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• Young people invited to Kickstart a career with city council

  9 February 2022

  3 minute read

  NEW jobs for young people on Universal Credit are currently available with the city council as part of the Kickstart job creation programme.

• Two weeks left to have a say on measures to improve private rented sector housing standards

  9 February 2022

  3 minute read

  TIME is running out for people to make their voices heard in a consultation which proposes a range of measures to tackle rogue landlords and help safeguard tenants in communities across the city.

• Campaign to tackle high levels of male suicide in city and county

  8 February 2022

  3 minute read

  MEN are being encouraged to talk to their friends about their feelings, as part of a campaign that aims to tackle the high levels of male suicide across Leicester and Leicestershire.

• Exhibition will celebrate 50 years of Ugandan Asians in Leicester

  8 February 2022

  2 minute read

  A NEW exhibition at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery will form the centrepiece of a programme of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival in the UK of thousands of Ugandan Asians.

• Return overdue books for free this month

  7 February 2022

  2 minute read

  LIBRARY users who have overdue books can return them for free this month – and can also take part in a customer survey.

• Programme of half term road resurfacing to take place

  3 February 2022

  2 minute read

  ALMOST £400,000 is to be spent on repairs and resurfacing work in two areas of Leicester over the coming weeks.

• Women invited to sign up for free building skills sessions

  2 February 2022

  2 minute read

  GIRLS and women who are interested in a career in carpentry, plumbing, tiling or painting & decorating can take part in free taster sessions this half-term.

• Work underway on major improvements to Saffron Lane

  2 February 2022

  2 minute read

  WORK has started on major improvements to Leicester’s busy Saffron Lane as part of a major Government-backed programme of investment in Sustainable travel across the city.

• Festival of illuminated art set to light up Leicester in March

  1 February 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER city centre will be lit up with some extraordinary artworks next month, with the return of a world-class festival first held in the city in 2020.

• Two new children's homes set to be created

  31 January 2022

  2 minute read

  TWO new children’s homes are set to be created by the city council to help boost the number of council-run homes for children and young people in care.

• Grants to support businesses hit by Omicron surge

  28 January 2022

  2 minute read

  TWO new grant schemes are offering support for hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses whose trade was affected by the recent surge in Omicron coronavirus cases.

• Rewards on offer for choosing sustainable travel

  27 January 2022

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE in parts of Leicester who make a pledge to travel sustainably could be in with the chance of winning £250 worth of shopping vouchers, as well as book vouchers for schools.