April 2020

• Second temporary cycle track installed to continue route into city

  30 April 2020

  3 minute read

  A SECOND temporary cycle track is being installed to help create a safe route for people cycling into the city centre during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Thousands get help from council’s coronavirus support team

  30 April 2020

  3 minute read

  AN advice service helping city residents who are concerned about the impact of coronavirus on their daily lives has so far been in contact with more than 4,500 people across Leicester.

• Reassurance for residents over expired parking permits

  28 April 2020

  1 minute read

  RESIDENTS’ parking permit holders are being reassured that they won’t be penalised if their passes expire during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Temporary cycle lane creates route to help key workers

  27 April 2020

  3 minute read

  A NEW cycle track has been put in place to help key workers who are biking to work during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Businesses urged to come forward to claim financial help

  27 April 2020

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester are being urged to come forward to get financial help from an £85million Government fund designed to help them during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Support for homeless and rough sleepers continues to increase

  27 April 2020

  2 minute read

  MORE than 200 additional places to stay are now being provided by the city council to ensure that no-one has to sleep rough in Leicester.

• Leicester’s climate emergency consultation shows high level of support for urgent action

  27 April 2020

  2 minute read

  THOUSANDS of comments from hundreds of people are helping to shape Leicester’s local response to the global climate emergency.

• Milestone for council-led transformation of Waterside as work begins on new offices

  27 April 2020

  3 minute read

  THE ambitious redevelopment of Leicester’s once-neglected Waterside area has reached another major milestone, as work begins on the first new office complex in Frog Island.

• Smokers encouraged to kick the habit

  24 April 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER is joining a national campaign called #quitforcovid to encourage smokers to kick the habit during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Council helps ensure those on free school meals don’t miss out

  24 April 2020

  3 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester who would normally be entitled to a free school lunch are still being offered a free meal every day – even though most of them are currently not at school.

• Pick up a book and back World Book Night

  23 April 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S libraries are backing World Book Night tonight (23 April) – by inviting people to pick up a book, share a story, listen to an audiobook or hold a virtual book group meeting between 7pm and 8pm.

• Log on to the latest chapter in the lives of the Leicester Peregrines

  23 April 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S resident Peregrine falcons are offering viewers another privileged slice of life streamed live from their nest-mounted webcams.

• Cards from Care remind children they’re not alone

  22 April 2020

  2 minute read

  POSTCARDS are being sent to children in care to remind them that they’re not alone during the coronavirus lockdown.

• New Covid-19 redundancy and recruitment service for Leicester and Leicestershire

  21 April 2020

  3 minute read

  A NEW service has been launched to support people in Leicester and Leicestershire who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak.

• City council asks public for VE Day memories for its online tribute

  21 April 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE with photographs and memories of the day when Leicester celebrated the end of the Second World War are being asked to share them with the city council.

• Businesses receive first payments from £85million grant fund lifeline

  17 April 2020

  3 minute read

  SMALL businesses across Leicester have begun receiving payments from a financial lifeline designed to help them survive in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Council thanks schools for staying open over Easter

  15 April 2020

  2 minute read

  TEACHERS and school staff across the city have been helping children still at school to enjoy Easter with some fun activities.

• More than £9m in financial help being paid out to city businesses so far

  15 April 2020

  3 minute read

  CLAIMS for around £9million worth of financial help have been dealt with so far from small businesses across Leicester which are struggling from the loss of trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

• Time to think of your neighbours and cut out the bonfires, says city council

  15 April 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester are being asked to think of their neighbours and not risk breaking the law by burning rubbish in their gardens.

• Huge improvement in air quality levels on city’s roads

  9 April 2020

  2 minute read

  AIR quality in Leicester has improved dramatically in the last two weeks due to the huge reduction in the amount of traffic during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

• City council helps out with food parcels for those most in need

  9 April 2020

  4 minute read

  HUNDREDS of people in urgent need of assistance during the coronavirus lockdown are getting a helping hand from Leicester City Council.

• Project aims to tackle isolation

  9 April 2020

  1 minute read

  A NEW project has been set up in Leicester to help older people who may be feeling isolated by the coronavirus crisis.

• City council launches ‘bikes for key workers’ scheme

  8 April 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has teamed up with local bike shops, projects and organisations to offer free bikes to key workers during the coronavirus crisis.

• Leicester Libraries launches free online storytelling

  8 April 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER Libraries will be posting free online storytelling sessions to Facebook and YouTube to help parents and families during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Bin and orange bag collections to continue as usual over Easter

  3 April 2020

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester will see no changes to their household waste and recycling collections over Easter.

• City gets £85million package of help for businesses

  2 April 2020

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES in Leicester which are struggling due to loss of trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be able to access a package of financial help totalling £85million.

• Temporary changes to NHS urgent care services in Leicester

  1 April 2020

  2 minute read

  The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is making temporary changes to some local healthcare services with immediate effect.

• Hundreds sign up for city’s volunteer scheme

  1 April 2020

  2 minute read

  HUNDREDS of local people have come forward to offer their services to help Leicester’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.