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A ground-breaking project to provide people in Leicester with real-time information about local air pollution from fine particulates is in its final stages of development.

A NEW project to help make school grounds bee-friendly will kick off in the new year.

MORE than two dozen giant trees, some well over a century old and which characterise a Leicester suburb, are being given protection under a new strategy by Leicester City Council.

A SCHEME to help control flooding and improve wetland habitats is underway at a popular destination for cyclists and walkers on the banks of the River Soar. 

LEICESTER City Council will be making changes to its regular waste and recycling collection days due to the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.

A TREE trail in a country park could soon provide a space for reflection for those whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus, if a new crowdfunding campaign is successful.

SCHOOLS in Leicester have taken part in a fortnight of activities to raise awareness of the climate emergency and actions we can all take to help tackle it.

LEICESTER City Council has been awarded £1million for a new scheme aimed at tacking fuel poverty with grants for energy efficient and low carbon heating.

LEICESTER City Council has announced specialist e-bike hire provider Ride On as its partner in the city’s forthcoming e-bike share scheme.

HUNDREDS of small businesses in Leicester could benefit from a share of a £2million council-run grant scheme to help them cut their energy bills.

STRIKING designs for Leicester’s new St Margaret’s Bus Station – and ambitious plans to make the building carbon neutral – have been revealed by the city council.

A NEW pedestrian and cycle route linking part of the Great Central Way and the Grand Union Canal is due to be built.