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30 October 2020
2 minute read
PEOPLE in Leicester are being reminded to celebrate safely this year as a number of festivals approach – particularly given the added challenges presented by coronavirus.
30 October 2020
2 minute read
LEICESTER City Council has launched a new advice service for landlords who may be having problems with their tenants.
28 October 2020
1 minute read
A £380,000 programme of road repairs and resurfacing work on streets across Leicester is beginning this week.
28 October 2020
2 minute read
WORK is due to begin on a major £4million revamp of three busy city centre streets from early next month.
28 October 2020
3 minute read
LEICESTER’S bus shelters are set for a major eco-friendly revamp as part of the city’s ambitious plans to be carbon neutral by 2030.
27 October 2020
2 minute read
AN ATTRACTIVE new route for pedestrians could soon be linking Leicester’s historic Town Hall Square with the shops, bars and cafés in St Martin’s Square.
27 October 2020
3 minute read
STRIKING designs for Leicester’s new St Margaret’s Bus Station – and ambitious plans to make the building carbon neutral – have been revealed by the city council.
26 October 2020
5 minute read
A NEW pedestrian and cycle route linking part of the Great Central Way and the Grand Union Canal is due to be built.
22 October 2020
1 minute read
PEOPLE are being asked to help shape the future of Leicester’s iconic Haymarket Theatre.
20 October 2020
2 minute read
A CAMPAIGN is underway to encourage people in Leicester to commemorate Remembrance Day by creating poppy-themed artwork, cakes or other artefacts.
20 October 2020
2 minute read
WORK is due to begin on the restoration and repair of one of Leicester’s oldest medieval buildings.
20 October 2020
3 minute read
A NEW memorial stone commemorating those who were taken prisoner in the Far East during the Second World War has been installed in the city.
19 October 2020
2 minute read
PEOPLE in Leicester are being invited to be part of the city’s first virtual Diwali Day celebration.
16 October 2020
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A NEW road that will improve bus journey times out of Leicester city centre will open for the first time on Sunday (18 October).
16 October 2020
2 minute read
PUBLIC safety officers from Leicester City Council are working with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to contact businesses in Leicester and make sure they are covid-secure.
16 October 2020
1 minute read
WORK has started on a major £10million highway infrastructure scheme designed to unlock further development land at Leicester City Council’s Ashton Green housing site.
16 October 2020
2 minute read
THE MAMMOTH task of installing the twinkling lights and the colourful garlands that will decorate Leicester city centre this Christmas gets under way this weekend.
14 October 2020
1 minute read
GYM facilities at a popular Leicester leisure centre have been transformed, following a £440,000 revamp.
14 October 2020
2 minute read
PEOPLE across Leicester are being called on to commemorate this year’s Remembrance Day in new and creative ways in the face of Covid-19 pandemic.
14 October 2020
2 minute read
A CORNER of Leicester with a motor-racing past, memories of a ‘magical’ school and sporting glories new and old are retold on Leicester’s latest crop of fascinating heritage panels.
14 October 2020
3 minute read
RESTRICTIONS on household mixing in Leicester will largely continue unchanged, following the introduction of the Government’s new three-tier Local Covid Alert Level system.
9 October 2020
1 minute read
EMPLOYED or self-employed people who are told to self-isolate but whose income would be hit by staying at home can now claim a £500 support payment.
8 October 2020
2 minute read
JOBSEEKERS will soon be able to get specialist advice at three city libraries.
7 October 2020
3 minute read
MORE children are improving their health and contributing towards better air quality by walking to school, according to latest figures from the city council.
5 October 2020
2 minute read
ARRANGEMENTS that have helped some of the city’s most vulnerable residents to shield from the coronavirus will be paused in Leicester today (5 October).
2 October 2020
1 minute read
SEWER works linked to the redevelopments near the Leicester Tigers rugby ground will be taking place again this weekend.
2 October 2020
2 minute read
ENABLING works are due to begin on a scheme to create a new link road which will divert traffic away from residential streets and reduce pollution, traffic congestion and create a better road network in part of Leicester.
2 October 2020
1 minute read
TOILET facilities in seven popular city parks are set to be fully refurbished by Leicester City Council.
1 October 2020
2 minute read
ROADS along one of Leicester’s busiest arterial traffic routes are to undergo a £3.1million programme of resurfacing work and junction improvements this month.
1 October 2020
4 minute read
EFFORTS to preserve Leicester’s rich architectural heritage have resulted in 25 properties being removed from a local list of historic buildings at risk.