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MOTORISTS are being warned about a series of overnight road closures that will be taking place on Leicester’s busy inner ring road from later this month.

TWO new traffic calming schemes and 20mph zones are due to be introduced in the streets near to a busy Leicester primary school following local calls for action to improve road safety.

A LEICESTER primary school that works closely with the city council’s catering service has been named a runner-up in a national food standards award.

A NEW cleaning machine aimed at removing chewing gum from city centre pavements is being trialled in a scheme by Leicester City Council.

A COMPANY and director behind a city centre shisha café have been fined £6,000 and ordered to pay over £2,000 in costs after being convicted of a series of smoke-free offences.

A FREE event for people with learning disabilities and their families is being held in Leicester next week.

MORE than £1million of Government funding has been secured to help further work to promote walking and cycling in Leicester and Leicestershire.

LEICESTER has been recognized as a global leader on climate action and transparency, achieving a place on CDP’s 'Cities A List'.

A COMMUNITY event giving people the chance to talk about tackling knife crime is being held in St Matthews later this week.

THE city council has set out its plans to give homeless families in Leicester a home instead of a place in a hostel.

A PROGRAMME of events gets under way on Sunday to support an exhibition inspired by Leicester’s German Expressionist collection.

THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the half-term break – with plenty of family-friendly activities on offer that are completely free of charge.