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LEICESTER’S Riverside Festival returns this weekend – and this year it’s bigger than ever, with more locations, more free activities and an exciting new collaboration with DMU.
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2 February 2022
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WORK has started on major improvements to Leicester’s busy Saffron Lane as part of a major Government-backed programme of investment in Sustainable travel across the city.
1 February 2022
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LEICESTER city centre will be lit up with some extraordinary artworks next month, with the return of a world-class festival first held in the city in 2020.
31 January 2022
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TWO new children’s homes are set to be created by the city council to help boost the number of council-run homes for children and young people in care.
28 January 2022
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TWO new grant schemes are offering support for hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses whose trade was affected by the recent surge in Omicron coronavirus cases.
27 January 2022
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PEOPLE in parts of Leicester who make a pledge to travel sustainably could be in with the chance of winning £250 worth of shopping vouchers, as well as book vouchers for schools.
27 January 2022
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A NEW 20mph and traffic calming scheme is due to be put in place covering dozens of residential streets in Spinney Hills.
27 January 2022
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A SERIES of overnight works are due to take place next week on a major road project connecting Putney Road West to Aylestone Road and Saffron Lane.
24 January 2022
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PEOPLE with unwanted clothing, books, toys, bric a brac or household goods in good condition can now support a local charity by dropping them off at a Leicester recycling centre.
24 January 2022
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PEOPLE who live and work in the Eyres Monsell area of Leicester are being asked for their views on plans to redevelop the site of two former schools for new housing
21 January 2022
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THE SIX million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime and all those who have lost their lives in genocides will be remembered in Leicester next week, as countries around the world mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
21 January 2022
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LEICESTER’S popular African Caribbean Centre could be run by the local community in the future.
20 January 2022
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A PACKAGE of wide-ranging investments in vital services and community facilities across Leicester has been set out in the city council’s draft capital spending programme for 2022.