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• £250,000 pilot project will focus on air quality

  21 April 2021

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has been awarded nearly £250,000 of Government cash to help make further improvements to local air quality.

• Handover marks completion of first phase of council house-building project

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  THE first phase of a wide-ranging programme to create hundreds of new affordable rental homes for families across Leicester has been completed.

• Outdoor seating grants to help local hospitality businesses

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  CAFES and restaurants in Leicester can apply for grants of up to £4,000 from the city council to buy outdoor furniture.

• People asked to share their wildlife photos with Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester and beyond are being invited to submit their photographs of the natural world for a new digital exhibition at the Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

• Conservation work continues on Abbey Park’s historic precinct walls

  19 April 2021

  2 minute read

  THE latest phase of a major programme of work to repair and preserve the historic precinct wall at Leicester’s Abbey Park is now underway.

• UK Community Renewal Fund opens to bids from projects in Leicester

  16 April 2021

  2 minute read

  INNOVATIVE projects that will support people and businesses in Leicester can now bid for a share of the Government’s £220million UK Community Renewal Fund.

• New park and ride site planned for Beaumont Leys

  15 April 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW 300-space park and ride site is being planned for Beaumont Leys.

• Supply chain and home-based businesses can claim in latest phase of grants

  15 April 2021

  1 minute read

  MORE businesses are being called upon to apply for grants to help with costs and loss of income during the coronavirus lockdown and recovery.

• Proposed cycling and walking routes to be delivered alongside the Putney Road link road scheme

  15 April 2021

  2 minute read

  NEW cycling and pedestrian facilities are to be delivered as part of the city’s Connecting Leicester programme, in order to improve links to new developments in the Aylestone Road and Putney Road areas.

• Work to begin on improved route to replace dingy underpass in Beaumont Leys

  14 April 2021

  2 minute read

  A DINGY underpass is set to be removed as work begins on a range of improvements to a busy neighbourhood road in Leicester.

• Leicester’s e-bike share opens to all city residents

  13 April 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S innovative new electric bike share scheme is opening up to all city residents on Wednesday 14 April.

• Leicester pays tribute to Prince Philip

  9 April 2021

  1 minute read

  FLAGS in Leicester are flying at half-mast today, as the city mourns the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.