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• Tickets “sell out” on museum’s first day of reopening

  17 August 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S flagship museum has reopened to the public, with all 200 available tickets snapped up for its opening day (Monday).

• New recreational open space to be created in Aylestone

  17 August 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW public open space is to be created alongside a new housing development in Aylestone.

• St Martins social distancing and pedestrianisation scheme to begin

  14 August 2020

  2 minute read

  A SCHEME is being introduced in the historic streets near Leicester Market to help businesses by allowing outdoor seating areas and enabling customers to more easily social distance.

• Advice and information on returning to school

  13 August 2020

  2 minute read

  PARENTS with questions about sending their children back to school can visit the city council’s website for advice and information.

• Chance for businesses to get share of £2.6m in extended lockdown business grants scheme

  13 August 2020

  1 minute read

  SMALL and micro-businesses across Leicester which were forced to close during the city’s extended lockdown can apply for financial help under a new grant scheme.

• Digital commemoration to mark VJ Day 75th anniversary

  13 August 2020

  3 minute read

  A VIRTUAL service at Leicester Cathedral, featuring a reading by the Duke of Gloucester and a dedicated website to allow people to pay their own tributes, are among the many ways in which Leicestershire and Leicester will be marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day on Saturday, August 15.

• Work complete on Lancaster Road improvement scheme

  13 August 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK to create a safer and more direct cycle between Leicester’s Clarendon Park area and the city centre is now complete.

• Next phase of repairs and improvements to pavements on Narborough Road to begin

  12 August 2020

  1 minute read

  AN investment of £175,000 is being made to repair and improve pavements, street furniture and bollards on one of the busiest gateways into Leicester.

• Face coverings on their way to those shielding in Leicester

  12 August 2020

  5 minute read

  SIMPLE face coverings made in factories in Leicester are to be sent out to thousands of people across the city from next week.

• Campaign celebrates success of allotments

  12 August 2020

  2 minute read

  MORE than 40 city council-run allotments across Leicester remained open throughout the coronavirus lockdown and provided residents with much-needed outdoor exercise, home-grown produce and a valuable respite from lockdown conditions.

• City council’s tracing team helps track down virus in Leicester

  12 August 2020

  4 minute read

  MORE than 150 people who tested positive for Covid-19 but who could not be located by the national Test & Trace team were found within 48 hours by Leicester City Council.

• 52 schools earn recognition for environmental work

  12 August 2020

  3 minute read

  MORE than 50 schools in Leicester have been praised for their work on environmental projects.