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• Final consultation stage for Leicester’s Local Plan

  16 January 2023

  3 minute read

  A FINAL consultation is taking place on Leicester’s Local Plan.

• Refreshed strategy highlights local support for carers

  13 January 2023

  4 minute read

  SUPPORT for carers across the city, county and Rutland is being outlined in a newly-refreshed Carers’ Strategy for the region.

• Ottawa Road improvement scheme completed

  12 January 2023

  4 minute read

  A NEIGHBOURHOOD scheme to improve safety and access in communal areas of a city housing estate has been completed.

• Braunstone Leisure Centre gym reopens

  11 January 2023

  3 minute read

  A LEISURE centre gym which has undergone a major refurbishment has reopened its doors to visitors.

• £400k funding boost for city walking and cycling schemes

  9 January 2023

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is set to benefit from nearly £400,000 of Government cash to help make it easier for people to cycle and walk around the city.

• New year brings tiger-themed fun to Newarke Houses Museum

  9 January 2023

  3 minute read

  NEWARKE Houses Museum – Leicester’s social history and regimental museum – has a packed programme of fun activities for families to enjoy this winter.

• National award for new St Margaret’s bus station

  9 January 2023

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER’S new St Margaret’s Bus Station has scooped its first national award.

• Praise for social care teams’ work to safely discharge patients and avoid hospital admissions

  6 January 2023

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S City Mayor has praised the work of social care teams who have continued to work closely with Leicester’s hospitals to ensure patients can be safely discharged over the Christmas and new year period, and provided rapid support to avoid people being admitted to hospital in the first place.

• The Tiger Who Came to Tea comes to Leicester

  5 January 2023

  1 minute read

  NEWARKE Houses Museum celebrates one of Britain’s best loved picture books this month, as it hosts an exhibition exploring the life and work of Judith Kerr. 

• Next phases of work to get underway in West End

  20 December 2022

  2 minute read

  TWO improvement schemes are due to take place in the new year on Leicester’s Narborough Road and Braunstone Gate.

• Leicester’s Open 33 prize winners announced

  19 December 2022

  3 minute read

  THE WINNING artworks in this year’s Open 33 exhibition at Leicester’s flagship museum have been announced.

• Shoppers warned over Christmas scam websites

  19 December 2022

  2 minute read

  Festive shoppers are being warned over scam shopping websites offering bargain goods which are never delivered.