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• Council explores potential uses of Haymarket Theatre

  30 July 2021

  1 minute read

  POTENTIAL future uses for Leicester’s Haymarket Theatre are being explored by the city council.

• Time to play in Town Hall Square

  29 July 2021

  1 minute read

  YOUNG visitors to Leicester city centre can celebrate National Playday next week by taking part in a day of fun – and free – activities. 

• Free pedal-powered fun at the Ride Leicester Festival

  29 July 2021

  3 minute read

  A WHOLE month’s worth of free, inclusive cycling events will be taking place across the city throughout August as the Ride Leicester Festival freewheels into town.

• Prizes on offer for Cycle To Work Day

  29 July 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER people are being encouraged to take to their bikes on Thursday 5 August for Cycle To Work Day, and be in with a chance of winning some prizes.

• River restoration project awarded Green Recovery Challenge Funding

  28 July 2021

  3 minute read

  A MAJOR project to protect and restore a major tributary of the River Soar in Leicester has been given more than £800,000 of Government money.

• City gets more than £300k funding to help people homeless or at risk of rough sleeping due to domestic and sexual abuse

  28 July 2021

  1 minute read

  SERVICES helping people who are facing homelessness due to domestic abuse, violence or exploitation have been awarded more than £300,000 in Government funding.

• New plan to safeguard local wildlife and nature habitats launched in Leicester

  27 July 2021

  3 minute read

  AN ambitious ten-year plan to protect wildlife, conserve habitats and help ensure nature flourishes in Leicester has been launched by the city council.

• Successful student interns consider a future in Leicester

  26 July 2021

  5 minute read

  STUDENTS in Leicester have been finding out what job opportunities are available to them locally thanks to an internship scheme being run by Leicester City Council, De Montfort University and the University of Leicester.

• Changes planned as part of new one-way system on Gwendolen Road

  26 July 2021

  1 minute read

  A SECTION of a busy road in Spinney Hills is being made one-way to traffic following concerns from residents about congestion and damage to parked cars.

• Join in the fun at Open Streets and Bike Fest

  23 July 2021

  1 minute read

  FREE events that make the most of Leicester’s people-friendly streets and spaces will be on offer in Leicester this weekend.

• Council approves grant to enable Phoenix expansion project to continue

  22 July 2021

  2 minute read

  A PROJECT to expand one of Leicester’s best-loved arts venues has been thrown a financial lifeline by the city council to enable the work to continue.

• City gets major cash boost for work to support most vulnerable in community

  21 July 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER is set to receive over £2.6million for a new council-led programme to support some of the most disadvantaged adults in the city.