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• Council approves grant to enable Phoenix expansion project to continue

  22 July 2021

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  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

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  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.

• Summer programme of bands on parks to begin

  21 July 2021

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  PARKS across Leicester will come alive with the sounds of brass bands this summer in a series of outdoor weekend concerts.

• Highway works linked to £13.5m St Margaret’s regeneration get underway

  19 July 2021

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  HIGHWAY works linked to the £13.5million regeneration of Leicester’s St Margaret’s bus station and surrounding streets are due to get underway next week.

• Go wild for this year’s summer reading challenge

  16 July 2021

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  A FREE reading challenge with stickers to collect will help keep children busy over the summer holidays – and is available now from Leicester’s libraries.

• Another £2m grant boost to help Leicester homes cut energy costs

  16 July 2021

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  A LEICESTER scheme aimed at tackling fuel poverty with grants to help people install energy efficient and renewable technologies in their homes has received a major cash boost.

• Sign up for summer learning at Bishopdale Adult Learning Hub

  15 July 2021

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  A WARM and welcoming place where people can meet and learn new skills is reopening in Leicester next week.

• Diverse memories of Leicester sought for major new exhibition

  15 July 2021

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  PEOPLE from all of Leicester’s diverse communities are being asked to share their memories of the city for a major new exhibition.

• City’s recovery boosted by £365k for summer and Christmas events

  13 July 2021

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  A PROGRAMME of festivals and events will help Leicester’s economy bounce back this year, with small-scale, COVID-safe events encouraging people back into the city centre.

• City museums now open for free summer fun

  12 July 2021

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  LEICESTER’S museums are open once again – just in time for the school holidays.

• Book your jab before the final whistle

  9 July 2021

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  AS THE clock runs down on Euro 2020 and the government roadmap, joint chiefs across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are getting behind the latest push for people to get their COVID vaccine.

• New knife crime strategy launched in Leicester

  9 July 2021

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  AN INNOVATIVE new knife crime strategy that has been designed by and for local communities is being launched in Leicester.