January 2021

• Final plea for pledges in COVID remembrance project

  29 January 2021

  2 minute read

  A PROJECT to remember all those affected by COVID could get the go-ahead, if its fundraising target is met by Sunday (31 January).

• Two new rapid coronavirus testing sites to open next week

  29 January 2021

  2 minute read

  TWO new walk-in centres that will offer rapid coronavirus testing to workers who have no symptoms of the virus are set to open in Leicester next week.

• Free storytelling over Zoom from Leicester Libraries

  28 January 2021

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER Libraries are offering free, live online storytelling sessions to mark National Storytelling Week (30 Jan-6 Feb).

• Experimental commuter parking scheme to begin in Clarendon Park

  28 January 2021

  3 minute read

  A NEW experimental traffic scheme to tackle commuter parking in one Leicester neighbourhood is due to begin next week.

• People invited to have their say on Stocking Farm’s regeneration

  28 January 2021

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE who live and work in the Stocking Farm area of north-west Leicester are being invited to have their say on how the area should be regenerated.

• Grants on offer to pubs affected by lockdown closure

  27 January 2021

  1 minute read

  PUBS whose income doesn’t largely depend upon food sales have until the end of January to take advantage of additional financial help on offer, joining over 70 city pubs that have already received funding.

• Free online workshops showcase benefits of adult learning

  26 January 2021

  1 minute read

  ADULTS wanting to learn new skills or explore ways of improving their wellbeing can take part in a series of free online workshops next month.

• Programme of online commemorative events revealed for Holocaust Memorial Day

  25 January 2021

  2 minute read

  A SERIES of online commemorations including talks, recollections and personal experiences relating to the Nazi Holocaust are be held this week as part of international Holocaust Memorial Day.

• One month left for people to give their views on city’s museums

  18 January 2021

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE wanting to give their views on Leicester’s museums and how they have engaged during the Covid-19 pandemic have one month left to make their voices heard.

• Successful funding bid supports planting of around 5,000 trees

  18 January 2021

  1 minute read

  NEARLY 5,000 new trees are being planted in two of Leicester’s most popular green spaces, following a successful bid to the Urban Tree Challenge Fund.

• Traffic-calming scheme to be introduced in city community

  15 January 2021

  1 minute read

  A BUSY route through a Leicester neighbourhood is due to benefit from traffic calming measures after support from residents and ward councillors to bring in such a scheme.

• Latest phase of footpath widening nears completion at Great Central Way

  14 January 2021

  2 minute read

  Work is nearing completion on the latest phase of a project to widen parts of the Great Central way footpath to provide more space for users of the popular route in and out of the city.

• A message from Leicester’s director of public health, Professor Ivan Browne

  14 January 2021

  3 minute read

  Leicester's director of public health has warned local people that the coronavirus situation is now putting huge strain on the city's hospitals.

• Last chance to submit artwork for commemorations for Holocaust Memorial Day

  14 January 2021

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE wanting to create artwork commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day have until this weekend to submit their entries.

• New textiles training centre to launch in Leicester

  13 January 2021

  3 minute read

  AN innovative project to deliver apprenticeships and accredited training for the textiles industry is set to be launched in Leicester.

• Reminder to apply for a school place before 15 January deadline

  12 January 2021

  1 minute read

  PARENTS and carers of children who will be starting full-time school in Leicester this autumn are being reminded to apply for a place before Friday’s deadline

• Caseload rockets for city’s covid tracing team

  8 January 2021

  3 minute read

  THE TEAM charged with tracking down people who test positive for coronavirus, but who fail to respond to an automated message, has seen a huge surge in its workload.

• Reminder for artwork to be part of commemorations for Holocaust Memorial Day

  7 January 2021

  2 minute read

  Reminder for artwork to be part of commemorations for Holocaust Memorial Day

• Overnight road closures planned for final phase of Belgrave Gate improvements

  6 January 2021

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  A MAJOR programme of road resurfacing is due to take place at a busy roundabout in Leicester, as work nears completion on a £2million improvement scheme

• Rapid coronavirus testing helping to identify asymptomatic covid carriers

  5 January 2021

  2 minute read

  A WALK-IN centre offering rapid coronavirus testing to those without symptoms is helping to identify people in Leicester who could be passing on the virus without knowing it.

• Coronavirus: Important new information for you

  5 January 2021

  3 minute read

  STAY at home, save lives and protect the NHS. That’s the message from the government and public health experts, as a new national lockdown begins to tackle a more easily-caught strain of coronavirus which is spreading across the country.