Business

• 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.

• Successful student interns consider a future in Leicester

  26 July 2021

  5 minute read

  STUDENTS in Leicester have been finding out what job opportunities are available to them locally thanks to an internship scheme being run by Leicester City Council, De Montfort University and the University of Leicester.

• New youth employment hub opens in Leicester

  22 June 2021

  4 minute read

  A NEW city centre youth hub to help get young people into jobs, education and training has opened its doors.