Business

• 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.

• Last chance for businesses to apply for restart grant

  21 June 2021

  1 minute read

  BUSINESSES that have been affected by the pandemic are reminded that applications for the restart grant close on 30 June 2021.

• Community projects seek £3million of funding to boost employment and skills

  15 June 2021

  3 minute read

  FIVE community projects in Leicester are being put forward for a share of £3million of funding designed to help support people back into employment through learning new skills.

• Eye-catching new mural helps businesses on King Richards Road

  13 May 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW mural commemorating King Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth has been created on King Richards Road in Leicester.

• Outdoor seating grants to help local hospitality businesses

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  CAFES and restaurants in Leicester can apply for grants of up to £4,000 from the city council to buy outdoor furniture.

• Supply chain and home-based businesses can claim in latest phase of grants

  15 April 2021

  1 minute read

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

• Warning to businesses offering at-home beauty treatments despite lockdown

  1 April 2021

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES offering beauty treatments at home during lockdown are being warned they face fines, prosecution and possible police action after a rise in the number of reports of such work taking place despite the Covid-19 restrictions.

• 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.