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And they’re off! Spotted over Leicester city centre... these fantastic
@LCFC
balloons! What a weekend for
#Leicester
!
#FACupFinal
@highcross
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We said we'd have the biggest party
#Leicester
had ever seen - and we did! Thanks for the memory
@LCFC
👏🦊
Almost a quarter of a million people descended on Leicester to celebrate us winning the Premier League 🏆
#OnThisDay
in 2016 🗓
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🦊 The attendance figure at yesterday’s
#StraightBackUp
celebration in
#Leicester
city centre was around 50,000.
That’s a lot of love for
@LCFC
!
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We’re proud to be awarding the Honorary Freedom of the City of Leicester to
@LCFC
.
It’s the highest civic award the council can give, and recognises the honour and distinction the club has brought to
#Leicester
through its sporting success and contribution to communities.
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Important
#coronavirus
news: Restrictions are to stay in place in
#Leicester
for at least two weeks. Non-essential shops will close tomorrow and schools from Thursday. Read more here
#staysafestayhealthy
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As we approach a momentous weekend, let's reflect on the state of sport in
#Leicester
.
👏
@markjesterselby
's 4th world snooker title.
🏀
@RidersBball
5th BBL Championship win.
🏉
@LeicesterTigers
in European Challenge Cup Final
🦊
@LCFC
in the
#FACup
final.
Come on Leicester!
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Following an urgent meeting with Gov officials and councils today, the Gov has confirmed there are no local lockdowns or travel restrictions due to the Indian variant, and new advice published on its website was incorrect.
More here:
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LCFC Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has made a huge contribution to the City of Leicester and we would like to pay tribute to him for all he has done.
Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends and colleagues at Leicester City and King Power and with all of those affected.
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This map shows where the
#Coronavirus
restrictions will be in place in
#Leicester
and the surrounding areas.
As well as the city and suburbs all of the areas within the red line are included.
#StaySafeLeicester
.
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We’re flying
@LCFC
flag at half mast at
#CityHall
#Leicester
until further notice as a mark of respect following this weekend’s tragic events at
#KingPowerStadium
. Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends and colleagues at
#LCFC
and all those affected.
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We're starting work on a pop-up "Mini Holland" at
#Leicester
's Braunstone Gate to proritise
#walking
and
#cycling
and enable
#SocialDistancing
. Full details are here:
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The Clock Tower may look a little wonky, but this wide view captures the amazing scenes in
#Leicester
city centre yesterday (Sun) as fans gathered in their thousands to celebrate
@LCFC
's return to the Premier League.
See if you can find yourself in the crowd!
@mattshortphotos
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We’re wishing LCFC Women all the best for their Vitality Women's Cup 5th round tie v Manchester United Women this weekend (Sun).
Apologies to the club and fans - as winners of the FA Women's Championship, they should have been top of our list yesterday🤦.
Good luck
@LCFC_Women
!
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The risk of catching
#coronavirus
is much less, if you’re 2 metres away from an infected person than if you’re 1 metre away.
Until the number of cases in
#Leicester
comes down, please be extra cautious and continue to keep 2 metres apart from people you don't live with.
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What a match! What a win! Congratulations
@LCFC
on your historic achievement.
#Leicester
is proud of you 🦊
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Bem vindo
@FCPorto
fans! Here's a video from our colleagues at
@visit_leicester
with some ideas for your visit to
#Leicester
#UCL
#LCFCFCP
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We haven’t got all the information we need yet about the
#LeicesterLockdown
. But we do know that we all need to stay at home, keep 2 metres apart and wash our hands. More here:
#StaySafeLeicester
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Ivan Browne, the city's director of public health, tells us what we need to do in
#Leicester
to keep our families safe.
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We've teamed up with internationally-acclaimed street artist SMUG to make sure
#Leicester
never forgets that glorious day in May when
@LCFC
won the FA Cup.
A new mural will brighten up the match day walk along Walnut Street.
If you know the city, you might recognise his work…
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Please share this translated
#coronavirus
information with all of those who need it.
We have coronavirus information in Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu and Somali.
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We’re proud to be rated as one of highest performing local authorities by
@activetraveleng
in the first ever Government review of leadership, infrastructure and support for
#walking
,
#wheeling
and
#cycling
.
Read more here:
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Huge congratulations to
@LeicesterTigers
who achieved an historic win at Twickenham on Saturday to become the
#GallagherPrem
champions once again!
#TigersFamily
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At a special meeting last week, councillors voted unanimously to make Khun Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha the first recipients of the prestigious new City of Leicester Award, and to give the freedom of the city to
@LCFC
.
More:
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The results are in! We are very pleased to announce that following an online poll we now have names for
#Leicester
's two newest
#gritters
.
The winning nominations are:
❄️Snow-waddywaddy.
❄️Spready Salted.
The names will be added to the gritters in due course.
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We estimate about 16,000 of you lined the streets to welcome the Queen to our city today. We hope you enjoyed your trip, Ma'am!
#RoyalMaundy
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The risk of catching
#coronavirus
is much less if you’re 2 metres away from an infected person than if you’re 1 metre away. Until the number of cases in
#Leicester
comes down, please be extra cautious and continue to keep 2 metres apart from people you don't live with.
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Although the government is gradually relaxing lockdown measures, it's important to remember that
#coronavirus
hasn't gone away.
Ivan Browne, the city's director of public health, tells us why we still need to be cautious in
#Leicester
.
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We want to thank students and staff at
@dmuleicester
&
@uniofleicester
for working so hard to follow the rules.
Thanks to them, we haven’t seen the level of
#coronavirus
cases in students that other places have seen.
We'll all work together to maintain this.
#LeicesterTogether
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The scenes at the King Power Stadium are incredible. TV crews everywhere!
#lcfc
#champions
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We all need to do our bit and follow the
#LeicesterLockdown
rules so we can get through this together.
Ivan Browne, our director of public health, has some new advice on what we need to do to keep ourselves, our families and others safe in
#Leicester
.
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#OnThisDay
three years ago,
#KingRichardIII
made his final journey through the streets of
#Leicester
to his resting place at Leicester Cathedral.
@leicesterfest
@visit_leicester
#ThrowbackThursday
#TBT
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The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll has been announced by Buckingham Palace.
We join the rest of the country in mourning the loss of our country’s longest-serving and much-loved monarch.
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Congratulations
#LCFC
from everyone at
@Leicester_News
!! Your city is so proud of you!
#Leicester
#Champions
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Introducing our new
#LordMayor
, Cllr George Cole!
Cllr Cole is
#Leicester
’s first Black
#AfricanCaribbean
Lord Mayor, and will champion the work of the Sickle Cell Society.
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These colourful new artworks have been installed on pedestrian crossings on Charles Street, creating distinctive links to
#Leicester
's cultural quarter.
Designed by artist Phil Blake, the thermoplastic coatings should brighten up your route to
@CurveLeicester
or
@PhoenixLeic
.
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#ICYMI
: Our new Lord Mayor is Cllr George Cole!
Cllr Cole is
#Leicester
’s first Black
#AfricanCaribbean
Lord Mayor, and will champion the work of
@SickleCellUK
.
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Our volunteers will go door-to-door in St Matthews tomorrow to offer people free
#coronavirus
tests, while testing kits will be delivered to homes in Clarendon Park.
If offered a test, please take it. Read about community testing in
#Leicester
here:
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Street pastors are supporting
#LCFC
fans outside the
#KingPower
Stadium following the incident last night
#leicester
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People are doing so much to help the city through the
#coronavirus
crisis, including these volunteers from Hindu organisation BAPS
#Leicester
.
They've been delivering meals to NHS staff and doing their best to care for anyone who needs help. Big thanks! 👏
#VolunteersWeek2020
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This 1930s Art Deco style former tea warehouse in North Evington is one of 30 buildings and structures added to our local list of heritage assets.
Read more here:
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Although the Government is gradually relaxing lockdown measures, it's important to remember that
#coronavirus
hasn't gone away.
Ivan Browne, our director of public health, tells us why we still need to be cautious in
#Leicester
.
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#RemembranceSunday
has had to be different in
#Leicester
this year so we've created a special film to mark the occasion.
The full version is live on our YouTube page just now.
Watch the full video at:
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We would like to wish a
#HappyDiwali
to everyone celebrating across
#Leicester
this weekend.
Here’s to a peaceful and prosperous new year.
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Leicester’s famous
#Diwali
lights will light up the Golden Mile from Sunday 9 October this year.
The stage show will return for the ceremony to switch on the 6,000 twinkling lamps, and the event will end with a spectacular
#fireworks
display.
More here:
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THANKS to everyone who took part in today's
#WalkForVichai
and for making it such a safe event. You did
#Leicester
proud. And massive THANKS to all our staff and partners involved too. Fantastic job again, people. We're signing off for today. Enjoy the match if you're there...
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Leicester has been awarded over £12m from the
@luhc
Levelling Up Fund to transform the outdated St Margaret’s junction and build on the award-winning redevelopment of St Margaret’s bus station. Read more here:
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#coronavirus
: We’re working hard to make sure no one in
#Leicester
goes hungry during
#LeicesterLockdown
.
Know someone who needs help? Email us: C19support
@leicester
.gov.uk
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#coronavirus
: Proud to show our support for the
#NHS
by illuminating
#Leicester
's Arch of Remembrance with blue lights. Thanks to
@Hannam79
for this beautiful picture - and don't forget to show your support for all the UK's amazing frontline staff at 8pm tonight.
#ClapForCarers
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All eyes will be on
#Leicester
on 30 July as the King Power Stadium hosts the
#FACommunityShield
– and we can't wait to welcome fans from
@LFC
and
@ManCity
to our city!
Here's a reminder of what
@LCFC
did last year...
Picture credit: The FA/Getty Images
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THREE… TWO… ONE…
#Leicester
’s
#Diwali
Lights are switched on to massive cheers from the crowd on the
#GoldenMile
and it looks fantastic!
#LoveLeicester
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Here’s a trailer for a special
#RemembranceDay
film we’ve created for this weekend.
The full version all filmed in
#Leicester
, will be viewable on our YouTube page just after 11am on Sunday.
Full video at:
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Congratulations to our very own Director of Public Health and great colleague Prof Ivan Browne, and to Leicestershire's Mike Sandys on their honorary degrees.
Yesterday public health directors Ivan Browne and Mike Sandys were awarded honorary degrees in recognition of their outstanding contribution throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. 🎓👏
A huge thank you to them both! 🌟
Read:
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We've just added some great
#BackingTheBlues
pix to Facebook from our photographer Ian Davis
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We've been awarded a £145,000 grant to refurbish our Egyptian Gallery at
#NewWalkMuseum
! More here...
#DCMSWolfson
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#Leicester
South results:
1. Jonathan Ashworth (LAB) 37,157
2. Meera Sonecha (CON) 10,896
#GE2017
#GeneralElection
(1/2)
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Our heritage panels remember key stories from
#Leicester
's past, but they also celebrate momentous events in our more recent history.
This panel at the King Power stadium has just been updated to record the glorious day in May when
@LCFC
won the
#FACup
.
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We're delighted to announce that the ever-popular Pets' Corner at
#AbbeyPark
in
#Leicester
has reopened! More here...
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‘By the Clock Tower’ looks forward to us being able to do all the things we love and have missed in
#Leicester
.
It’s part of a campaign that ensures we’re
#Reopeningthehighstreetsafely
. More here:
#Wevemissedyou
. What have you missed?
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To mark the eve of
#NHSBirthday
we’ll be lighting up City Hall and Town Hall blue tonight as we remember those sadly lost to
#coronavirus
.
#ThankYouNHS
#LightItBlue
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We're wishing everyone in
#Leicester
a very merry Christmas.
We have been through the archive and found some festive snaps taken between 1967 and 1995, take a look and see what you recognise of
#ChristmasInLeicester
throughout the years.
#LeicesterTogether
.
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"
#Coronavirus
is still being passed from one household to another. If you live in
#Leicester
, please do not visit other households or invite anyone into your home or garden – even if they're close friends or family. Help us stop the virus from spreading." - Professor Ivan Browne
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Lovely to see the first of the new
@clearchanneluk
Living Roof, 🐝 bee-friendly 🐝 bus stops springing up across
#Leicester
.
There’ll be others appearing in the next few weeks.
Read more here:
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#Diwali
celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, and that has even more significance this year.
We’re sending our best wishes for a
#HappyDiwali
to everyone celebrating across
#Leicester
this weekend.
Here’s to a peaceful and prosperous new year.
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We’ve announced plans to make permanent the popular pop-up pedestrianisation scheme in the historic St Martins shopping area.
Read more here:
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Huge congratulations to staff & social workers in our children’s services team who are celebrating a good inspection result from
#Ofsted
today!
We’re committed to helping children and families in
#Leicester
. Story here:
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We started
#backingtheblues
at midnight!
#TownHall
and
#CityHall
lit in blue and
#Vardy
and
#Mahrez
on the Encore...
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Our volunteers will go door-to-door in Belgrave tomorrow to offer people free
#coronavirus
tests, while testing kits will be delivered to homes in Clarendon Park. If you're offered a test, please take it. Read about community testing in
#Leicester
here:
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Watch our
#DiwaliLights
being switched on!
Big thanks to everyone that makes this event so special.
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🌈A big thank you to all the
#Leicester
children who are making us smile with their lovely
#rainbowsinwindows
. Here's one we spotted on our
#DailyExercise
today.
If you've made a rainbow for your window, thank you!
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Our volunteers will be knocking on doors in Belgrave tomorrow to offer people free
#coronavirus
tests, while testing kits will be delivered to homes in Hamilton.
If you're offered a test, please take it.
Read about community testing in
#Leicester
here:
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Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, passed away at Windsor Castle today. Our thoughts are with The Queen and all the Royal Family at this sad time.
Further announcements will be made in due course.
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Big thanks to
@RutlandCycling
for their fantastic donation of 50 bikes to
#Leicester
Bike Aid! The bikes will go to key workers to help them get to work during the
#coronavirus
crisis. Full story here:
@RideLeicester
@CHYMLeics
@OweniteAdam
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If you're planning on spending time outside in one of our lovely parks this Easter, please take your rubbish home with you if you can, or make sure you dispose of it correctly.
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Check out this stunning footage of
#Leicester
’s historic Arch of Remembrance and Centenary Walk in
#VictoriaPark
. You’ll see how we restored the Grade 1 listed memorial as part of our
#RemembranceDay
preparations. Read more here…
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Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
4th April 1958 – 27th October 2018
#Vichai
#Leicester
#OneYearOn
#LCFC
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A life-sized
#suffragette
made of
#LEGO
will have pride of place at
#Leicester
’s New Walk Museum from Saturday, helping to mark 100 years of votes for women. The museum will also host some half-term LEGO fun on Wednesday (20th). Read more here:
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#CityHall
in
#Leicester
is being lit in blue in tribute to those who tragically lost their lives at the
#KingPower
stadium. City mayor Peter Soulsby said: "Vichai took Leicester to his heart. He was a generous man who cared about the club, the fans and the people of Leicester."
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Watch our director of Public Health, Ivan Browne, as he makes a plea to all
#Leicester
residents to follow
#coronavirus
rules.
Infection rates in the city are at their highest levels ever, he says, and our
#Hospitals
are at risk of being overwhelmed.
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#Leicester
's director of public health, Ivan Browne, talks to
@bbcemt
about how the city's
#coronavirus
testing programme is tracking the virus and stopping it from spreading.
Watch it here: .
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@LCFC
We’re also giving a new City of Leicester Award to the club’s current and former chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, and his late father Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose outstanding achievements and dedication have had a positive and inspirational impact on our city.
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We continue to work closely with the police in East Leicester.
The actions of a few intent on criminal activity will not be allowed to undermine the good community relations that have been built up in our city over many years.
There will be a policing presence in East Leicester this evening.
We will be using the powers available to us in order to keep the public safe – this will mean dispersal orders and wider stop and search powers in use.
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The risk of catching
#coronavirus
is much less if you’re 2 metres away from an infected person than if you’re 1 metre away. Until the number of cases in
#Leicester
comes down, please be extra cautious and continue to keep 2 metres apart from people you don't live with.
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Our
#LEGO
#suffragette
is now standing proud at
#Leicester
’s New Walk Museum. Pop in to see her – and, from tomorrow, pick up free wristbands for our very special
@XgovCentenary
event on Sunday 3 March while you’re there! Read all about it here:
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#Leicester
's infection rate is one of the highest in the country.
• The rate per 100,000 people now stands at 477.
• This time last month, the rate was 255 per 100,000.
Let's follow the rules and bring the rate down.
See the facts at .
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We’re proud to celebrate LGBT+ History Month in
#Leicester
, and will fly the
#RainbowFlag
all month.
Check out the website for lots of online activities to mark the month:
#LGBTHM2021
#AcceptingYouForYou
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We've been planting thousands of
#trees
in Knighton Park and at Aylestone Meadows, using native species to create the woodlands of the future.
Supported by funding from
@ForestryComm
's Urban Tree Challenge Fund,
#Leicester
's parks staff have planted nearly 5,000 new trees.
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This is the sort of litter we have to deal with on our parks in Leicester after a hot spell.
That takes our staff away from other jobs they could be doing – and it ruins the park for other people. Please take your litter home!
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People gathered in
#Leicester
's Town Hall Square today, for a ceremony to mark the start of the reign of King Charles lll. High Sheriff of Leicestershire Mehmooda Duke made the proclamation, which ended with three cheers for the King and the national anthem - God Save the King.
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Today we announced an exciting new initiative for
#Leicester
– the
#Greyfriars
#OpenStreets
events we'll be running from April. With free walks, bike rides, heritage talks & games, it's a great chance to make the most of city centre streets! More here:
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We are introducing emergency measures from Monday, August 17, to prevent large crowds of customers queuing outside restaurants and other food outlets on London Road as part of efforts to tackle COVID-19. Details here:
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The most wonderful time of the year is back!
Leicester's Christmas lights are now on🎄
#ChristmasInLeicester
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Watch our director of public health, Ivan Browne, talks to
#Leicester
about the good work that has been done in the city and what we still need to do to beat
#coronavirus
.
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