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• Windrush generation stories brought to life in new project

  27 May 2021

  2 minute read

  THE stories of Leicester’s Windrush generation are due to be told in a new programme of community events taking place this year.

• New network of living roof, bee-friendly bus stops springing up in Leicester

  27 May 2021

  3 minute read

  A NEW network of plant-topped ‘Living Roof’ bus shelters is springing up across Leicester as part of a major programme to replace and revamp the city’s bus stops.

• Historic city centre shopping streets set to benefit from heritage cash boost

  27 May 2021

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES and property owners in two of Leicester’s busiest shopping streets can now bid for a share of a £1.5million fund to help restore historic buildings.

• Proposed new East Midlands rail link praised by region’s city leaders

  26 May 2021

  3 minute read

  PLANS for a new rail connection linking Leicester and Coventry have been praised by council leaders in both cities as a once in a generation chance to improve transport links in the region.

• Team effort ensures youngsters don’t go hungry this half-term

  26 May 2021

  4 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester who normally have a free school meal won’t miss out over the half-term break, thanks to a holiday food programme that’s supported by Leicester City Football Club and Leicester-based Samworth Brothers.

• No changes to Covid-19 guidance for city

  25 May 2021

  1 minute read

  Leicester’s Director of Public Health says the Government has confirmed that new advice published on its website in relation to Leicester and other areas, suggesting that additional restrictions were to be put in place, was incorrect.

• Have your say on school term dates for Leicester and Leicestershire

  24 May 2021

  2 minute read

  People are being asked their views on when school holidays in Leicester and Leicestershire should fall.

• Africa Day to be formally marked in Leicester for the first time

  24 May 2021

  2 minute read

  AN IMPORTANT day that unites African communities around the world each year is to be formally celebrated in Leicester for the first time.

• £1.2m boost for work to ensure no-one need sleep rough in Leicester

  24 May 2021

  2 minute read

  AN extra £1.2million of government funding will help ensure no-one has to sleep rough in Leicester, despite unprecedented challenges for homelessness services.

• City’s first electric buses bring cleaner, greener travel to Leicester

  21 May 2021

  5 minute read

  A FLEET of electric buses powered by 100% renewable energy will replace diesel vehicles on Leicester’s three park & ride routes next week.

• Alterations ahead for pop-up cycle lanes and footway schemes

  21 May 2021

  4 minute read

  CHANGES will take place over the coming weeks to temporary cycle routes and pavement-widening schemes introduced at the beginning of the pandemic.

• Testing sites repurposed as Leicester steps up vaccinations

  21 May 2021

  2 minute read

  FIVE of Leicester’s six rapid testing sites are to be converted to vaccination centres as Leicester steps up its coronavirus vaccination programme.