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• Major improvements planned for Granby Street gateway

  26 April 2021

  2 minute read

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

• Greyfriars heritage scheme offers blueprint for future city centre investment

  26 April 2021

  4 minute read

  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.

• Programme of preservation work at Magazine Gateway completed

  22 April 2021

  1 minute read

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

• Designs to improve Leicester Museum and Art Gallery to be discussed

  22 April 2021

  2 minute read

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

• Get involved with World Book Night

  21 April 2021

  2 minute read

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

• £250,000 pilot project will focus on air quality

  21 April 2021

  4 minute read

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

• Handover marks completion of first phase of council house-building project

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

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

• Outdoor seating grants to help local hospitality businesses

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

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

• People asked to share their wildlife photos with Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  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.

• Conservation work continues on Abbey Park’s historic precinct walls

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  THE latest phase of a major programme of work to repair and preserve the historic precinct wall at Leicester’s Abbey Park is now underway.

• UK Community Renewal Fund opens to bids from projects in Leicester

  16 April 2021

  2 minute read

  INNOVATIVE projects that will support people and businesses in Leicester can now bid for a share of the Government’s £220million UK Community Renewal Fund.

• New park and ride site planned for Beaumont Leys

  15 April 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW 300-space park and ride site is being planned for Beaumont Leys.