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BUSINESSES across Leicester that were not previously eligible for Covid-19 business rates relief may now be eligible for new support if they were adversely affected by the pandemic.

THE TRANSFORMATION of a former music and drama centre into a purpose-built school for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is now complete.

A NEW piece of public art is due to be designed and installed in Leicester as part of commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians to the city.

THE first new homes built as part of a multi-million regeneration of Leicester’s Waterside area have been completed.

MOTORISTS and bus users are advised to expect delays to their journeys on Thursday evening (7 April), ahead of Leicester City’s Europa Conference League quarter-final with PSV Eindhoven.

LEICESTER City Football Club today received the Honorary Freedom of the City at a ceremony at the King Power stadium (Monday 4 April).

A FORGOTTEN link between Leicester’s Cultural Quarter and an important gateway into the city centre is set for a major revamp, with work due to begin next week.

A MAJOR programme of proposed improvements to one of Leicester’s ‘most confusing’ junctions and its connecting roads has been outlined by the city council.

STAFF who work with children with special educational needs have completed training that will further develop their specialist skills and knowledge.

A MAJOR expansion of Leicester’s e-bike share scheme is getting under way, with 30 new bike docks and 330 additional cycles being added to the fleet.

PLANS for a major new neighbourhood cycling route in Leicester have been outlined, as part of an ambitious citywide programme of investment in sustainable transport.

CITY Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has paid tribute to Simon Cole QPM, the former Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police whose death was announced yesterday (30 March).