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23 July 2020
4 minute read
THE BIGGEST community testing operation in the country is under way in Leicester as the city continues to track down the coronavirus and stop its transmission.
16 July 2020
1 minute read
SECRETARY of State for Health Matt Hancock has announced that lockdown measures in Leicester City are to stay in place for another two weeks.
13 July 2020
2 minute read
YOUNG people and families in Leicester are being encouraged to get moving this summer with an online programme of fun activities to try at home.
9 July 2020
4 minute read
THOUSANDS of tests are being carried out in Leicester each day as part of the city’s strategy to bring down the coronavirus infection rate.
3 July 2020
2 minute read
AS Leicester city and parts of Leicestershire continue to follow stricter lockdown restrictions, than other parts of the country, the councils and Public Health England are asking residents to stay at home and stay safe, particularly this weekend as the rest of the country starts to open up again.
29 June 2020
2 minute read
PEOPLE in Leicester and its outlying suburbs are to be asked to continue to follow current national restrictions for at least a further two weeks, and non-essential shops will be asked to close.
21 June 2020
2 minute read
A NEW coronavirus testing site will open on Leicester’s Spinney Hills Park at 10.30am today (Sunday 21 June).
18 June 2020
4 minute read
AS lockdown restrictions are gradually relaxed, the city’s director of public health is warning people in Leicester that the coronavirus epidemic is far from over.
15 June 2020
2 minute read
CARERS in Leicester and the people they support are celebrating Shared Lives Week (15-19 June).
10 June 2020
3 minute read
CARERS in Leicester can get telephone support, advice and information from a series of dedicated sessions being held to mark Carers’ Week – as well as a special ID card to help them identify themselves as carers.
4 June 2020
1 minute read
Young people in care and who have recently left care have been supporting each other through the coronavirus crisis by holding online cooking sessions together.
28 May 2020
3 minute read
THOUSANDS of people in urgent need of assistance during the coronavirus lockdown are getting a helping hand from Leicester City Council.