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30 May 2023
3 minute read
PEOPLE experiencing homelessness will soon be able to get help and advice about their money issues, thanks to a project that’s supported by an anti-poverty community grant.
26 May 2023
2 minute read
A NEW round of support has opened to help Leicester residents who are on a low income and struggling with the rising cost of living.
26 May 2023
2 minute read
FREE maths courses are being made available at a new venue in Leicester to help people improve their numeracy skills.
25 May 2023
3 minute read
THERE’S lots going on at Leicester’s museums and libraries this half-term, offering families low-cost ideas for a fun day out.
25 May 2023
2 minute read
A PIONEERING partnership between local bus operators and Leicester City Council has already made 75 per cent of its planned improvements to services and routes within its first year.
25 May 2023
2 minute read
Leicester has been ranked as the top city in the East Midlands to live and work as part of an influential nationwide industry report.
25 May 2023
2 minute read
PART of Leicester’s busy inner ring road will be subject to overnight closures for up to four days next week for essential resurfacing works.
24 May 2023
2 minute read
PEOPLE living in the Belgrave, Beaumont Leys and Mowmacre Hill areas of Leicester will be able to find out about jobs and training opportunities on offer in the city at a major recruitment fair taking place next month.
23 May 2023
2 minute read
A SHORT film has been created to urge people not to pollute Leicester’s rivers and waterways by dumping litter or other items harmful to wildlife.
23 May 2023
1 minute read
FREE events that make the most of Leicester’s people-friendly streets and spaces will be on offer in Leicester this weekend, as the city council’s regular Open Streets series returns.
22 May 2023
2 minute read
THE PUBS, clubs and characters that were part of Leicester’s punk scene in the 1970s will be remembered in a new exhibition that opens in the city on Saturday (27 May).
22 May 2023
7 minute read
A NEW ten-year plan for the management of Leicester’s vast urban grassland has been launched as part of the city council’s response to the climate emergency.
19 May 2023
1 minute read
LEICESTER’S new Lord Mayor has been handed the chains of office at a ceremony in the city’s Town Hall.
18 May 2023
1 minute read
A POPULAR route for walkers and cyclists is to be widened and resurfaced in the latest phase of improvements.
18 May 2023
3 minute read
A LEICESTER couple have given a new start in life to more than 400 children in a 45-year period as the city’s longest-serving foster carers.
18 May 2023
1 minute read
WORK is complete on a new 20mph zone in a residential area near a school in a Leicester neighbourhood.
17 May 2023
1 minute read
A NEW one-way traffic system is coming into effect in residential streets in part of the city’s North Evington ward at the end of May.
17 May 2023
5 minute read
LEICESTER’s biggest free family festival is set to bring alive the city’s waterways and parks once again next month with a fun-packed programme of activities for all ages.
12 May 2023
2 minute read
A GROUNDBREAKING exhibition commemorating the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians in 1972 has been named joint best ‘Temporary or Touring Exhibition’ at the Museums + Heritage Awards in London.
11 May 2023
3 minute read
CHILDREN in Leicester on benefits-related free school meals won’t miss out over the half-term break, thanks to a holiday food programme that’s supported by Company Shop and Leicester-based Samworth Brothers.
2 May 2023
1 minute read
A COMMUNITY project that aims to bring nature back to urban spaces will be holding a celebration event later this month.