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AIR pollution in Leicester was at its lowest level ever recorded last year, as the city saw a huge reduction in traffic as result of the coronavirus lockdown. 

WORK is underway on the first stage of an ambitious project to transform the site of Leicester’s biggest Roman ruins into a world-class visitor centre.

LEICESTER’S Director of Public Health Professor Ivan Browne says that Leicester has received its first notifications from Public Health England (PHE) of a COVID-19 variant in the city that requires investigation and follow up.

MAJOR improvements are planned for a busy shopping street that links Leicester city centre and the railway station.

THE successful completion of a five-year project to restore and regenerate the architectural heritage of Leicester’s Old Town could offer a blueprint for future investment in the city centre.

A SIX-month project to carry out much-needed repairs and restoration work at one of Leicester’s oldest medieval buildings has finished.

PROPOSALS have been revealed to update and remodel the interior of Leicester Museum and Art Gallery on New Walk.

LEICESTER’S libraries are backing World Book Night on 23 April with a free book giveaway and online discussion.

LEICESTER City Council has been awarded nearly £250,000 of Government cash to help make further improvements to local air quality.

THE first phase of a wide-ranging programme to create hundreds of new affordable rental homes for families across Leicester has been completed.

CAFES and restaurants in Leicester can apply for grants of up to £4,000 from the city council to buy outdoor furniture.

PEOPLE in Leicester and beyond are being invited to submit their photographs of the natural world for a new digital exhibition at the Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.