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• Face coverings on their way to those shielding in Leicester

  12 August 2020

  5 minute read

  SIMPLE face coverings made in factories in Leicester are to be sent out to thousands of people across the city from next week.

• Campaign celebrates success of allotments

  12 August 2020

  2 minute read

  MORE than 40 city council-run allotments across Leicester remained open throughout the coronavirus lockdown and provided residents with much-needed outdoor exercise, home-grown produce and a valuable respite from lockdown conditions.

• City council’s tracing team helps track down virus in Leicester

  12 August 2020

  4 minute read

  MORE than 150 people who tested positive for Covid-19 but who could not be located by the national Test & Trace team were found within 48 hours by Leicester City Council.

• 52 schools earn recognition for environmental work

  12 August 2020

  3 minute read

  MORE than 50 schools in Leicester have been praised for their work on environmental projects.

• Leicester’s flagship museum to reopen next week

  12 August 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S flagship museum will reopen next week with a new name, a new website and a new online booking system.

• Three new speed-reduction schemes to be installed

  10 August 2020

  3 minute read

  THREE schemes to introduce new traffic calming measures or 20mph speed restrictions in residential streets are due to be installed this month.

• Don’t give virus chance to spread in your household, says city’s director of public health

  7 August 2020

  4 minute read

  CORONAVIRUS is spreading between households and within households in Leicester – but some simple precautions could stop that from happening, according to the city’s director of public health.

• Reminder of weekend road closures at Welford Road University Road junction

  6 August 2020

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being reminded of possible traffic disruption from a second weekend of improvement works at a busy Leicester junction this weekend as part of a major redevelopment scheme being carried out by the University of Leicester.

• Selected libraries and children’s centres to reopen next week

  5 August 2020

  3 minute read

  FOUR of the city council’s libraries and two of its children’s centres will be opened up next week.

• Freebies and prizes on offer for Cycle To Work Day

  5 August 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER people are being encouraged to take to their bikes on Thursday for Cycle To Work Day – with free coffee and prizes on offer for participants.

• Work to be carried out to stabilise historic canal bridge

  3 August 2020

  1 minute read

  A HISTORIC canal bridge in Aylestone is to undergo £40,000 worth of repair works to tackle cracks and wear and tear in its brickwork.

• Leicester’s Bee Roads are blooming and buzzing with wildlife

  3 August 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S three-and-a-half miles of 'Bee Roads' are buzzing with wildlife and summer wildflower blooms thanks to a city council-led project to protect our pollinators.