April 2022

• Work to begin on £1.5m Braunstone Gate ‘mini-Holland’ improvement scheme

  29 April 2022

  4 minute read

  WORK to make permanent a pop-up ‘mini-Holland’ scheme in part of Leicester’s West End is due to get underway early next month.

• Taxi strategy agreed to improve standards

  29 April 2022

  2 minute read

  IMPROVEMENTS to the quality of taxi services and vehicles will be made in order to make taxi travel easier and safer for passengers.

• Try out Leicester’s e-bike scheme and ride like the Riders!

  28 April 2022

  3 minute read

  BASKETBALL stars from the Leicester Riders are swapping hoops for wheels as they lend their backing to Santander Cycles Leicester, the city’s e-bike share scheme.

• Meet Leicester’s dinosaurs!

  28 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A NEW augmented reality experience at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery will give people the chance to see themselves alongside a plant-eating dinosaur that lived more than 168 million years ago.

• Events will celebrate Sikh festival of Vaisakhi

  27 April 2022

  2 minute read

  CELEBRATIONS of a major religious festival are taking place in Leicester this weekend.

• New bike-friendly footbridge on Abbey Park Road now open to pedestrians and cyclists

  26 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A NEW bike-friendly footbridge spanning the River Soar has been officially opened to pedestrians and cyclists.

• Innovative scheme to support city’s homeless launches in Leicester

  26 April 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW initiative has been set up in Leicester to help prevent homelessness.

• Final round of comments invited on emerging plans for Stocking Farm

  25 April 2022

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE who live and work in the Stocking Farm area of Leicester are once again being asked for their input into ambitious regeneration plans for the neighbourhood.

• Expect delays ahead of European semi-final at the King Power stadium on Thursday

  25 April 2022

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS and bus users are advised to expect delays to their journeys on Thursday evening (28 April), ahead of Leicester City’s Europa Conference League semi-final with AS Roma.

• Workspace at The Gresham now open for business

  25 April 2022

  3 minute read

  OFFICE accommodation that offers a flexible way of working for freelancers, remote workers and start-ups is now open for business in Leicester’s former Fenwick store.

• New Leicester Buses Partnership launched

  21 April 2022

  5 minute read

  A UNIQUE partnership has been launched bringing together Leicester City Council and all local bus operators in the city to focus on meeting the city’s current and future travel needs.

• New acts and co-hosts announced for Leicester’s Concert for Ukraine

  21 April 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S forthcoming Concert for Ukraine will be hosted by Amy Payne, regional news presenter and reporter for BBC East Midlands Today, and Rajiv Popat, reporter and presenter for ITV News Central.

• Leicester marks Earth Day with giant globe made from waste

  20 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A GIANT globe made entirely from waste that’s been collected from Leicester’s parks and waterways will remind people to think about the environment this week.

• Council tax energy rebates to be sent to homes across city

  20 April 2022

  2 minute read

  HOUSEHOLDS across Leicester will be getting help towards meeting the rising cost of energy bills.

• Nine new Tiny Forests in Leicester will help celebrate the Commonwealth Games

  20 April 2022

  4 minute read

  HUNDREDS of local schoolchildren have helped to plant thousands of trees and create Tiny Forests at nine Leicester schools to celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

• Festival of family fun returns to mark St George’s Day

  14 April 2022

  2 minute read

  ENGLAND’S patron saint will be celebrated in Leicester as the city’s annual St George’s Festival returns to Orton Square on Saturday 23rd April.

• Latest heritage information panels take their places in the city

  13 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A SERIES of 10 new heritage panels have been installed to tell the stories behind key historic and cultural sites across the city.

• Chocolate fans are reminded to try to recycle and reduce their egg packaging over Easter

  12 April 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTERSHIRE County Council and Leicester City Council are encouraging residents to recycle all the extra cardboard, plastic or foil which usually builds up over the bank holiday.

• New toilet facilities now open for passengers at Haymarket bus station

  12 April 2022

  1 minute read

  FACILITIES at a busy Leicester bus station have been improved, following a major scheme to extend and fully refurbish its toilets.

• Easter fun at Leicester’s libraries and museums

  8 April 2022

  3 minute read

  THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the Easter break – with plenty of activities at the city’s museums and libraries to keep everyone entertained.

• New footbridge to be lifted into place on Abbey Park Road

  8 April 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW bike-friendly footbridge that will span the River Soar is due to be lifted into place next to Leicester’s historic Abbey Corner Bridge this weekend.

• Discounted bus fare scheme reopens to jobseekers

  7 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A SCHEME offering cut-price travel to unemployed jobseekers in Leicester has been relaunched.

• How are you, Leicester? Your chance to have a say on health and wellbeing

  7 April 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER people are being asked to share their health and wellbeing needs with public health professionals for a new survey called How are you, Leicester?

• New support scheme available for city businesses affected by the pandemic

  6 April 2022

  1 minute read

  BUSINESSES across Leicester that were not previously eligible for Covid-19 business rates relief may now be eligible for new support if they were adversely affected by the pandemic.

• £4.8m scheme provides school places for 60 children with complex needs

  6 April 2022

  3 minute read

  THE TRANSFORMATION of a former music and drama centre into a purpose-built school for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is now complete.

• Public artwork planned as permanent commemoration for city’s Ugandan Asians

  5 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A NEW piece of public art is due to be designed and installed in Leicester as part of commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians to the city.

• First new homes completed in major Waterside regeneration

  5 April 2022

  2 minute read

  THE first new homes built as part of a multi-million regeneration of Leicester’s Waterside area have been completed.

• Expect delays ahead of European quarter-final at the King Power stadium on Thursday

  5 April 2022

  1 minute read

  MOTORISTS and bus users are advised to expect delays to their journeys on Thursday evening (7 April), ahead of Leicester City’s Europa Conference League quarter-final with PSV Eindhoven.

• City bestows highest honour on Leicester City Football Club

  4 April 2022

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER City Football Club today received the Honorary Freedom of the City at a ceremony at the King Power stadium (Monday 4 April).

• Work to begin on St George Street gateway revamp

  4 April 2022

  2 minute read

  A FORGOTTEN link between Leicester’s Cultural Quarter and an important gateway into the city centre is set for a major revamp, with work due to begin next week.

• Major investment due for Leicester’s ‘most confusing’ junction and connecting streets

  4 April 2022

  4 minute read

  A MAJOR programme of proposed improvements to one of Leicester’s ‘most confusing’ junctions and its connecting roads has been outlined by the city council.

• Staff in pre-school settings complete specialist training

  1 April 2022

  1 minute read

  STAFF who work with children with special educational needs have completed training that will further develop their specialist skills and knowledge.

• Major expansion to city’s e-bike share scheme

  1 April 2022

  3 minute read

  A MAJOR expansion of Leicester’s e-bike share scheme is getting under way, with 30 new bike docks and 330 additional cycles being added to the fleet.

• Council outlines latest plans to extend citywide cycling network

  1 April 2022

  4 minute read

  PLANS for a major new neighbourhood cycling route in Leicester have been outlined, as part of an ambitious citywide programme of investment in sustainable transport.