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THOUSANDS of city schoolchildren have been voting for their favourite books as part of an initiative to encourage reading.

PRE-SCHOOL children and their families are taking part in sessions to help them to get ready for starting school.

ANYONE stopping on ‘keep clear’ markings outside more than 20 schools in Leicester could now be captured on camera and fined.

WORK on a next phase of a multi-million pound school expansion programme, which is helping to provide thousands of new pupils places in Leicester, will get underway this summer.

PEOPLE who are interested in studying at university but who don’t yet have the entry qualifications can find out about alternative routes at a series of open days.

TWO young people from Leicester’s Young People’s Council have been nominated for Lord Lieutenants’ Awards.

A SUCCESSFUL bid for nearly £800,000 of Government cash means young children in Leicester will get more support to improve their speech, language and communication skills.

A DISUSED former nursery building in Beaumont Leys is being transformed into a new adult learning hub thanks to a £500,000 investment by Leicester City Council.

AN event celebrating the successes of adult learners in the city, as well as launching the latest plans to develop the service further over the next five years, is taking place this week.

FINAL touches are being made to a £15.8 million expansion of a city secondary school, in time for pupils to start using the new facilities next term.

YOUNG people are conducting a select committee-style investigation into mental health services in Leicester.

PEOPLE interested in university-level study but that do not have the traditional entry qualifications can find out about alternative routes at an open day this week.