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• Cards from Care remind children they’re not alone

  22 April 2020

  2 minute read

  POSTCARDS are being sent to children in care to remind them that they’re not alone during the coronavirus lockdown.

• New Covid-19 redundancy and recruitment service for Leicester and Leicestershire

  21 April 2020

  3 minute read

  A NEW service has been launched to support people in Leicester and Leicestershire who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak.

• City council asks public for VE Day memories for its online tribute

  21 April 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE with photographs and memories of the day when Leicester celebrated the end of the Second World War are being asked to share them with the city council.

• Businesses receive first payments from £85million grant fund lifeline

  17 April 2020

  3 minute read

  SMALL businesses across Leicester have begun receiving payments from a financial lifeline designed to help them survive in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Council thanks schools for staying open over Easter

  15 April 2020

  2 minute read

  TEACHERS and school staff across the city have been helping children still at school to enjoy Easter with some fun activities.

• More than £9m in financial help being paid out to city businesses so far

  15 April 2020

  3 minute read

  CLAIMS for around £9million worth of financial help have been dealt with so far from small businesses across Leicester which are struggling from the loss of trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

• Time to think of your neighbours and cut out the bonfires, says city council

  15 April 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester are being asked to think of their neighbours and not risk breaking the law by burning rubbish in their gardens.

• Huge improvement in air quality levels on city’s roads

  9 April 2020

  2 minute read

  AIR quality in Leicester has improved dramatically in the last two weeks due to the huge reduction in the amount of traffic during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

• City council helps out with food parcels for those most in need

  9 April 2020

  4 minute read

  HUNDREDS of people in urgent need of assistance during the coronavirus lockdown are getting a helping hand from Leicester City Council.

• Project aims to tackle isolation

  9 April 2020

  1 minute read

  A NEW project has been set up in Leicester to help older people who may be feeling isolated by the coronavirus crisis.

• City council launches ‘bikes for key workers’ scheme

  8 April 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has teamed up with local bike shops, projects and organisations to offer free bikes to key workers during the coronavirus crisis.

• Leicester Libraries launches free online storytelling

  8 April 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER Libraries will be posting free online storytelling sessions to Facebook and YouTube to help parents and families during the coronavirus lockdown.