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• Beaumont Market to remain open until the end of the year

  9 August 2023

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  TRADERS on a market in Beaumont Leys that was due to close next month have been told that the market can remain open until the end of the year.

• Free and low-cost activities for children in Leicester this week

  7 August 2023

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  WOULD-BE wizards can take part in a day of crafts, games and activities in the beautiful gardens of Belgrave Hall this week.

• Work starts on upgrade for pedestrian zone’s bollards

  2 August 2023

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  THE NETWORK of automatic bollards that surrounds Leicester’s pedestrian zone is to be upgraded as part of improvements planned by the city council.

• Road closures ahead as Fiveways junction improvements continue

  2 August 2023

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  ROAD closures will be in place on part of Leicester’s busy A50 next week as work on a major highway improvement scheme progresses.

• Rolling road closures planned for carnival parade

  2 August 2023

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  LEICESTER’S Caribbean Carnival and parade will take place this weekend and motorists are being advised of some temporary road closures.

• Time to play in Town Hall Square

  31 July 2023

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  YOUNG visitors to Leicester city centre can celebrate National Playday this week by taking part in a day of fun – and free – activities.

• Prizes awarded to Beat the Street table-toppers

  31 July 2023

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  A FREE game designed to get people moving saw more than 40,000 Leicester residents taking part and increasing their activity levels this summer.

• Beaumont Market set to close in September

  27 July 2023

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  THE city council has announced that Beaumont Market, (Beaumont Leys), will close from September this year, in the light of current and predicted trading losses.

• New course offers career path to adult learners

  25 July 2023

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  LEARNERS wanting to train for a career in counselling can now follow their career path from beginner to practitioner level at the city’s adult education service.

• Hop! free bus service reaches 1,000 passenger trips a day

  24 July 2023

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  A FREE bus service in Leicester city centre is proving to be a hit with an average of 1,000 passenger journeys per day made on the route.

• Investment will see 1,500 new affordable homes for city

  24 July 2023

  2 minute read

  PROPOSALS have been set out for spending £150million over the next four years to create hundreds more affordable homes in Leicester.

• Free tours of Leicester Town Hall give insight to city’s civic life

  19 July 2023

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  PEOPLE are being offered the chance to learn more about Leicester’s Grade ll* listed Town Hall and the part it's played in the life of the city, through free guided tours starting next week.