Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the issues of rural isolation and loneliness across the UK. It is widely estimated that 1 in 4 of us (that’s over 165,000 people) living in Leicestershire and Rutland have suffered the unwanted feelings and negative impact of loneliness as a result of lockdown and ongoing social distancing…
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County Council announces schemes to encourage walking and cycling
This week Leicestershire County Council is starting to introduce ‘pop-up’ cycle lanes and other measures supporting walking and cycling. The County’s website states that the cycle lanes are just part of a mix of temporary and permanent schemes which aim to encourage more people to walk and cycle on certain routes rather than taking public…
Update on works at Everards Roundabout, Enderby
The works are to enable carriageway and junction signal improvements and will involve temporary traffic restrictions. Leicestershire County Council Highways has agreed to a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order to enable Leicestershire County Council to undertake carriageway and junction signal improvement works. Temporary road closures will be required to undertake the carriageway resurfacing works from Sunday…
New national study into long term health impacts of COVID-19 launched
A major UK research study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients has been launched today. The PHOSP-COVID study has been awarded £8.4million jointly by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). This study is one of a number of COVID-19 studies that have been given…
More Police Than New Years Eve To Help Save Lives and Livelihoods
A dedicated operation to support the re-opening of the night-time economy and help support the policing of lockdown has been launched by Leicestershire Police. The force will be deploying additional officers, including members of our Special Constabulary, to work over the weekend period and beyond. The introduction of additional measures by the Government due to a…