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A GREEN-THEMED event in Abbey Park this half-term will give local people the chance to discover more about Leicester’s trees, parks and open spaces.
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6 May 2021
2 minute read
THE next stage of a rolling programme to repair and improve pavements, street furniture and bollards along Narborough Road is due to begin this weekend.
30 April 2021
2 minute read
THE new Lord Mayor of Leicester has been officially inaugurated in a ceremony at the Town Hall.
28 April 2021
3 minute read
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.
28 April 2021
4 minute read
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.
28 April 2021
2 minute read
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.
26 April 2021
2 minute read
MAJOR improvements are planned for a busy shopping street that links Leicester city centre and the railway station.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.