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FREE workshops for children aged 9+ and their families are taking place in Leicester over the Easter holidays, giving people the chance to be part of something really big!
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4 November 2021
3 minute read
MOTORISTS are being asked to allow extra time for journeys in Leicester today due to a combination of Diwali Day celebrations and a home game by Leicester City Football Club.
3 November 2021
3 minute read
PEOPLE with tickets for Leicester’s Bonfire Night celebrations are being asked to take a quick COVID-19 test before attending the event at Abbey Park on Saturday (6 November).
2 November 2021
5 minute read
PEOPLE planning on joining Leicester’s Diwali Day celebrations are being asked to take a quick COVID-19 test before attending the event on Thursday (4 November) – and to take another test before returning to their workplace or school.
2 November 2021
3 minute read
A STUNNING Grade II* listed building in Leicester city centre has secured a £750k grant to carry out urgent work to save its roof.
1 November 2021
3 minute read
PEOPLE are being asked their views on major new proposals to expand the area in which the city council can control the number of homes being converted to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).
1 November 2021
4 minute read
AMBITIOUS plans have been announced to vastly improve bus services, vehicles and routes across Leicester as part of a 10-year project involving the city council and local bus operators.
1 November 2021
2 minute read
A MAJOR planned development project on land near the National Space Centre has received over £19million of funding to enable work to go ahead.
29 October 2021
1 minute read
TRAFFIC restrictions will be in place at a busy junction for up to four weeks as part of an ongoing programme of road improvements.
29 October 2021
2 minute read
PLANS to redevelop a cluster of heritage buildings into a home for creative businesses in Leicester city centre have received a boost from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund.
29 October 2021
4 minute read
LEICESTER is set to increase its fleet of zero emission, all-electric buses with almost 100 new vehicles over the next three years, it has been announced.
28 October 2021
3 minute read
RUNNERS will be taking to the city’s streets this weekend with the return of the Leicester Half Marathon.
27 October 2021
1 minute read
TWO Diwali-themed events taking place this weekend will offer visitors different ways to celebrate.