2021

• #FREE Charter offers employment help to former offenders

  23 March 2021

  4 minute read

  EX-offenders are to be offered more help and support to improve their future job and life prospects as part of a new initiative launched in Leicester.

• One year on from first national lockdown, Leicester remembers

  22 March 2021

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE across Leicester are being invited to take part in a minute’s silence to remember all those who have lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Work complete on major £2m revamp of Belgrave Gate

  19 March 2021

  2 minute read

  WORK is complete on an ambitious scheme to transform a stretch of road linking Leicester’s Golden Mile to the city centre.

• Families with school-age children encouraged to test twice a week

  17 March 2021

  3 minute read

  FAMILIES in Leicester are being encouraged to take regular coronavirus tests to help ensure the virus isn’t taken into the city’s schools.

• Leicester gets £25m boost for carbon reduction programme

  17 March 2021

  2 minute read

  OVER 90 council buildings in Leicester, including schools, leisure centres, libraries and community centres are set to benefit from a multi-million pound programme of low carbon, energy efficient improvements.

• Works begins on next phase of house building at Ashton Green

  16 March 2021

  2 minute read

  WORK has started on a second phase of house building at a landmark regeneration site in the north of Leicester.

• Plans confirmed for the demolition of Goscote House

  12 March 2021

  2 minute read

  WORK to bring down Leicester’s tallest high-rise residential tower block will get underway this summer.

• Free PPE available for informal carers

  11 March 2021

  2 minute read

  UNPAID carers who look after a friend or family member on an informal basis can get free PPE from the city council to help them carry out their caring responsibilities safely.

• Tenants move in to new workspace at Pioneer Park

  10 March 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW hub for business at Leicester’s Pioneer Park is now open and welcoming its first tenants.

• Pauline is one of thousands helped to quit smoking with help of city council

  9 March 2021

  3 minute read

  A LEICESTER woman who smoked for nearly 60 years and was diagnosed with cancer has kicked the habit successfully using the city council’s stop smoking service.

• Latest seizures tackle lockdown noise nuisance

  9 March 2021

  2 minute read

  LOUDSPEAKERS and stereo equipment have been seized from two more houses in Leicester following complaints of noise nuisance.

• Award for Leicester film about children’s rights

  8 March 2021

  2 minute read

  A FILM about children’s rights made by young people in Leicester has won a prestigious award.

• City’s schools ready to welcome back children from Monday

  5 March 2021

  3 minute read

  AFTER months of home learning, children across Leicester will be back in the classroom from Monday (8 March).

• City’s covid tracing team has 92% success rate

  4 March 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council’s pioneering contact tracing team for coronavirus infections has successfully tracked down more than 92% of cases in the past three months.

• Next phase of road resurfacing works gets underway

  3 March 2021

  3 minute read

  A MAJOR programme of road surface improvement work is taking place in communities across Leicester this month.

• City council buys disused hospital accommodation to create new housing

  3 March 2021

  2 minute read

  £10.5million is due to be invested in buying over 170 derelict accommodation units and transforming them into much-needed affordable housing.

• Extra £1million added to Covid Winter Grant to help struggling families

  2 March 2021

  2 minute read

  AN additional £1million is being added to the Covid Winter Grant scheme to support local vulnerable families and individuals who are struggling to cope financially as a direct result of Covid this winter.

• Bridge renovation works to get underway

  1 March 2021

  1 minute read

  WORK to replace an ageing road bridge in a residential part of Leicester are due to get underway next week.

• Sixth rapid coronavirus testing site for Leicester

  1 March 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW walk-in centre offering rapid coronavirus testing to people who have no symptoms of the virus has opened in Leicester.

• National Tiny Forest initiative takes root at Leicester school

  1 March 2021

  3 minute read

  HUNDREDS of trees are being planted at a Leicester school as part a campaign to create a network of urban micro forests in cities across the UK.

• Enforcement to begin on parking scheme in Clarendon Park

  26 February 2021

  4 minute read

  ENFORCEMENT of an experimental traffic scheme to tackle commuter parking is due to begin on Monday (1 March).

• Improvement works to popular recreational route

  25 February 2021

  2 minute read

  IMPROVEMENTS to a popular walking and cycling route will be carried out next month.

• Latest phase of business help available

  24 February 2021

  1 minute read

  BUSINESSES and charities are being called upon to apply for the latest in a series of grants to help with costs and loss of income during the coronavirus lockdown.

• Grants boost to help more homes stay warm and cut energy costs

  24 February 2021

  3 minute read

  A citywide scheme aimed at tackling fuel poverty with grants for energy efficient and low carbon heating has received a major cash boost.

• CityBus will bring safety message and support to city centre

  23 February 2021

  3 minute read

  A NEW purpose-built vehicle is due to take to the streets to provide public safety messaging, help and support within Leicester’s city centre.

• Reading Friends will connect those who may be feeling isolated

  23 February 2021

  1 minute read

  A NEW service being launched by Leicester Libraries and the Reading Agency is helping people to keep in touch during the lockdown.

• Funding boost to further clean up bus emissions

  23 February 2021

  2 minute read

  A FURTHER 42 buses that provide services in Leicester will be adapted to make them cleaner to run as part of the city’s efforts to cut air pollution.

• Council seizes speaker following noise complaints from neighbours

  19 February 2021

  2 minute read

  COUNCIL officers have seized noise equipment from a flat in Leicester after neighbours complained about very loud music being repeatedly played in the property.

• More covid safety checks on city businesses

  15 February 2021

  3 minute read

  BUSINESSES and organisations in Leicester could soon be getting a call from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), which is working with the city council to carry out covid safety checks.

• New rapid coronavirus testing site now open

  12 February 2021

  2 minute read

  A NEW walk-in centre offering rapid coronavirus testing to workers who have no symptoms of the virus has opened in Leicester today (Friday 12 February).

• Two local road safety schemes to get underway

  11 February 2021

  1 minute read

  Work is due to begin on installing new traffic calming measures in two planned 20mph zones in Western Park.

• Widespread road resurfacing programme to begin

  10 February 2021

  3 minute read

  A PROGRAMME of repairing and resurfacing streets in neighbourhoods across Leicester is due to take place over the coming weeks.

• Equipment seized from flat after noise nuisance reports

  9 February 2021

  1 minute read

  THE occupant of a flat at the centre of ongoing noise nuisance problems has had the equipment confiscated in an operation by noise and pollution control officers from Leicester City Council

• Latest homes completed as part of council house-building programme

  4 February 2021

  2 minute read

  NEW homes created in the latest phase of a major house-building scheme by Leicester City Council have been completed.

• Leicester City Council announces new chief operating officer

  4 February 2021

  2 minute read

  ALISON Greenhill, currently director of finance with Leicester City Council, is set to become its new chief operating officer.

• Prestigious award for Leicester Museum and Art Gallery

  4 February 2021

  2 minute read

  Leicester Museum and Art Gallery has become one of only five museums in the UK to win an award for welcoming people who arrive in the city seeking refuge.

• Memorial walk for Leicester & Leicestershire reaches fundraising target

  2 February 2021

  2 minute read

  A TREE trail in a country park will soon be providing a space for remembrance for those whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus, thanks to the success of a crowdfunding campaign.

• Grants deadline extended to help pubs affected by lockdown closure

  1 February 2021

  1 minute read

  THE closing date has been extended in a scheme to provide financial help to ease the impact of lockdown on city pubs whose income doesn’t largely depend upon food sales.

• 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.