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• Job-seeking support in more city libraries

  26 October 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S libraries have joined forces with Jobcentre Plus to provide people with increased access to job-seeking support at the heart of the city’s neighbourhoods.

• City council fears looming budget crisis

  18 October 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is facing the prospect of huge budget cuts within 18 months, big council tax rises – or both – it was announced today.

• Consultation asks for views on African Caribbean Centre

  14 October 2021

  2 minute read

  A CONSULTATION has been launched to ask people how they think Leicester’s African Caribbean Centre should be run.

• Highways apprentices on road to success

  6 October 2021

  3 minute read

  FIVE trainees in the city council’s highways team have successfully completed their Level 2 Apprenticeship qualifications in highways maintenance.

• Thousands of city’s burial records made available online

  6 September 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW online service has been launched to enable people to search for details of all burials which have taken place in Leicester’s cemeteries over the last 170 years.

• Leicester sets out commitment to help Afghan refugees - with Government support

  1 September 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S City Mayor has set out his commitment to support Afghan refugees in response to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

• New knife crime strategy launched in Leicester

  9 July 2021

  2 minute read

  AN INNOVATIVE new knife crime strategy that has been designed by and for local communities is being launched in Leicester.

• Online celebration marks Armed Forces Day 2021

  22 June 2021

  3 minute read

  Leicester and Leicestershire will be paying tribute to the armed forces community with a digital celebration to mark Armed Forces Day 2021.

• Council plans gradual reopening of its facilities this summer

  18 June 2021

  4 minute read

  MUSEUMS, leisure centres, libraries and neighbourhood centres in Leicester will reopen on a step-by-step basis this summer.

• New scheme to engage private sector landlords in meeting city’s housing need

  15 June 2021

  3 minute read

  PRIVATE sector landlords are being offered a package of support and help including financial incentives, secure rental income and hassle-free letting thanks to a new scheme being launched by Leicester City Council.

• Bids submitted to finance major economic recovery projects

  11 June 2021

  3 minute read

  BIDS are due to be submitted this month to finance three major development projects to help drive the city’s economic recovery as it emerges from more than a year of lockdowns.

• New Lord Mayor of Leicester takes office

  30 April 2021

  2 minute read

  THE new Lord Mayor of Leicester has been officially inaugurated in a ceremony at the Town Hall.