October 2021

• £19m funding for major economic recovery project at Pioneer Park

  1 November 2021

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  A MAJOR planned development project on land near the National Space Centre has received over £19million of funding to enable work to go ahead.

• Improvement work at busy city junction

  29 October 2021

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  TRAFFIC restrictions will be in place at a busy junction for up to four weeks as part of an ongoing programme of road improvements.

• £8.6m boost for Leicester’s Pilot House regeneration plans

  29 October 2021

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  PLANS to redevelop a cluster of heritage buildings into a home for creative businesses in Leicester city centre have received a boost from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund.

• Leicester’s electric bus fleet to top 100 within three years thanks to new funding

  29 October 2021

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  LEICESTER is set to increase its fleet of zero emission, all-electric buses with almost 100 new vehicles over the next three years, it has been announced.

• Leicester’s railway station revamp plans get major cash boost

  28 October 2021

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  AMBITIOUS plans to transform the entrance to Leicester’s historic railway station have been given a major boost with the award of almost £18million of Government funding.

• Leicester Half Marathon to take to city’s streets once again

  28 October 2021

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  RUNNERS will be taking to the city’s streets this weekend with the return of the Leicester Half Marathon.

• Dancers and waterside artwork events bring Diwali to life

  27 October 2021

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  TWO Diwali-themed events taking place this weekend will offer visitors different ways to celebrate.

• Return of the bricks marks milestone in major revamp of city centre street

  27 October 2021

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  A MAJOR revamp of an important shopping street in Leicester city centre has reached a milestone, with the reinstatement of over 200 commemorative bricks.

• Residents can take part in important new survey

  26 October 2021

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  LEICESTER residents are being asked to take part in an important new survey being carried out by the city council.

• Councils join forces to prevent waste this Halloween

  26 October 2021

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  COMMUNITIES across Leicester and Leicestershire are being urged to get involved to help prevent food and household waste this Halloween.

• Job-seeking support in more city libraries

  26 October 2021

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  LEICESTER’S libraries have joined forces with Jobcentre Plus to provide people with increased access to job-seeking support at the heart of the city’s neighbourhoods.

• Motorists reminded of traffic changes due to Diwali celebrations

  20 October 2021

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  VISITORS to this weekend’s Diwali lights switch-on in Belgrave are being encouraged to walk, cycle or use public transport instead of driving to attend the world-famous festivities.

• Over £2million to be invested in city’s sports and leisure centres

  20 October 2021

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  A PROGRAMME of work to improve facilities at three sports centres across Leicester has been put forward.

• Views sought on new St Paul’s conservation area

  20 October 2021

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  PEOPLE can give their views on council plans for an important new conservation area close to Leicester city centre.

• Aylestone Park residents to have say on options to address parking problems

  20 October 2021

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  PEOPLE living in the Aylestone Park area of Leicester are being asked for their views on a range of proposed measures to address problems with parking in residential streets.

• Leicester gets ready to light up for Christmas

  19 October 2021

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  THE MAMMOTH task of installing the twinkling lights and the colourful garlands that will decorate Leicester city centre this Christmas gets under way this week.

• Prosecution of scrap metal firm operating without a licence

  19 October 2021

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  A SCRAP metal firm and its director have been fined a total of more than £16,000 after trading from a site without a licence.

• City council fears looming budget crisis

  18 October 2021

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  LEICESTER City Council is facing the prospect of huge budget cuts within 18 months, big council tax rises – or both – it was announced today.

• Council plans major investment in Cedar Road play area

  18 October 2021

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  NEW facilities that will benefit children and young people are being proposed as part of a £500,000 refurbishment of a city play area.

• Final preparations under way for Leicester’s Diwali celebrations

  15 October 2021

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  LEICESTER is getting ready to celebrate the festival of Diwali – and it all starts next Sunday (24 October).

• Steam train rides and tastes of harvest take centre stage at museum’s activity day

  14 October 2021

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  HARVEST will be coming to Leicester’s Abbey Pumping Station Museum next week with a fun-packed day of activities for all ages focusing on the joys of growing your own food.

• Consultation asks for views on African Caribbean Centre

  14 October 2021

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  A CONSULTATION has been launched to ask people how they think Leicester’s African Caribbean Centre should be run.

• Plans for 33 new council homes get government funding boost

  14 October 2021

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  PLANS to build new council homes in the New Parks area of Leicester have had a boost with the award of over £440,000 of government cash.

• Second phase of consultation launched on plans for Stocking Farm

  14 October 2021

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  PEOPLE who live and work in the Stocking Farm area of Leicester are being asked for their view on developing ideas to regenerate the area.

• Training courses launched on hate crime reporting as part of awareness campaign

  13 October 2021

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  PEOPLE in communities across Leicester are being encouraged to sign up for a new training course designed to help identify, report and tackle hate crime.

• Tree planting to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

  13 October 2021

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  A MAPLE tree will be planted at a Leicester school this week as part of plans to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

• National fostering film project launches in Leicester & Leicestershire

  13 October 2021

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  A powerful short film aimed at encouraging more foster carers to come forward has been released.

• Major improvements planned to revamp St George Street

  13 October 2021

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  MAJOR street improvements are planned to revitalise a forgotten link between Leicester’s Cultural Quarter and an important gateway into the city centre.

• Proposals will enable mainstream schools to provide support for pupils with special educational needs

  12 October 2021

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  CHANGES are being proposed to create a fairer and more transparent way to ensure mainstream schools are able to provide support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

• Windrush exhibition recognises contributions of Leicester’s Black community

  12 October 2021

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  A community project telling the stories of Leicester’s Black community has opened at the African Caribbean Centre.

• Council to offer help to city’s most vulnerable this winter

  8 October 2021

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  A SENIOR city councillor has welcomed the £3.4million of funding that will help ensure that those on the lowest incomes won’t be cold in Leicester this winter.

• Heritage panels celebrate Leicester’s diversity

  7 October 2021

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  NEW heritage panels have been installed telling stories from Leicester’s diverse communities.

• Road repairs to take place over half-term holidays

  7 October 2021

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  RESURFACING work will take place in two major arterial roads in the city during the forthcoming October half-term holidays.

• Highways apprentices on road to success

  6 October 2021

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  FIVE trainees in the city council’s highways team have successfully completed their Level 2 Apprenticeship qualifications in highways maintenance.

• Council building becomes new PCR testing site in Leicester

  4 October 2021

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  A NEW COVID-19 testing facility for people with symptoms of the virus has opened in Leicester city centre.

• Awards for city’s green-fingered volunteers

  4 October 2021

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  HORTICULTURAL volunteers across Leicester – whose projects and groups have thrived despite the challenges of the pandemic – have won Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) awards for their efforts.

• Schools rewarded for sustainable efforts

  1 October 2021

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  SCHOOLS across Leicester have received awards for their efforts to put environmental sustainability and locally-grown food at the heart of their work.

• Readings, workshops and poetry on offer for Libraries Week

  1 October 2021

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  FREE, open-to-all events will be taking place across the city next week to mark national Libraries Week, covering topics including crime writing, poetry and the Black Lives Matter movement.