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• Local history project marks milestone with 350th heritage panel

  31 July 2024

  2 minute read

  AN OUTDOOR heritage trail that brings Leicester’s 2,000 years of history to life has reached a new milestone.

• Granby Street pedestrian improvements enter next phase

  30 July 2024

  2 minute read

  WORK to further improve a busy shopping street and important gateway into Leicester city centre will enter a new phase from next week.

• Prizes on offer for cycle to work day this Thursday

  30 July 2024

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester are being encouraged to take to their bikes for Cycle to Work Day on Thursday 1 August, for a chance of winning some prizes.

• Roadworks ahead on Leicester’s busy Narborough Road

  29 July 2024

  2 minute read

  MAJOR resurfacing to one of Leicester’s busiest roads is set to get underway from this weekend.

• Half of Leicester’s bus network now electric says partnership

  24 July 2024

  4 minute read

  HALF of Leicester’s bus network is now electric, thanks to a hugely successful partnership that has brought bus companies and the city council together to bring about major improvements to services.

• Leicester’s King Richard III Visitor Centre celebrates its 10th birthday

  24 July 2024

  2 minute read

  A VISITOR centre that tells the story of the extraordinary discovery of a king in a Leicester car park is celebrating its 10th birthday this week.

• Tennis fun day serves up great family day out

  22 July 2024

  2 minute read

  Around 100 people of all ages took the chance to have a go at tennis at a fun day held at Abbey Park. The event marked the official launch of the council's newly refurbished tennis courts.

• Anyone for tennis? Free fun day for all at Abbey Park

  15 July 2024

  2 minute read

  A FREE family fun day at Abbey Park will give people the chance to try tennis at some of the city’s newly refurbished tennis courts.

• New railings to deter cyclists on Leicester’s historic New Walk

  15 July 2024

  1 minute read

  NEW ornate barriers are being installed on Leicester’s New Walk in a bid to deter illegal cycling on the historic pedestrian route.

• Two main city roads set for major resurfacing work this summer

  15 July 2024

  2 minute read

  WORK is set to begin on a programme of repairs and resurfacing to two of Leicester’s busiest roads.

• Work complete on expansion of popular schools

  11 July 2024

  2 minute read

  WORK is complete on a £3.8million expansion project at a popular infant and junior school in Leicester.

• 20 largest local authority landlords call for new government to save council homes

  10 July 2024

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has joined with England’s other largest council landlords to jointly publish five solutions for the new government to ‘secure the future of England’s council housing.’