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9 July 2020
4 minute read
WORKS have been carried on the latest in a series of pop-up measures to aid social distancing, help local businesses and make it safer to cycle and walk in Leicester.
2 July 2020
2 minute read
A COMMUNITY event giving people the chance to talk about tackling knife crime is going online so that discussions can continue despite coronavirus.
26 June 2020
3 minute read
THE city council has put over £600,000 of support into emergency food provision over the past 12 weeks, working with food banks across the city to keep people safe during the coronavirus crisis.
24 June 2020
3 minute read
A BUSY local shopping area in North Evington is being transformed in a pop-up scheme creating wider pavements to make it safer for shoppers and residents to socially distance.
18 June 2020
2 minute read
AN ORGANISATION which was set up with the help of City Mayor Peter Soulsby’s crowdfunding pledge to train chefs from the refugee and asylum seeker community is due to run its first online community cookery workshop this 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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.