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LEICESTER City Council is set to invest a further £7million on building and buying properties which can be used to provide much-needed affordable housing in the city.

PEOPLE who want to use their spare time to make a difference in their community can find out about hundreds of opportunities at events due to held next week.

Organisations are coming together to plan how to provide 30,000 meals to holiday clubs across Leicester and ensure children can enjoy good food and free activities this summer.

LEICESTER is hosting a public event later this week to raise awareness of the Government’s Windrush compensation scheme.

VOLUNTEERS joined a litter pick organised by the city council to help spruce up one of Leicester’s busiest streets.

AN AMBITIOUS appeal to raise nearly £33,000 for a new kayak launch at the Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre (LOPC) has reached its target.

PLANS for a major multi-million pound scheme to build more than 150 homes for vulnerable and older people in the city have been given the go-ahead.

NEIGHBOURHOOD services in the city are delivering a high satisfaction rate among people who use them, according to the results of a recent survey.

A PROJECT tackling knife crime in Leicester’s communities has been awarded funding both from Leicester’s City Mayor and the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner.

PEOPLE are being asked their views on proposals to introduce a scheme to licence landlords who rent properties.

WORK is due to begin on a pilot scheme to rebuild and improve the fronts of nearly two dozen houses in a busy Leicester community.

HUNDREDS of students are heading out across Leicester today (Friday) in what will be De Montfort University’s biggest-ever one-day volunteering event.