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• Council tax energy rebates to be sent to homes across city

  20 April 2022

  2 minute read

  HOUSEHOLDS across Leicester will be getting help towards meeting the rising cost of energy bills.

• Nine new Tiny Forests in Leicester will help celebrate the Commonwealth Games

  20 April 2022

  4 minute read

  HUNDREDS of local schoolchildren have helped to plant thousands of trees and create Tiny Forests at nine Leicester schools to celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

• Festival of family fun returns to mark St George’s Day

  14 April 2022

  2 minute read

  ENGLAND’S patron saint will be celebrated in Leicester as the city’s annual St George’s Festival returns to Orton Square on Saturday 23rd April.

• Latest heritage information panels take their places in the city

  13 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A SERIES of 10 new heritage panels have been installed to tell the stories behind key historic and cultural sites across the city.

• Chocolate fans are reminded to try to recycle and reduce their egg packaging over Easter

  12 April 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTERSHIRE County Council and Leicester City Council are encouraging residents to recycle all the extra cardboard, plastic or foil which usually builds up over the bank holiday.

• New toilet facilities now open for passengers at Haymarket bus station

  12 April 2022

  1 minute read

  FACILITIES at a busy Leicester bus station have been improved, following a major scheme to extend and fully refurbish its toilets.

• Easter fun at Leicester’s libraries and museums

  8 April 2022

  3 minute read

  THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the Easter break – with plenty of activities at the city’s museums and libraries to keep everyone entertained.

• New footbridge to be lifted into place on Abbey Park Road

  8 April 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW bike-friendly footbridge that will span the River Soar is due to be lifted into place next to Leicester’s historic Abbey Corner Bridge this weekend.

• Discounted bus fare scheme reopens to jobseekers

  7 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A SCHEME offering cut-price travel to unemployed jobseekers in Leicester has been relaunched.

• How are you, Leicester? Your chance to have a say on health and wellbeing

  7 April 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER people are being asked to share their health and wellbeing needs with public health professionals for a new survey called How are you, Leicester?

• New support scheme available for city businesses affected by the pandemic

  6 April 2022

  1 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester that were not previously eligible for Covid-19 business rates relief may now be eligible for new support if they were adversely affected by the pandemic.

• £4.8m scheme provides school places for 60 children with complex needs

  6 April 2022

  3 minute read

  THE TRANSFORMATION of a former music and drama centre into a purpose-built school for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is now complete.