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• Supply chain and home-based businesses can claim in latest phase of grants

  15 April 2021

  1 minute read

  MORE businesses are being called upon to apply for grants to help with costs and loss of income during the coronavirus lockdown and recovery.

• Proposed cycling and walking routes to be delivered alongside the Putney Road link road scheme

  15 April 2021

  2 minute read

  NEW cycling and pedestrian facilities are to be delivered as part of the city’s Connecting Leicester programme, in order to improve links to new developments in the Aylestone Road and Putney Road areas.

• Work to begin on improved route to replace dingy underpass in Beaumont Leys

  14 April 2021

  2 minute read

  A DINGY underpass is set to be removed as work begins on a range of improvements to a busy neighbourhood road in Leicester.

• Leicester’s e-bike share opens to all city residents

  13 April 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S innovative new electric bike share scheme is opening up to all city residents on Wednesday 14 April.

• Leicester pays tribute to Prince Philip

  9 April 2021

  1 minute read

  FLAGS in Leicester are flying at half-mast today, as the city mourns the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

• Twice-weekly rapid testing now available to everyone in England

  8 April 2021

  2 minute read

  EVERYONE in England is being encouraged to take twice-weekly coronavirus tests to help identify and suppress the spread of new variants of the virus.

• Proposals will revamp residential area in St Matthews

  6 April 2021

  2 minute read

  CHANGES to part of a Leicester housing estate have been proposed to help reduce crime, create more parking and improve the area for residents.

• Warning to businesses offering at-home beauty treatments despite lockdown

  1 April 2021

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES offering beauty treatments at home during lockdown are being warned they face fines, prosecution and possible police action after a rise in the number of reports of such work taking place despite the Covid-19 restrictions.

• Still time for eligible families to register for holiday food programme

  30 March 2021

  1 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester who normally have a free school meal won’t miss out over the Easter break, thanks to a holiday food programme co-ordinated by the city council.

• New hub will help get young people into jobs

  30 March 2021

  3 minute read

  A £4MILLION project to create a new youth hub and help get young people into jobs, education and training is being launched in Leicester.

• Timetable sets out reopening of city’s buildings and facilities

  30 March 2021

  3 minute read

  PLANS for how Leicester’s sports, leisure and community facilities will reopen with the lifting of lockdown restrictions have been outlined in a new timetable.

• Calls for new enforcement body as council publishes report

  30 March 2021

  2 minute read

  CITY mayor Peter Soulsby and deputy city mayor Cllr Adam Clarke are calling for the Government to make good on its manifesto commitment to create a single enforcement body that would cover all aspects of labour abuse, exploitation and poor working practices.