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• 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.

• Footbridge over Burleys Way to be demolished

  18 September 2020

  3 minute read

  A FOOTBRIDGE spanning part of Leicester’s busy inner ring road is due to be demolished next month as part of enabling works for a major revamp of the area.

• New road paves the way for extended pedestrian zone

  17 September 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW road that will provide a quick route out of the city centre for buses leaving the Haymarket bus station will open next month – paving the way for the extension of Leicester’s pedestrian zone.

• £40million cost of council’s Covid-19 response

  16 September 2020

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic will cost the authority over £40m, the Overview Select Committee will be advised in a report next week.

• Leicester film about children’s rights reaches global audience

  16 September 2020

  2 minute read

  A FILM about children’s rights made by young people in Leicester is reaching a global audience after being picked up by UNICEF.

• Sewer works to affect Aylestone Road this weekend

  16 September 2020

  1 minute read

  ROAD users are being warned of likely disruption caused by sewer works beneath part of Aylestone Road which are due to begin this week.

• Warnings from trading standards over cold callers

  15 September 2020

  2 minute read

  Trading standards officers in Leicester are warning residents to stay alert following reports or two types of cold callers offering bogus or substandard services to householders.

• City council praised for response to Leicester outbreak

  14 September 2020

  4 minute read

  A GOVERNMENT commissioned review that aimed to identify lessons learned from the first local outbreak in the country, has resulted in praise for Leicester City Council’s response to the situation.