November 2020

• Parking areas and new footpath to be created in city neighbourhoods

  21 November 2022

  2 minute read

  NEIGHBOURHOOD parking spaces and a new footpath are being created in a series of schemes across Leicester over the coming weeks.

• Work begins on new scheme to link city’s space and technology attractions

  30 November 2020

  2 minute read

  WORK has started on a scheme to improve the links between the National Space Centre, Abbey Pumping Station and Leicester’s planned space and technology park.

• Leicester confirmed in Tier 3 of Government’s new Covid alert levels

  26 November 2020

  4 minute read

  RESTRICTIONS in Leicester are set to get even tighter when the national lockdown ends next week.

• Have your say on Leicester’s Local Plan

  25 November 2020

  1 minute read

  THERE’S still time for people to have their say on the way Leicester will grow in the future – but make sure you tell us your views by 7 December.

• New walk-up covid testing site opens on Upper Brown Street

  24 November 2020

  1 minute read

  A NEW coronavirus testing site opens in Leicester city centre today.

• Santa spotted in city as Leicester’s Christmas lights are turned on

  20 November 2020

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S magnificent Christmas lights have been switched on, illuminating the city centre with thousands of white lights and colourful decorations

• New heritage panels mark 80th anniversary of Leicester’s ‘Blitz Night’

  19 November 2020

  3 minute read

  TWO new heritage information panels recounting the events of Leicester’s ‘Blitz Night’ have been installed in the city.

• Free training and advice for staff at risk of redundancy

  19 November 2020

  1 minute read

  EMPLOYERS in Leicester are being urged to find out about free training and expert careers advice on offer for staff at risk of redundancy. 

• Additional neighbourhood parking spaces to get underway

  18 November 2020

  2 minute read

  Work is due to begin this month on the latest schemes to create much-needed additional parking spaces in neighbourhoods across the city.

• New slip road completed at St Margaret’s Bus Station

  12 November 2020

  2 minute read

  A PROJECT to improve bus journey times by creating a new slip road from St Margaret’s Bus Station to the city’s inner ring road has been completed.

• Kickstart scheme will help unemployed youngsters onto jobs ladder

  12 November 2020

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester will be able to offer unemployed young people guaranteed jobs as part of a new scheme taking place in the city.

• City’s Christmas tree will be a symbol of hope this winter

  11 November 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S giant Christmas tree will be a symbol of hope for the city this winter, as the whole country locks down to stop the spread of coronavirus.

• Finishing touches for city’s virtual Diwali celebrations

  11 November 2020

  2 minute read

  THE FINAL preparations are being made for Leicester’s first ever virtual Diwali Day event, which people will be able to enjoy at home on Saturday (14 November).

• Seventy new jobs to be created by city council as part of Leicester’s new Economic Recovery Plan

  10 November 2020

  3 minute read

  SEVENTY new jobs are set to be created by the city council to help boost Leicester’s local economy in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Virtual Remembrance Day tribute film to mark commemorations

  6 November 2020

  2 minute read

  A SHORT film commemorating those who have lost their lives in conflict will form the centrepiece of Remembrance Day in Leicester this weekend.

• Libraries to offer order and collect service for customers during lockdown

  6 November 2020

  2 minute read

  VISITORS to Leicester’s libraries will still be able to borrow their favourite books during lockdown thanks to an order and collect service which is being introduced.

• New grants to help keep homes warm and energy bills low

  6 November 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has been awarded £1million for a new scheme aimed at tackling fuel poverty with grants for energy efficient and low carbon heating.

• Equipment seized following noise nuisance

  5 November 2020

  2 minute read

  A WOMAN who made her neighbours’ lives a misery by playing loud music repeatedly has had her equipment confiscated by officers from Leicester City Council’s noise and pollution control team.

• Coronavirus: important new information for you

  4 November 2020

  4 minute read

  STAY at home. That’s the message from the government and public health experts, as a second national lockdown gets under way.

• Work begins on 300 new homes at Waterside

  4 November 2020

  2 minute read

  CONSTRUCTION has started on the transformational development of 300 new homes and new offices at Waterside.

• Get involved and Post a Poppy for Remembrance Day

  4 November 2020

  2 minute read

  THE closing date is approaching in a creative campaign to mark Remembrance Day with poppy-themed photographs, drawings and designs.

• Final chance to have your say on future of local laws to tackle problem street drinking

  4 November 2020

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE who want to give their views on laws to tackle problem street drinking and use of so-called ‘legal highs’ in public places across Leicester have just over 10 days remaining to have their say.

• Ride On announced as partner in Leicester’s new e-bike scheme

  4 November 2020

  5 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has announced specialist e-bike hire provider Ride On as its partner in the city’s forthcoming e-bike share scheme.

• Adventurer Ed Stafford visits Leicester schoolchildren

  3 November 2020

  2 minute read

  ADVENTURER and world record-holder Ed Stafford has been sharing tales of his epic Amazon trip with Leicester schoolchildren.

• Young people win national award for Quaranteens campaign

  3 November 2020

  2 minute read

  YOUNG people from Leicester with experience of being in care have won a national award for supporting each other during the lockdown.