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A MAJOR piece of travel history is to be preserved in the county, after the Leicestershire Record Office was selected as the new home of the Thomas Cook archive.

PARENTS and carers of children who will be starting full-time school in Leicester this autumn are being reminded to apply before the deadline of 15 January.

A PARTNERSHIP between the city council and BID Leicester means that Leicester’s streets can be washed more frequently - and more unsightly graffiti and chewing gum can be removed.

WORK is set to begin on an £3.5million expansion project at a popular infant and junior school in Leicester.

A WARM and welcoming place where people can meet and learn new skills has opened in Beaumont Leys in Leicester.

CUSTOMERS and staff at Leicester’s libraries are being invited to vote for their favourite books of the decade.

WORK has begun on a project to cut journey times for buses using St Margaret’s Bus Station by creating a new exit directly onto the city’s inner ring road.

NEARLY a dozen cars which between them are responsible for over £62,000 of unpaid parking fines have been seized by civil enforcement officers at Leicester City Council.

LIBRARY users who have overdue books can return them free of charge to any Leicester library from now until 31 January.

TIME is running out for anyone who wants a spin on Leicester’s Christmas ice rink, with the last session taking place on Sunday night (5 January).

IT’S going to be a busy day in Leicester on Saturday (4 January), with rugby and football fans heading to the city for afternoon matches - and bargain hunters making a beeline for the January sales before the schools go back.

FAMILIES looking for free things to do during the school holidays in Leicester will find lots of ideas on a city council website.