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• 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.

• Traffic-calming and 20mph zone to be introduced in Spinney Hills

  27 January 2022

  2 minute read

  A NEW 20mph and traffic calming scheme is due to be put in place covering dozens of residential streets in Spinney Hills.

• Overnight road closures in link road construction scheme

  27 January 2022

  2 minute read

  A SERIES of overnight works are due to take place next week on a major road project connecting Putney Road West to Aylestone Road and Saffron Lane.

• New ‘reuse’ shop opens at Leicester recycling site

  24 January 2022

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE with unwanted clothing, books, toys, bric a brac or household goods in good condition can now support a local charity by dropping them off at a Leicester recycling centre.

• People to have say on regeneration plans for site of former schools

  24 January 2022

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE who live and work in the Eyres Monsell area of Leicester are being asked for their views on plans to redevelop the site of two former schools for new housing

• Events mark Holocaust Memorial Day

  21 January 2022

  3 minute read

  THE SIX million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime and all those who have lost their lives in genocides will be remembered in Leicester next week, as countries around the world mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

• African Caribbean Centre could be run by community

  21 January 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S popular African Caribbean Centre could be run by the local community in the future.

• Council announces proposed investments for the year ahead

  20 January 2022

  2 minute read

  A PACKAGE of wide-ranging investments in vital services and community facilities across Leicester has been set out in the city council’s draft capital spending programme for 2022.

• Knighton library gets £75,000 facelift

  20 January 2022

  1 minute read

  IMPROVEMENTS have been made to Knighton Library as part of a £75,000 investment by the city council.