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• City shows support for national Armed Forces Week

  17 June 2020

  2 minute read

  THE flying of the Armed Forces Flag from Leicester’s Town Hall will mark the start of a very different annual event in honour our serving forces, veterans and cadets.

• Leicester city centre prepares safe welcome for shoppers

  12 June 2020

  3 minute read

  THE final touches are being made to new social distancing measures across Leicester city centre and its neighbourhoods as Leicester prepares for non-essential shops to re-open on Monday (15 June).

• Big increase in cycling as Leicester joins Bike Week celebrations

  10 June 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is celebrating Bike Week this week - as figures show the number of cyclists recorded at key sites in the city has nearly doubled since this time last year.

• Pop-up ‘Mini Holland’ scheme to transform Braunstone Gate

  9 June 2020

  4 minute read

  TWO new pop-up schemes to create pedestrian and cycle-friendly areas linking Leicester’s West End and De Montfort University campus are due to be put into place this week.

• Take part in Women Talking, City Listening

  4 June 2020

  2 minute read

  A CONSULTATION is asking women in Leicester what barriers they face in achieving their ambitions – including how the coronavirus has affected them.

• Pop-up cycle route installed on Hinckley Road

  2 June 2020

  3 minute read

  THE latest in a series of pop-up cycling and walking routes on major commuter routes in Leicester has been installed along a stretch of Hinckley Road.

• Let’s thank volunteers for supporting the city through crisis

  1 June 2020

  4 minute read

  PEOPLE who have given up their time to help others during the COVID-19 crisis deserve our thanks every day – but this week, there’s an extra reason to pay tribute to Leicester’s volunteers.

• More than 4,700 businesses given financial help so far

  6 May 2020

  3 minute read

  OVER three quarters of eligible businesses and charities in Leicester have now received business grants as part of a Government lifeline in response to the coronavirus lockdown.

• City prepares to mark VE Day 75 from home

  4 May 2020

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester are being encouraged to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day by celebrating at home.

• Reassurance for residents over expired parking permits

  28 April 2020

  1 minute read

  RESIDENTS’ parking permit holders are being reassured that they won’t be penalised if their passes expire during the coronavirus lockdown.

• City council asks public for VE Day memories for its online tribute

  21 April 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE with photographs and memories of the day when Leicester celebrated the end of the Second World War are being asked to share them with the city council.

• Businesses receive first payments from £85million grant fund lifeline

  17 April 2020

  3 minute read

  SMALL businesses across Leicester have begun receiving payments from a financial lifeline designed to help them survive in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.