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A NEW support fund has opened to assist Leicester residents who are on a low income and in need of help this winter.

MORE than £600,000 of Government cash will be spent in Leicester to help improve safety in parks and in the city centre.

EXTENSIVE resurfacing work will be taking place on a section of a busy Leicester from this weekend.

CHRISTMAS celebrations make a welcome return to the streets of Leicester this year – but with a new format for the traditional lights' switch-on to help people stay safe.

VISITORS to Leicester Museum and Art Gallery have only two more weeks to enjoy one of the venue’s galleries before it closes to the public to create a new exhibition space.

Local partners have launched a new joint community mentoring project to provide young people with increased support and opportunities to turn away from street-based violence.

CHILDREN’S services in Leicester have been rated good in all areas and praised by inspectors Ofsted for offering a robust level of support to local families, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

A RESIDENTIAL street used by rat-running motorists is to be partly closed to traffic in an experimental scheme to improve road safety.

THE SNOWMAN™ and The Snowdog provides the inspiration for a special Christmas exhibition at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum.

THE LIGHTS are going up, the temperature’s going down and the giant tree is standing proud at Leicester’s Clock Tower – and that means the countdown to Christmas is well under way.

THERE’LL be a new attraction in Leicester’s Jubilee Square from Friday (12 November), as the preparations for the city’s Christmas celebrations gather pace.

JOBLESS people facing mounting money worries this winter will be able to access help and guidance at a series of roadshows being rolled out across Leicester and Leicestershire’s libraries during November.