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CITY centre streets will be closed to traffic and opened up for people to enjoy at the weekend, as HSBC UK Let’s Ride Leicester rolls into the city.

DRIVERS are being reminded of forthcoming overnight closures of a busy road junction as part of a major improvement scheme.

OPEN Streets and Let’s Ride Leicester are joining forces to offer visitors to the city centre an array of free, family-friendly activities this weekend.

DISCUSSIONS about the idea of a workplace parking levy in Leicester are to get underway.

TWO new one-way systems are being introduced in communities where residents have called for action to tackle rat-running, congestion and parking problems.

USE pedal power to get to work on Cycle to Work Day and you can get a free breakfast pastry and drink.

LEICESTER’S streets will come alive with the sights and sounds of the tropics this weekend for the city’s annual Caribbean Carnival.

DANIEL Lambert will be presiding over this month’s Open Streets festival, as the historic Greyfriars area of the city centre will be closed to traffic and opened up for people to enjoy.

A SECTION of Leicester’s Blackbird Road is due to close to traffic this weekend as work to improve a busy junction continues.

DRIVERS are being warned of traffic disruption ahead of essential works by Severn Trent Water on Anstey Lane.

DRIVERS are being reminded of likely traffic disruption and delays while work is carried out on replacing damaged bridge parapets on part of Soar Valley Way from this weekend.

MOTORISTS are being reminded that a busy route into and out of Leicester will be closed in both directions for three weekends in a row for road works.