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28 January 2022
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TWO new grant schemes are offering support for hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses whose trade was affected by the recent surge in Omicron coronavirus cases.
27 January 2022
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PEOPLE in parts of Leicester who make a pledge to travel sustainably could be in with the chance of winning £250 worth of shopping vouchers, as well as book vouchers for schools.
27 January 2022
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A NEW 20mph and traffic calming scheme is due to be put in place covering dozens of residential streets in Spinney Hills.
27 January 2022
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A SERIES of overnight works are due to take place next week on a major road project connecting Putney Road West to Aylestone Road and Saffron Lane.
24 January 2022
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PEOPLE with unwanted clothing, books, toys, bric a brac or household goods in good condition can now support a local charity by dropping them off at a Leicester recycling centre.
24 January 2022
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PEOPLE who live and work in the Eyres Monsell area of Leicester are being asked for their views on plans to redevelop the site of two former schools for new housing
21 January 2022
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THE SIX million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime and all those who have lost their lives in genocides will be remembered in Leicester next week, as countries around the world mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
21 January 2022
2 minute read
LEICESTER’S popular African Caribbean Centre could be run by the local community in the future.
20 January 2022
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A PACKAGE of wide-ranging investments in vital services and community facilities across Leicester has been set out in the city council’s draft capital spending programme for 2022.
20 January 2022
1 minute read
IMPROVEMENTS have been made to Knighton Library as part of a £75,000 investment by the city council.
20 January 2022
2 minute read
A 19th century former hospital building, a fragment of Roman wall and three red post boxes dating back over a century are among 30 buildings and structures added to a list of Leicester’s local landmarks.
18 January 2022
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LEICESTER has been announced as one of seven UK cities that will host a national art education project this year that aims to transform understanding of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
17 January 2022
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A GALLERY that tells the stories of Leicester’s communities, opportunities to interact with dinosaurs, and an AR reconstruction of the medieval friary where King Richard III was buried are just some of the developments that visitors to Leicester’s museums can look forward to.
13 January 2022
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GARDENERS in Aylestone have teamed up with the city council to create a new communal allotment plot.
11 January 2022
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A BUSY shopping street and main gateway between Leicester city centre and the railway station is set for a revamp, with work due to begin later this week.
11 January 2022
3 minute read
A POP-UP scheme introduced to create more space for pedestrians and cyclists on a busy Leicester shopping street could be made permanent.
11 January 2022
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A SERIES of 10 new heritage panels have been installed to tell the stories behind key historic and cultural sites across the city.
7 January 2022
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TRAFFIC restrictions will be in place at a junction on a busy main road in Leicester from next week as part of a major highway improvement programme.
7 January 2022
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WORK to streamline and modernise Leicester’s network of recycling bank sites will get underway next month.
6 January 2022
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IMPROVEMENTS to public spaces in two Leicester neighbourhoods will be carried out thanks to a £5million investment over the next three years.
5 January 2022
1 minute read
THE next phase of a rolling programme to repair and improve pavements, street furniture and bollards along Narborough Road is due to get underway this weekend.