas for half-term fun

  25 May 2023

  3 minute read

  THERE’S lots going on at Leicester’s museums and libraries this half-term, offering families low-cost ideas for a fun day out.  

• Bus partnership celebrates first year of progress

  25 May 2023

  2 minute read

  A PIONEERING partnership between local bus operators and Leicester City Council has already made 75 per cent of its planned improvements to services and routes within its first year.

• City rated best in the region to live and work

  25 May 2023

  2 minute read

  Leicester has been ranked as the top city in the East Midlands to live and work as part of an influential nationwide industry report.

• Overnight road closures planned for resurfacing work

  25 May 2023

  2 minute read

  PART of Leicester’s busy inner ring road will be subject to overnight closures for up to four days next week for essential resurfacing works.

• Jobs and training on offer at North Leicester jobs fair

  24 May 2023

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE living in the Belgrave, Beaumont Leys and Mowmacre Hill areas of Leicester will be able to find out about jobs and training opportunities on offer in the city at a major recruitment fair taking place next month.

• Film is a reminder to Respect our Rivers

  23 May 2023

  2 minute read

  A SHORT film has been created to urge people not to pollute Leicester’s rivers and waterways by dumping litter or other items harmful to wildlife.

• Go traffic-free every month with Open Streets

  23 May 2023

  1 minute read

  FREE events that make the most of Leicester’s people-friendly streets and spaces will be on offer in Leicester this weekend, as the city council’s regular Open Streets series returns.

• Punk returns to Leicester this summer in major new exhibition

  22 May 2023

  2 minute read

  THE PUBS, clubs and characters that were part of Leicester’s punk scene in the 1970s will be remembered in a new exhibition that opens in the city on Saturday (27 May).