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• Family fun day marks museum’s 50th anniversary

  16 August 2023

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Abbey Pumping Station Museum is welcoming visitors of all ages with a family fun day taking place this weekend.

• Council reviews extent of flooding in city after unprecedented rainfall

  15 August 2023

  2 minute read

  THE city council is gathering information on the scale and impact of flooding in the city, following the unprecedented rainfall experienced in Leicester and across the county on 22 June this year.

• Ugandan Asian commemorative public artwork comes a step closer

  14 August 2023

  4 minute read

  PREPARATIONS are underway for the installation of a new public artwork in Belgrave commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Leicester’s Ugandan Asians.

• First look at designs for new skatepark in Leicester

  11 August 2023

  3 minute read

  PLANS for a new skatepark near Abbey Park have now taken shape, thanks to the input of hundreds of skaters and other enthusiasts.

• Beaumont Market to remain open until the end of the year

  9 August 2023

  1 minute read

  TRADERS on a market in Beaumont Leys that was due to close next month have been told that the market can remain open until the end of the year.

• Free and low-cost activities for children in Leicester this week

  7 August 2023

  1 minute read

  WOULD-BE wizards can take part in a day of crafts, games and activities in the beautiful gardens of Belgrave Hall this week.

• Work starts on upgrade for pedestrian zone’s bollards

  2 August 2023

  2 minute read

  THE NETWORK of automatic bollards that surrounds Leicester’s pedestrian zone is to be upgraded as part of improvements planned by the city council.

• Road closures ahead as Fiveways junction improvements continue

  2 August 2023

  2 minute read

  ROAD closures will be in place on part of Leicester’s busy A50 next week as work on a major highway improvement scheme progresses.

• Time to play in Town Hall Square

  31 July 2023

  2 minute read

  YOUNG visitors to Leicester city centre can celebrate National Playday this week by taking part in a day of fun – and free – activities.

• Prizes awarded to Beat the Street table-toppers

  31 July 2023

  2 minute read

  A FREE game designed to get people moving saw more than 40,000 Leicester residents taking part and increasing their activity levels this summer.

• Beaumont Market set to close in September

  27 July 2023

  1 minute read

  THE city council has announced that Beaumont Market, (Beaumont Leys), will close from September this year, in the light of current and predicted trading losses.

• New course offers career path to adult learners

  25 July 2023

  2 minute read

  LEARNERS wanting to train for a career in counselling can now follow their career path from beginner to practitioner level at the city’s adult education service.