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• Schools’ commitment to staying Covid-safe praised by education chiefs

  3 December 2020

  3 minute read

  EDUCATION bosses across Leicester have praised the city’s schools for their work to keep staff and pupils safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

• ‘Memorial walk’ proposed for Leicester & Leicestershire

  2 December 2020

  3 minute read

  A TREE trail in a country park could soon provide a space for reflection for those whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus, if a new crowdfunding campaign is successful.

• Vital to follow rules on self-isolation, say local health bosses

  2 December 2020

  3 minute read

  PUBLIC health bosses are reminding people how vital it is to self-isolate if they are showing any symptoms of coronavirus.

• Latest grants schemes to help businesses affected by restrictions

  2 December 2020

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester whose trade has been affected by the local or national coronavirus restrictions are being encouraged to apply for a share of funding in the latest grants schemes being administered by Leicester City Council.

• Community testing resumes on doorsteps in city’s hotspot areas

  1 December 2020

  3 minute read

  CITY council staff are knocking on doors in Leicester once again, as the council launches a new phase of community testing to help track down the coronavirus and stop its transmission.

• Traffic scheme will tackle commuter parking

  1 December 2020

  2 minute read

  A new experimental scheme is due to be brought in to address the problem of commuter parking in Clarendon Park.

• Winter support launched for families struggling during pandemic

  1 December 2020

  2 minute read

  SUPPORT and help offered by Leicester City Council to local families who are struggling to pay for essentials including household bills will get an extra boost this winter.

• Work begins on new scheme to link city’s space and technology attractions

  30 November 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK has started on a scheme to improve the links between the National Space Centre, Abbey Pumping Station and Leicester’s planned space and technology park.

• Leicester confirmed in Tier 3 of Government’s new Covid alert levels

  26 November 2020

  4 minute read

  RESTRICTIONS in Leicester are set to get even tighter when the national lockdown ends next week.

• Have your say on Leicester’s Local Plan

  25 November 2020

  1 minute read

  THERE’S still time for people to have their say on the way Leicester will grow in the future – but make sure you tell us your views by 7 December.

• New walk-up covid testing site opens on Upper Brown Street

  24 November 2020

  1 minute read

  A NEW coronavirus testing site opens in Leicester city centre today.

• Santa spotted in city as Leicester’s Christmas lights are turned on

  20 November 2020

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S magnificent Christmas lights have been switched on, illuminating the city centre with thousands of white lights and colourful decorations