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• City schools celebrate Clean Air Day

  16 June 2022

  3 minute read

  SCHOOLS in Leicester have been celebrating Clean Air Day by making the most of traffic-free local streets.

• Dramatic makeover of historic gates complete, thanks to Government fund

  15 June 2022

  3 minute read

  TWO important examples of Leicester’s architectural history have been fully restored thanks to a government grant for expert repair work.

• Apprentices to celebrate achievements at graduation ceremony

  15 June 2022

  2 minute read

  HUNDREDS of people who have successfully completed an apprenticeship in the past 12 months are due to celebrate their achievements at a graduation ceremony this week.

• Public art celebrates city’s links with the fox

  14 June 2022

  2 minute read

  THERE’S a new addition to Leicester’s Green Dragon Square – but only those who scour the skyline will notice it on the top of the wall at the rear of the Corn Exchange.

• Council begins work on £8m home insulation scheme

  13 June 2022

  2 minute read

  HUNDREDS of council houses and other affordable homes in Leicester are set to benefit from a rolling programme of solid wall insulation.

• Talk looks back at life in Leicester in the 1920s

  13 June 2022

  1 minute read

  LIFE in Leicester a hundred years ago provides the theme for a talk at the city’s Newarke Houses Museum on Sunday..

• Guildhall exhibitions focus on emigration and exile ahead of Refugee Week

  10 June 2022

  2 minute read

  THREE important exhibitions that explore the themes of exile and emigration are now open at Leicester’s Guildhall.

• Council gives green light for new low carbon homes off Saffron Lane

  10 June 2022

  2 minute read

  PLANS for the next phase of an ambitious programme to build hundreds of new council homes in Leicester have been given the green light.

• Leicester takes pride in award-winning parent champions

  9 June 2022

  3 minute read

  TWO parent champions from Leicester have won national awards for the work they do to help others.

• Council makes designation to create city’s 25th conservation area

  8 June 2022

  2 minute read

  A NEW conservation area around Leicester’s Fosse Recreation Ground and a nationally-listed Victorian church building has been designated by the city council.

• Work coaches in libraries expands to Belgrave

  6 June 2022

  2 minute read

  WORK coaches are now available at Belgrave Library, to help people get specialist job-seeking support.

• Preparations nearly complete as Riverside Festival set to begin

  1 June 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’s biggest free family festival is set to get underway this weekend taking in the city’s waterways and open spaces.