July 2022

• Time to play in Town Hall Square

  29 July 2022

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  YOUNG visitors to Leicester city centre can celebrate National Playday by taking part in a day of fun – and free – activities.

• Free tours of Leicester Town Hall give insight to city’s civic life

  28 July 2022

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  PEOPLE are being offered the chance to learn more about Leicester’s Grade ll* listed Town Hall and the part it's played in the life of the city, through free guided tours starting next week.

• New video gives birds-eye view of investment in city’s waterways

  27 July 2022

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  A NEW video has been released to showcase the beauty of Leicester’s waterways and give a stunning bird’s eye view of major recent investment in the city’s riverside.

• Exhibition showcases the art of gardens

  26 July 2022

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  GARDENS though the ages will be the focus of an enchanting new exhibition taking place at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum next month.

• Consultation launched on future of city’s homelessness services

  25 July 2022

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  PEOPLE are being asked for their views on homelessness services in the city in a new public consultation.

• Pop-up pedestrianisation scheme in St Martins to be made permanent

  22 July 2022

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  A POP-UP SCHEME to create outdoor seating areas for businesses and more space for shoppers in the historic streets near Leicester Market is to be made permanent.

• Howzat for a reward? Cycle to the cricket and get £5 free credit

  22 July 2022

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  ANYONE who gets to the cricket on a Santander Cycles Leicester e-bike this summer will get a free £5 credit for future e-bike journeys

• Busy day ahead as Leicester hosts FA Community Shield

  21 July 2022

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  FOOTBALL fans from all over the country will be heading to Leicester next week, as Liverpool take on Manchester City in the FA Community Shield.

• Join in the fun at free nature day

  20 July 2022

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  TRY your hand at minibeast hunting, herb tasting, seed-sowing and twig art at a free nature day taking place in Leicester this Saturday (July 23).

• Council fears it could lose thousands of trees to ash dieback

  20 July 2022

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  THOUSANDS of ash trees may have to be felled in Leicester over the next 10 years as a result of a disease that has killed millions of trees across Europe.

• £800k invested on August programme of resurfacing

  19 July 2022

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  ALMOST £800,000 is being invested in road repairs and resurfacing schemes over the coming weeks in the city’s neighbourhoods.

• Council welcomes new textiles federation

  19 July 2022

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  THE CITY council has welcomed the creation of a new textile manufacturers’ federation.

• Extreme heat: cancellations and closures in Leicester

  18 July 2022

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  EXTREME temperatures in Leicester today have led to the following closures and cancellations

• Outdoor attractions to close temporarily as extreme heat is forecast

  15 July 2022

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  THE SANDY beach and funfair on Humberstone Gate will be closed early next week as the Met Office issues its first ever Red warning for exceptional heat.

• Emergency services issue a plea to stay safe in the heat

  15 July 2022

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  WITH temperatures set to soar this weekend, NHS, police, fire and council chiefs are joining forces amid concerns about growing pressure on hospitals and ‘risk to life’.

• City bin collections to start an hour earlier to help beat the heat

  15 July 2022

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  WITH soaring temperatures predicted in the coming days, Leicester City Council is asking people to put their recycling, waste and garden waste earlier than normal next week.

• New bus lane and 30mph zone installed on Groby Road

  14 July 2022

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  A DEDICATED new bus lane and 30mph zone are being put in place to help improve traffic flow on a busy route into the city.

• Selective Licensing to be introduced in three areas of the city

  11 July 2022

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  NEW licensing measures are due to be brought in across three areas of Leicester to help safeguard tenants of private sector rented homes and to help identify rogue landlords.

• Use parks responsibly in hot weather

  8 July 2022

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  WITH hot weather predicted over the weekend, Leicester residents are being reminded to use parks and open spaces responsibly.

• Council offers chance to help shape adult social care  

  7 July 2022

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  PEOPLE who draw on adult social care support in Leicester are being asked to help the city council to improve the way its services are designed and delivered.

• Families encouraged to Get Up and Go this summer

  5 July 2022

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  FAMILIES in Leicester are being encouraged to get moving this summer with a free programme of fun activities at their local children’s centre.

• Get gadget-ready for reading challenge!

  4 July 2022

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  CHILDREN and families can take part in a gadget-themed reading challenge over the summer, with a range of events, activities and rewards on offer.

• Preparations underway for spectacular Uganda 50 exhibition

  4 July 2022

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  FINISHING touches are being made to a landmark new exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians in Leicester.

• Schools grow their own grub for annual competition

  1 July 2022

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  SCHOOLS which have been growing ‘mealbarrows’ full of healthy fruit and vegetables will have their efforts judged at Abbey Pumping station on Saturday.