Business

• 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.

• 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.

• Free pavement café licences to help local businesses

  29 March 2021

  2 minute read

  FREE street café licences that allow businesses to create outdoor seating areas on pavements are being made available by Leicester City Council.

• Businesses can claim in latest phase of grants

  25 March 2021

  1 minute read

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

• #FREE Charter offers employment help to former offenders

  23 March 2021

  4 minute read

  EX-offenders are to be offered more help and support to improve their future job and life prospects as part of a new initiative launched in Leicester.

• 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.

• Latest phase of business help available

  24 February 2021

  1 minute read

  BUSINESSES and charities are being called upon to apply for the latest in a series of grants to help with costs and loss of income during the coronavirus lockdown.

• More covid safety checks on city businesses

  15 February 2021

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES and organisations in Leicester could soon be getting a call from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), which is working with the city council to carry out covid safety checks.

• Grants deadline extended to help pubs affected by lockdown closure

  1 February 2021

  1 minute read

  THE closing date has been extended in a scheme to provide financial help to ease the impact of lockdown on city pubs whose income doesn’t largely depend upon food sales.

• Grants on offer to pubs affected by lockdown closure

  27 January 2021

  1 minute read

  PUBS whose income doesn’t largely depend upon food sales have until the end of January to take advantage of additional financial help on offer, joining over 70 city pubs that have already received funding.

• New textiles training centre to launch in Leicester

  13 January 2021

  3 minute read

  AN innovative project to deliver apprenticeships and accredited training for the textiles industry is set to be launched in Leicester.

• Reminder for businesses to claim grants for coronavirus help

  18 December 2020

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester whose trade has been affected by the local or national coronavirus restrictions are being reminded to apply for a share of funding in the latest grants schemes being administered by Leicester City Council.