November 2021

• New Give Leicester scheme supports day centre services for homeless

  1 December 2021

  3 minute read

  A new fundraising campaign is under way to help people affected by homelessness thanks to Give Leicester – the city’s contactless giving service.

• Leicester Park and Ride running extra services throughout December

  30 November 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER Park & Ride is running extra services throughout December – which means shoppers can catch a Park & Ride bus into the city centre every day in December except Christmas Day.

• Public art commission celebrates city’s links with the fox

  30 November 2021

  2 minute read

  THE FOX is to be celebrated in a series of life-size sculptures that will be installed at three sites across the city centre.

• Leicester named among global leaders on climate action

  30 November 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER has been named as a leader on climate action and transparency, achieving a place on a global ‘Cities A List’.

• City council invests £900,000 in special needs nursery

  29 November 2021

  2 minute read

  YOUNG children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will benefit from a city council investment of nearly £900,000 in refurbishing their nursery.

• Red, white and blue trees to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

  29 November 2021

  3 minute read

  A TRIO of trees, chosen for their red, white and blue foliage, will be planted in Leicester’s Abbey Park to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

• Funding extension for Business Gateway means support for hundreds of local firms

  29 November 2021

  2 minute read

  A KEY source of support for Leicester and Leicestershire’s businesses will be able to reach nearly 200 more firms following a decision to extend its funding.

• Pets’ Corner closes in bid to limit spread of bird flu

  26 November 2021

  3 minute read

  ABBEY Park’s Pets’ Corner has temporarily closed to the public as part of a nationwide bid to limit the spread of avian flu.

• Success for council’s bids for tree funding

  26 November 2021

  2 minute read

  MORE than 6,000 new trees are being planted in Leicester’s parks and open spaces this winter, thanks to two successful bids for funding.

• Sign up now for holiday scheme for children on free school meals

  25 November 2021

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester who receive benefit-related free school meals are being invited to sign up for free activities over the Christmas holidays.

• Welford Road £3m improvement scheme completed

  25 November 2021

  1 minute read

  AN extensive road scheme to improve one of the key routes in and out of the city has been completed.

• Council purchase of Haymarket Centre will generate funding for services

  25 November 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is the new owner of Leicester’s Haymarket Centre. The council has purchased the landmark shopping centre for £9.9m after securing a deal before the property went to market.

• Improvement work planned for popular walking and cycling route

  23 November 2021

  1 minute read

  Improvements to a popular walking and cycling route will be carried out next week.

• Council plans £26.6m property deal to provide hundreds of council homes

  23 November 2021

  2 minute read

  PLANS to invest over £26million to acquire hundreds of new homes and address the growing need for affordable housing in Leicester have been announced by the city council.

• Lots on at Leicester’s museums this winter

  19 November 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S museums are full of ideas for a great day out this winter, with new exhibitions, live performances and Christmas events to look forward to.

• Improved parking areas and laybys for communities across the city

  19 November 2021

  1 minute read

  A PROGRAMME of installing new parking areas and laybys in residential areas across Leicester gets underway this month.

• New support fund opens to help those on a low income

  19 November 2021

  3 minute read

  A NEW support fund has opened to assist Leicester residents who are on a low income and in need of help this winter.

• More than £600,000 to be spent to improve safety in city parks and streets

  19 November 2021

  3 minute read

  MORE than £600,000 of Government cash will be spent in Leicester to help improve safety in parks and in the city centre.

• Major roadworks due on East Park Road

  17 November 2021

  1 minute read

  EXTENSIVE resurfacing work will be taking place on a section of a busy Leicester from this weekend.

• City counts down to Thursday’s big Christmas switch-on

  16 November 2021

  7 minute read

  CHRISTMAS celebrations make a welcome return to the streets of Leicester this year – but with a new format for the traditional lights' switch-on to help people stay safe.

• Museum’s World Arts Gallery to close as new exhibition space takes shape

  16 November 2021

  1 minute read

  VISITORS to Leicester Museum and Art Gallery have only two more weeks to enjoy one of the venue’s galleries before it closes to the public to create a new exhibition space.

• Mentoring to help young people turn away from violence

  16 November 2021

  4 minute read

  Local partners have launched a new joint community mentoring project to provide young people with increased support and opportunities to turn away from street-based violence.

• Good Ofsted rating for city children’s services

  12 November 2021

  3 minute read

  CHILDREN’S services in Leicester have been rated good in all areas and praised by inspectors Ofsted for offering a robust level of support to local families, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

• Experimental scheme will close rat-run as part of £1m highway improvements

  12 November 2021

  2 minute read

  A RESIDENTIAL street used by rat-running motorists is to be partly closed to traffic in an experimental scheme to improve road safety.

• Christmas story inspires new exhibition at Newarke Houses Museum

  11 November 2021

  1 minute read

  THE SNOWMAN™ and The Snowdog provides the inspiration for a special Christmas exhibition at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum.

• Tree’s arrival marks the start of Leicester’s countdown to Christmas

  11 November 2021

  6 minute read

  THE LIGHTS are going up, the temperature’s going down and the giant tree is standing proud at Leicester’s Clock Tower – and that means the countdown to Christmas is well under way.

• ‘Happy Wheel’ to light up Jubilee Square from Friday

  10 November 2021

  1 minute read

  THERE’LL be a new attraction in Leicester’s Jubilee Square from Friday (12 November), as the preparations for the city’s Christmas celebrations gather pace.

• Moneywise Plus partners with libraries to help jobless people in Leicester and Leicestershire

  10 November 2021

  4 minute read

  JOBLESS people facing mounting money worries this winter will be able to access help and guidance at a series of roadshows being rolled out across Leicester and Leicestershire’s libraries during November.

• City to remember its war dead

  10 November 2021

  2 minute read

  REMEMBRANCE Day events are taking place across Leicester over the coming days as the nation prepares once again to commemorate its fallen servicemen and women.

• Leicester making good progress on cutting carbon, but still faces huge challenge

  10 November 2021

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER is making good progress in reducing its carbon footprint, but faces huge challenges in its new goal to become carbon neutral by 2030.

• Leicester schools make active travel pledges for COP26

  10 November 2021

  3 minute read

  FIVE Leicester secondary schools are marking the COP26 climate conference with pledges of their own to make a difference to their local environment.

• No need for planned clean air zone for buses and taxis, as air quality improves

  9 November 2021

  3 minute read

  MAJOR improvements to air quality in Leicester mean that plans to charge the most polluting vehicles to enter the city centre are no longer required.

• Community projects succeed in bid for £3million

  4 November 2021

  2 minute read

  FIVE community projects in Leicester will benefit from a share of £3million designed to help build skills, support local businesses, communities or places and provide employment support.

• Remembrance Day service gives chance to reflect on nation’s war dead

  4 November 2021

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE will be able to pay their respects to the nation’s fallen servicemen and women at Leicester’s annual Remembrance Day service this month.

• Diwali Day celebrations and Foxes home game to affect city traffic

  4 November 2021

  3 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being asked to allow extra time for journeys in Leicester today due to a combination of Diwali Day celebrations and a home game by Leicester City Football Club.

• Safety first is message for Leicester’s Bonfire Night event

  3 November 2021

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE with tickets for Leicester’s Bonfire Night celebrations are being asked to take a quick COVID-19 test before attending the event at Abbey Park on Saturday (6 November).

• Let’s celebrate safely, says health chief ahead of Diwali Day and Bonfire Night

  2 November 2021

  5 minute read

  PEOPLE planning on joining Leicester’s Diwali Day celebrations are being asked to take a quick COVID-19 test before attending the event on Thursday (4 November) – and to take another test before returning to their workplace or school.

• £750k grant will help safeguard historic landmark building in Granby Street

  2 November 2021

  3 minute read

  A STUNNING Grade II* listed building in Leicester city centre has secured a £750k grant to carry out urgent work to save its roof.

• Consultation to extend controls over Houses in Multiple Occupation

  1 November 2021

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE are being asked their views on major new proposals to expand the area in which the city council can control the number of homes being converted to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

• Leicester Bus Services Improvement Plan announced

  1 November 2021

  4 minute read

  AMBITIOUS plans have been announced to vastly improve bus services, vehicles and routes across Leicester as part of a 10-year project involving the city council and local bus operators.