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• Ban prohibits sale of flavoured tobacco products

  19 May 2020

  2 minute read

  FLAVOURED tobacco products and menthol cigarettes will no longer be available in the UK when a ban comes into force tomorrow.

• People reminded that a worry is enough to make a call on domestic violence

  19 May 2020

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being urged to be vigilant and aware of the signs of domestic abuse amid concerns about falling numbers of calls for local support.

• Distant Companions will offer friendly voice during coronavirus crisis

  18 May 2020

  2 minute read

  A DEDICATED befriending service has been launched in Leicester to help people who are feeling lonely or isolated.

• City's golf course to reopen on Tuesday

  15 May 2020

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S municipal golf course at Humberstone Heights is set to reopen to the public next week.

• New 20mph zone due for Clarendon Park

  15 May 2020

  1 minute read

  MORE than a dozen streets in Leicester’s Clarendon Park suburb are due to come under a new 20mph zone after residents voted in favour of bringing in the speed-reduction measures.

• Consultation asks passengers about their taxi use

  15 May 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on whether the number of Hackney carriages normally operating in Leicester meets passengers’ demands.

• Get ready for National Smile Month and #ToothTicklingTuesday!

  15 May 2020

  2 minute read

  FAMILIES are being encouraged to take part in #ToothTicklingTuesday as part of National Smile Month.

• Work begins on ambitious workspace development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park

  15 May 2020

  3 minute read

  WORK has begun on an ambitious next phase of development at Leicester’s Pioneer Park.

• City’s Gypsum Close recycling site to reopen

  14 May 2020

  2 minute read

  One of Leicester’s two waste recycling sites will reopen to the public next week as part of moves to lift coronavirus lockdown conditions.

• Rutland Cycling donates 50 bikes to Leicester Bike Aid

  13 May 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER Bike Aid has benefitted from a generous donation of 50 bicycles from local business Rutland Cycling.

• Council sets out likely £40m cost of coronavirus crisis

  13 May 2020

  3 minute read

  THE local response to the coronavirus pandemic could cost Leicester City Council over £40million, according to a new report to the council’s Overview Select Committee.

• Humanitarian assistance offered during lockdown

  12 May 2020

  2 minute read

  A HELPING hand is being extended to people with complex physical and psychological needs who aren’t able to access their normal services due to the coronavirus lockdown.