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• Food awards success for local school

  17 March 2022

  4 minute read

  Stokes Wood Primary School in Leicester has won a prestigious national food award.

• Action to bring empty home back into use

  17 March 2022

  2 minute read

  A HOUSE that has have stood empty for over 12 years is set to be brought back into use.

• New video highlights £2 billion of recent and planned investment in Leicester

  16 March 2022

  2 minute read

  MAJOR schemes that make up more than £2 billion of private and public sector investment already made, or proposed in Leicester, can be seen in a new video.

• Pay council tax by direct debit for faster payment of £150 for energy bills

  16 March 2022

  2 minute read

  THE city council is calling on Leicester residents to set up direct debit payments to pay their council tax, to reduce delay in them receiving Government support of £150 to help with rising energy costs.

• New community orchard planted on former allotment site

  16 March 2022

  2 minute read

  VOLUNTEERS have joined their local councillor and parks staff to plant dozens of small fruit trees on a site that was used as allotments until the 1990s.

• Sign up now for holiday scheme for children on free school meals

  15 March 2022

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN and young people in Leicester who receive benefit-related free school meals are being invited to sign up now for a free programme of activities over the Easter holidays.

• Refurbished gardens provide welcome green space for families in Highfields

  15 March 2022

  2 minute read

  A POCKET park close to Leicester railway station has been formally reopened after its £100,000 refurbishment.

• Advanced Autism Accreditation awarded to city school

  10 March 2022

  2 minute read

  A PIONEERING Leicester special school has been awarded Advanced Autism Accreditation in recognition of its work to help children with a complex range of needs.

• Westcotes residents invited to have their say

  10 March 2022

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE living in Westcotes ward in Leicester are being invited to tell the city council about the things that they love about life in the area – and the things that they want to change.

• Residents urged to pay council tax by direct debit to enable faster payment of £150

  9 March 2022

  2 minute read

  THE city council is calling on Leicester residents to set up direct debit payments to pay their council tax, to reduce delay in them receiving Government support of £150 to help with rising energy costs.

• Expect delays ahead of European tie at the King Power stadium on Thursday

  8 March 2022

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS and bus users are advised to expect delays to their journeys on Thursday evening (10 March), ahead of Leicester City’s tie against Ligue 1 side Rennes.

• Major heritage project unveiled for Leicester’s Grand Hotel

  8 March 2022

  3 minute read

  PLANS have been submitted for a major heritage project that will help restore Leicester’s Grand Hotel to its former glory.