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• Plans to refurbish park toilets in £138,000 scheme

  2 October 2020

  1 minute read

  TOILET facilities in seven popular city parks are set to be fully refurbished by Leicester City Council.

• £3.1million investment to improve Welford Road corridor

  1 October 2020

  2 minute read

  ROADS along one of Leicester’s busiest arterial traffic routes are to undergo a £3.1million programme of resurfacing work and junction improvements this month.

• Dozens of buildings removed from Leicester's local heritage at risk list

  1 October 2020

  4 minute read

  EFFORTS to preserve Leicester’s rich architectural heritage have resulted in 25 properties being removed from a local list of historic buildings at risk.

• Tenants sign up for Pioneer Park space ahead of development’s opening in January

  30 September 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW hub for business at Leicester’s Pioneer Park has already signed up its first tenants, despite still being under construction.

• Help for parents to get children reading

  30 September 2020

  2 minute read

  FREE, expert advice on helping children to do well at school by making reading fun is being offered online by the city council’s adult education centre.

• Next phase of improvements begins at Aylestone Meadows

  29 September 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK is underway on a second phase of improvements at Leicester’s largest nature reserve as part of a £300,000 investment project. 

• ANPR cameras to come into use at Haymarket Car Park

  28 September 2020

  2 minute read

  NEW vehicle number plate recognition technology to help simplify parking is due to come into effect at one of the city centre’s biggest multi-storey car parks next week.

• Have your say on future of local laws to tackle problem street drinking

  28 September 2020

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on laws to tackle problem street drinking and use of so-called ‘legal highs’ in public places across Leicester.

• Seizure of speakers and equipment following noise complaints

  24 September 2020

  1 minute read

  CITY council officers have seized noise equipment from a house in Leicester after residents complained about very loud music being played during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Work underway on widening footpath between Bede Park and Evesham Road

  24 September 2020

  1 minute read

  Work is underway on a project to widen a footpath from Bede Park to Evesham Road, providing more space for users of the popular route in and out of the city.

• Colourful crossings link city centre with cultural quarter

  23 September 2020

  1 minute read

  COLOURFUL coatings are being installed on two busy city centre crossings to create distinctive pedestrian links into Leicester’s cultural quarter.

• New houses completed in first phase of council building project

  23 September 2020

  2 minute read

  The first new houses have been completed in ground-breaking project by Leicester City Council to build hundreds of affordable rental homes for families across the city.