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• New street design guide for Leicester

  9 June 2020

  3 minute read

  A NEW street design guide for Leicester has been launched, setting out the principles that will be used to help build healthier streets in future city redevelopment schemes.

• Pop-up ‘Mini Holland’ scheme to transform Braunstone Gate

  9 June 2020

  4 minute read

  TWO new pop-up schemes to create pedestrian and cycle-friendly areas linking Leicester’s West End and De Montfort University campus are due to be put into place this week.

• Discretionary Business Grant application process opens

  8 June 2020

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES and charities are being invited to apply for a share of a new pot of Government money aimed at helping those whose trade has been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown.

• Join the Silly Squad and take part in Summer Reading Challenge

  5 June 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER Libraries are calling on children from across the city to become part of their Silly Squad for the digital Summer Reading Challenge.

• Town Hall Bike Park to reopen on Monday

  4 June 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S city centre Bike Park will reopen on Monday (8 June) – and it will be free for all users.

• Care leavers get together online for #MondayNightDinners

  4 June 2020

  1 minute read

  Young people in care and who have recently left care have been supporting each other through the coronavirus crisis by holding online cooking sessions together.

• Take part in Women Talking, City Listening

  4 June 2020

  2 minute read

  A CONSULTATION is asking women in Leicester what barriers they face in achieving their ambitions – including how the coronavirus has affected them.

• Resurfacing work planned for Krefeld Way and Netherhall Road

  4 June 2020

  2 minute read

  TWO road resurfacing schemes which were delayed by the coronavirus lockdown are due to take place over the coming weeks.

• Road to close for resurfacing as part of major highway improvement scheme

  3 June 2020

  1 minute read

  ROAD closures will be in place on part of Leicester’s inner ring road next week as work on a major highway improvement scheme nears completion.

• Action taken over busy shop flouting coronavirus regulations

  3 June 2020

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES are being reminded of their responsibility to follow correct Government coronavirus regulations to protect staff and customers following an incident in which a city centre cosmetics shop was serving people inside despite not being allowed to do so.

• Pop-up cycle route installed on Hinckley Road

  2 June 2020

  3 minute read

  THE latest in a series of pop-up cycling and walking routes on major commuter routes in Leicester has been installed along a stretch of Hinckley Road.

• Let’s thank volunteers for supporting the city through crisis

  1 June 2020

  4 minute read

  PEOPLE who have given up their time to help others during the COVID-19 crisis deserve our thanks every day – but this week, there’s an extra reason to pay tribute to Leicester’s volunteers.