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• Trees planted in St Matthews to mark Queen’s Jubilee

  30 March 2022

  2 minute read

  NEW trees have been planted in locations across a city neighbourhood as part of commemorations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

• Heroes of dental care to be recognised in city’s Smile Awards

  29 March 2022

  3 minute read

  HEALTH professionals, dental teams, teachers, nursery staff, children’s centre workers and volunteers who are helping to improve oral health in Leicester are to be recognised in an awards scheme organised by Leicester City Council.

• Hundreds take part in workplace active travel challenge

  29 March 2022

  2 minute read

  WORKPLACES in Leicester & Leicestershire have been competing all month to see who can get the most staff to leave their cars at home – with a total of 82 employers and 550 participants taking up the challenge!

• Leicester’s Concert for Ukraine to take place at De Montfort Hall

  29 March 2022

  2 minute read

  A FUND-RAISING concert to help support the people of Ukraine is to be held at De Montfort Hall.

• New skatepark planned for Abbey Meadows

  22 March 2022

  2 minute read

  PLANS for a new skatepark facility near Abbey Park have been announced.

• Essential repairs to historic bridge will close busy city road to through traffic

  22 March 2022

  4 minute read

  A HISTORIC road bridge on a busy route in Leicester is set to close to through traffic until early 2023 while essential maintenance and repair works are carried out.

• Council outlines vision for potential revamp of popular shopping street

  18 March 2022

  2 minute read

  INITIAL ideas for a potential revamp of a popular shopping street in Leicester’s Clarendon Park area have been outlined by the city council.

• Food awards success for local school

  17 March 2022

  4 minute read

  Stokes Wood Primary School in Leicester has won a prestigious national food award.

• Action to bring empty home back into use

  17 March 2022

  2 minute read

  A HOUSE that has have stood empty for over 12 years is set to be brought back into use.

• New video highlights £2 billion of recent and planned investment in Leicester

  16 March 2022

  2 minute read

  MAJOR schemes that make up more than £2 billion of private and public sector investment already made, or proposed in Leicester, can be seen in a new video.

• Pay council tax by direct debit for faster payment of £150 for energy bills

  16 March 2022

  2 minute read

  THE city council is calling on Leicester residents to set up direct debit payments to pay their council tax, to reduce delay in them receiving Government support of £150 to help with rising energy costs.

• New community orchard planted on former allotment site

  16 March 2022

  2 minute read

  VOLUNTEERS have joined their local councillor and parks staff to plant dozens of small fruit trees on a site that was used as allotments until the 1990s.