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• Next phase of improvements begins at Aylestone Meadows

  29 September 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK is underway on a second phase of improvements at Leicester’s largest nature reserve as part of a £300,000 investment project. 

• ANPR cameras to come into use at Haymarket Car Park

  28 September 2020

  2 minute read

  NEW vehicle number plate recognition technology to help simplify parking is due to come into effect at one of the city centre’s biggest multi-storey car parks next week.

• Have your say on future of local laws to tackle problem street drinking

  28 September 2020

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on laws to tackle problem street drinking and use of so-called ‘legal highs’ in public places across Leicester.

• Seizure of speakers and equipment following noise complaints

  24 September 2020

  1 minute read

  CITY council officers have seized noise equipment from a house in Leicester after residents complained about very loud music being played during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Work underway on widening footpath between Bede Park and Evesham Road

  24 September 2020

  1 minute read

  Work is underway on a project to widen a footpath from Bede Park to Evesham Road, providing more space for users of the popular route in and out of the city.

• Colourful crossings link city centre with cultural quarter

  23 September 2020

  1 minute read

  COLOURFUL coatings are being installed on two busy city centre crossings to create distinctive pedestrian links into Leicester’s cultural quarter.

• New houses completed in first phase of council building project

  23 September 2020

  2 minute read

  The first new houses have been completed in ground-breaking project by Leicester City Council to build hundreds of affordable rental homes for families across the city.

• Mural celebrates new street’s cinematic past

  22 September 2020

  2 minute read

  AN ART deco cinema that once stood on the site of a new road in Leicester city centre is providing the inspiration for a spectacular new mural.

• City gets £1.5m heritage action zone boost for busy shopping streets

  21 September 2020

  2 minute read

  HISTORIC buildings in two popular shopping streets in Leicester’s city Centre are set to benefit from a major heritage improvements scheme.

• Cossington Street sports centre reopens after £800k revamp

  18 September 2020

  2 minute read

  A POPULAR Leicester sports centre will reopen to the public on Monday (21 September) after an £800,000 revamp.

• City council and universities launch £1.6m graduate retention scheme

  18 September 2020

  2 minute read

  MORE than £1.6million is set to be invested in encouraging graduates to stay in Leicester once they have finished their studies.

• Repairs to be made to three road bridges in Aylestone

  18 September 2020

  2 minute read

  THREE road bridges beneath a busy route in Aylestone Village are to undergo extensive repair work over the coming months.