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• Experimental scheme will close rat-run as part of £1m highway improvements

  12 November 2021

  2 minute read

  A RESIDENTIAL street used by rat-running motorists is to be partly closed to traffic in an experimental scheme to improve road safety.

• Christmas story inspires new exhibition at Newarke Houses Museum

  11 November 2021

  1 minute read

  THE SNOWMAN™ and The Snowdog provides the inspiration for a special Christmas exhibition at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum.

• Tree’s arrival marks the start of Leicester’s countdown to Christmas

  11 November 2021

  6 minute read

  THE LIGHTS are going up, the temperature’s going down and the giant tree is standing proud at Leicester’s Clock Tower – and that means the countdown to Christmas is well under way.

• ‘Happy Wheel’ to light up Jubilee Square from Friday

  10 November 2021

  1 minute read

  THERE’LL be a new attraction in Leicester’s Jubilee Square from Friday (12 November), as the preparations for the city’s Christmas celebrations gather pace.

• Moneywise Plus partners with libraries to help jobless people in Leicester and Leicestershire

  10 November 2021

  4 minute read

  JOBLESS people facing mounting money worries this winter will be able to access help and guidance at a series of roadshows being rolled out across Leicester and Leicestershire’s libraries during November.

• City to remember its war dead

  10 November 2021

  2 minute read

  REMEMBRANCE Day events are taking place across Leicester over the coming days as the nation prepares once again to commemorate its fallen servicemen and women.

• Leicester making good progress on cutting carbon, but still faces huge challenge

  10 November 2021

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER is making good progress in reducing its carbon footprint, but faces huge challenges in its new goal to become carbon neutral by 2030.

• Leicester schools make active travel pledges for COP26

  10 November 2021

  3 minute read

  FIVE Leicester secondary schools are marking the COP26 climate conference with pledges of their own to make a difference to their local environment.

• No need for planned clean air zone for buses and taxis, as air quality improves

  9 November 2021

  3 minute read

  MAJOR improvements to air quality in Leicester mean that plans to charge the most polluting vehicles to enter the city centre are no longer required.

• Community projects succeed in bid for £3million

  4 November 2021

  2 minute read

  FIVE community projects in Leicester will benefit from a share of £3million designed to help build skills, support local businesses, communities or places and provide employment support.

• Remembrance Day service gives chance to reflect on nation’s war dead

  4 November 2021

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE will be able to pay their respects to the nation’s fallen servicemen and women at Leicester’s annual Remembrance Day service this month.

• Diwali Day celebrations and Foxes home game to affect city traffic

  4 November 2021

  3 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being asked to allow extra time for journeys in Leicester today due to a combination of Diwali Day celebrations and a home game by Leicester City Football Club.