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• One-day road closure planned ahead of improvement works

  23 March 2023

  2 minute read

  A BUSY junction in the north-west of the city will be closed to traffic this weekend as improvements works begin.

• Get stuck into the Great British Spring Clean

  22 March 2023

  2 minute read

  ENVIRONMENTAL volunteers will be rolling up their sleeves to tackle litter and clear parks and waterways in Leicester as part of a national clean-up campaign.

• Community group to run Leicester’s African Caribbean Centre

  21 March 2023

  2 minute read

  A COMMUNITY organisation that’s based at Leicester’s African Caribbean Centre has won its bid to take over the running of the popular Highfields venue.

• Leicester now boasts 20 new Tiny Forests in local schools

  21 March 2023

  3 minute read

  A HUGE network of Tiny Forests is taking root at schools across Leicester thanks to a partnership between the city council and a leading environmental charity.

• New exhibition celebrates 150 years of play

  21 March 2023

  2 minute read

  TOYS, teddies and talking dolls will go on display at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum this weekend in a new exhibition celebrating 150 years of children’s play.

• Latest phase of Narborough Road improvements completed

  20 March 2023

  3 minute read

  WORK has been carried out on the latest stage of improvements to pavements, drainage and pedestrian areas of Leicester’s Narborough Road.

• Countdown begins for expansion of Dock innovation hub at Space City Leicester

  20 March 2023

  5 minute read

  WORK is set to begin on an ambitious expansion of an innovative workspace development for high-tech industries at the heart of Space City Leicester.

• New digital suite created at iconic Leicester library

  20 March 2023

  1 minute read

  A NEW digital and performance suite is now open at one of the city’s most iconic libraries.

• Last underpasses in Leicester city centre to be permanently closed

  20 March 2023

  1 minute read

  THE LAST remaining pedestrian underpasses in Leicester’s city centre are set to be permanently closed to the public.

• Car park set to generate its own energy through solar panels

  17 March 2023

  2 minute read

  THE roof of Leicester’s Newarke Street car park is to be fitted with around 360 sqm of solar panels on two giant canopies, as part of the city council’s ongoing work to reduce its carbon footprint.

• Have your say over road safety scheme

  16 March 2023

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE living near Narborough Road are to be consulted over proposals to improve road safety at an accident blackspot.

• Huge solar array to be installed at council leisure centre

  16 March 2023

  2 minute read

  A NEW solar panel array the size of 18 tennis courts is set to be installed at a city council sport and leisure centre.