Business

• Jobseeking help in libraries extended

  1 March 2022

  2 minute read

  JOBSEEKERS looking for help finding employment can now benefit from specialist advice at Braunstone’s Brite Centre library.

• New construction skills hub opens in Leicester

  11 February 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW training hub to help people build a career in the construction industry has launched in Leicester.

• Young people invited to Kickstart a career with city council

  9 February 2022

  3 minute read

  NEW jobs for young people on Universal Credit are currently available with the city council as part of the Kickstart job creation programme.

• Grants to support businesses hit by Omicron surge

  28 January 2022

  2 minute read

  TWO new grant schemes are offering support for hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses whose trade was affected by the recent surge in Omicron coronavirus cases.

• New ‘reuse’ shop opens at Leicester recycling site

  24 January 2022

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE with unwanted clothing, books, toys, bric a brac or household goods in good condition can now support a local charity by dropping them off at a Leicester recycling centre.

• £500k funding boost for Leicester’s garment industry

  3 December 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S garment industry is set to benefit from a new £500,000 business support project.

• New fashion academy launches in Leicester

  1 December 2021

  3 minute read

  A NEW fashion academy has launched in Leicester to help train people in the skills they need to work in the textiles industry.

• Funding extension for Business Gateway means support for hundreds of local firms

  29 November 2021

  2 minute read

  A KEY source of support for Leicester and Leicestershire’s businesses will be able to reach nearly 200 more firms following a decision to extend its funding.

• Moneywise Plus partners with libraries to help jobless people in Leicester and Leicestershire

  10 November 2021

  4 minute read

  JOBLESS people facing mounting money worries this winter will be able to access help and guidance at a series of roadshows being rolled out across Leicester and Leicestershire’s libraries during November.

• Prosecution of scrap metal firm operating without a licence

  19 October 2021

  2 minute read

  A SCRAP metal firm and its director have been fined a total of more than £16,000 after trading from a site without a licence.

• Highways apprentices on road to success

  6 October 2021

  3 minute read

  FIVE trainees in the city council’s highways team have successfully completed their Level 2 Apprenticeship qualifications in highways maintenance.

• Extra funding will extend work experience scheme

  7 September 2021

  3 minute read

  A SCHEME to help young people gain valuable paid work experience and improve their employment prospects has been extended thanks to additional funding.