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• Plans confirmed for the demolition of Goscote House

  12 March 2021

  2 minute read

  WORK to bring down Leicester’s tallest high-rise residential tower block will get underway this summer.

• Free PPE available for informal carers

  11 March 2021

  2 minute read

  UNPAID carers who look after a friend or family member on an informal basis can get free PPE from the city council to help them carry out their caring responsibilities safely.

• Tenants move in to new workspace at Pioneer Park

  10 March 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW hub for business at Leicester’s Pioneer Park is now open and welcoming its first tenants.

• Pauline is one of thousands helped to quit smoking with help of city council

  9 March 2021

  3 minute read

  A LEICESTER woman who smoked for nearly 60 years and was diagnosed with cancer has kicked the habit successfully using the city council’s stop smoking service.

• Latest seizures tackle lockdown noise nuisance

  9 March 2021

  2 minute read

  LOUDSPEAKERS and stereo equipment have been seized from two more houses in Leicester following complaints of noise nuisance.

• Award for Leicester film about children’s rights

  8 March 2021

  2 minute read

  A FILM about children’s rights made by young people in Leicester has won a prestigious award.

• City’s schools ready to welcome back children from Monday

  5 March 2021

  3 minute read

  AFTER months of home learning, children across Leicester will be back in the classroom from Monday (8 March).

• City’s covid tracing team has 92% success rate

  4 March 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council’s pioneering contact tracing team for coronavirus infections has successfully tracked down more than 92% of cases in the past three months.

• Next phase of road resurfacing works gets underway

  3 March 2021

  3 minute read

  A MAJOR programme of road surface improvement work is taking place in communities across Leicester this month.

• City council buys disused hospital accommodation to create new housing

  3 March 2021

  2 minute read

  £10.5million is due to be invested in buying over 170 derelict accommodation units and transforming them into much-needed affordable housing.

• Extra £1million added to Covid Winter Grant to help struggling families

  2 March 2021

  2 minute read

  AN additional £1million is being added to the Covid Winter Grant scheme to support local vulnerable families and individuals who are struggling to cope financially as a direct result of Covid this winter.

• Bridge renovation works to get underway

  1 March 2021

  1 minute read

  WORK to replace an ageing road bridge in a residential part of Leicester are due to get underway next week.