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.

• City Wardens’ team shortlisted for national awards

  31 December 2020

  2 minute read

  City council teams who tackle flytipping and littering in Leicester’s streets have been shortlisted in the annual Keep Britain Tidy awards for their work during 2020’s coronavirus lockdowns.

• Leicester to move to Tier 4 of Government’s covid alert levels

  30 December 2020

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER is to move to Tier 4 of the Government’s covid alert levels after a nationwide review of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Gritting teams keep the traffic moving on city’s road network

  29 December 2020

  1 minute read

  LORRIES from Leicester City Council’s gritting teams are taking to the city's roads again tonight as sub-zero temperatures and snow affect the area.

• Artwork will form commemorations for Holocaust Memorial Day

  29 December 2020

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE from across Leicester are being called on to submit artwork or personal photographs as part of the forthcoming annual commemoration of the Holocaust.

• Major air pollution study will help put city ‘ahead of the curve’

  22 December 2020

  3 minute read

  A ground-breaking project to provide people in Leicester with real-time information about local air pollution from fine particulates is in its final stages of development.

• St Margaret’s Bus Station to close as works begins on £13.5m redevelopment

  21 December 2020

  3 minute read

  ST Margaret’s Bus Station in Leicester will close to the public this month, as work begins on its major £13.5million redevelopment.

• Information available on Christmas and New Year council services

  21 December 2020

  3 minute read

  DETAILS explaining how and when people can make use of all city council services over the festive period are now available.

• Reminder for businesses to claim grants for coronavirus help

  18 December 2020

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester whose trade has been affected by the local or national coronavirus restrictions are being reminded to apply for a share of funding in the latest grants schemes being administered by Leicester City Council.

• Leicester to remain in Tier 3 of Government’s Covid alert levels

  17 December 2020

  3 minute read

  RESTRICTIONS in Leicester are to continue at the highest level, after a review of the coronavirus situation in the city.

• Schools to become bee-friendly in new environmental project

  17 December 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW project to help make school grounds bee-friendly will kick off in the new year.

• Outdoor gyms now fully reopened in city

  17 December 2020

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S outdoor gyms have now fully reopened across the city.

• Rapid coronavirus tests to be offered in city hotspots

  16 December 2020

  3 minute read

  CORONAVIRUS tests that give a result within an hour will start to be offered to asymptomatic people in Leicester from today (Wednesday).

• Extra investment to ensure no-one has to sleep rough this winter

  16 December 2020

  4 minute read

  ADDITIONAL investment of over £1million is helping to ensure that no-one has to sleep rough in Leicester this winter, despite unprecedented challenges for homelessness services. 

• Tree preservation strategy will protect neighbourhood’s giant redwoods

  16 December 2020

  2 minute read

  MORE than two dozen giant trees, some well over a century old and which characterise a Leicester suburb, are being given protection under a new strategy by Leicester City Council.

• Joint exercise checks on Covid-19 safety among shoppers and businesses

  15 December 2020

  3 minute read

  POLICE and council officers have carried out a series of visits to check compliance with national coronavirus safety measures at shops in Leicester.

• Local laws to tackle problem street drinking and drug use extended

  15 December 2020

  2 minute read

  LEGISLATION to tackle problem street drinking and use of so-called ‘legal highs’ in public places across Leicester have been extended for another three years.

• Noise nuisance reports led to seizure of equipment

  14 December 2020

  1 minute read

  Council officers have seized stereo equipment and loud speakers from a Leicester house after complaints from neighbours about the noise levels.

• Work begins to control flooding and improve habitats at Everards Meadows

  9 December 2020

  3 minute read

  A SCHEME to help control flooding and improve wetland habitats is underway at a popular destination for cyclists and walkers on the banks of the River Soar. 

• Council publishes one-year stop-gap budget plan

  8 December 2020

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has published its draft budget plans for next year.

• Leicester first city in England to pilot local tracing operation

  7 December 2020

  3 minute read

  A PILOT study will get under way in Leicester this week that will give the city council responsibility for tracing people who test positive for coronavirus but who prove to be difficult to contact.

• Schools’ commitment to staying Covid-safe praised by education chiefs

  3 December 2020

  3 minute read

  EDUCATION bosses across Leicester have praised the city’s schools for their work to keep staff and pupils safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

• ‘Memorial walk’ proposed for Leicester & Leicestershire

  2 December 2020

  3 minute read

  A TREE trail in a country park could soon provide a space for reflection for those whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus, if a new crowdfunding campaign is successful.

• Vital to follow rules on self-isolation, say local health bosses

  2 December 2020

  3 minute read

  PUBLIC health bosses are reminding people how vital it is to self-isolate if they are showing any symptoms of coronavirus.

• Latest grants schemes to help businesses affected by restrictions

  2 December 2020

  2 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester whose trade has been affected by the local or national coronavirus restrictions are being encouraged to apply for a share of funding in the latest grants schemes being administered by Leicester City Council.

• Community testing resumes on doorsteps in city’s hotspot areas

  1 December 2020

  3 minute read

  CITY council staff are knocking on doors in Leicester once again, as the council launches a new phase of community testing to help track down the coronavirus and stop its transmission.

• Traffic scheme will tackle commuter parking

  1 December 2020

  2 minute read

  A new experimental scheme is due to be brought in to address the problem of commuter parking in Clarendon Park.

• Winter support launched for families struggling during pandemic

  1 December 2020

  2 minute read

  SUPPORT and help offered by Leicester City Council to local families who are struggling to pay for essentials including household bills will get an extra boost this winter.

• 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.

• More than £1m for Leicester to help boost active travel and make neighbourhood streets safer

  13 November 2020

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council will be getting more than £1m to help boost active travel - such as walking and cycling – and to make residential streets quieter and safer.

• 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.