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Leicester City Council has secured £4.8m of funding to develop a science park for up to 50 companies next to the National Space Centre, which could create up to 600 jobs. 03-Mar-2010 Leicester City Council is to consider plans for the £12m transformation of the area around Leicester Cathedral, including a public square to host concerts. 21-Jan-2010 Leicester City Council has unveiled plans to build a new £67m bus station in Mansfield Street. 23-Nov-2009 Leicester City Council is planning to revamp its De Montfort Hall concert venue by 2013. 22-Jul-2009 Leicester City Council is considering proposals to build a new £55m bus station in Charles Street or Humberstone Gate East. 02-Dec-2008 Leicester City Council is to consider plans from Bowbridge Group for the £200m redevelopment of the former Corah site in Vaughan Way, including a new sports complex, hotel, homes and shops. 21-Aug-2008 Leicester City Council is planning to invest £10m in the development of three combined heat and power plants across the city over the next three years, and a second phase could cost up to £25m. 04-Jul-2008 Leicester City Council is to consider plans for the development of a new £2.5m speedway stadium for Leicester Lions at Beaumont Park in Beaumont Leys. 24-Aug-2007 Leicester City Council is planning to invest £4.3m in a new £20m cinema and arts complex called the Digital Media Centre, in order to replace Phoenix Arts. 14-Mar-2007 Leicester City Council is looking to set up a new headquarters of up to 200,000 sq ft by 2010, and is considering a number of potential sites in the city centre. 07-Mar-2007 Leicester City Council has approved revised plans for the development of a new theatre to replace the Haymarket Theatre, despite the cost rising from £26m to £48m. 08-Jun-2005 Leicester City Council is seeking a private developer to build a new leisure centre in Perry Hall Park, Perry Barr, to replace the existing Beeches Pool. 25-Feb-2004 Leicester City Council and the Department of Trade & Industry are to support a £34m investment scheme to encourage the production of up to ten Indian films in Leicester. 11-Feb-2004 Leicester City Council is to seek Arts Council funding for the development of a £7m "world cinema and moving images centre" in the city's St George's cultural area. 10-Feb-2004 Leicester City Council is seeking suitable sites for large wind turbines, each costing about £1m and capable of providing enough energy for 2,000 homes. 27-Jan-2004 Leicester City Council is considering plans to establish a £70m energy services company to oversee the development of projects that will help the city become self-sufficient in energy. 17-Oct-2003 Leicester City Council is seeking contractors to build a £26m theatre and arts centre. 06-Aug-2003 Leicester City Council is looking into the possibility of privatising De Montfort Hall and selling off sports centres and golf courses, in order to save £38m and improve services. 24-Jun-2003 Leicester City Council is to close its Textile Training Unit in Leicester in July, having lost a contract from the Department for Work & Pensions. 20-May-2003 Leicester City Council has unveiled plans from an unnamed bidder for a £45m development scheme at Granby Halls, including a new fire and ambulance station, hotel, student flats and restaurant. 26-Mar-2003 Leicester City Council and Biffa have announced plans to build a £30m waste recycling depot at the Bursom industrial park in 2005, as part of a £300m deal to recycle 70% of household waste. 13-Nov-2002 Leicester City Council has approved plans from Leicester Centre Properties for the £40m expansion of the Haymarket shopping centre, which will involve the transformation of the Haymarket Theatre site into a four-storey extension. 08-Nov-2001 Leicester City Council has revealed plans to develop a £58m cultural village in the St George's area by 2006, including a major new theatre and film-making centre and the creation of 600 jobs. 02-Nov-2001 Leicester City Council has approved plans for the construction of a £3m sports centre at Highfields Youth & Community Centre, with completion due in 2003. 24-May-2001 Leicester City Council is to consider plans from Trelleborg Industrial AVS for the relocation of its suspension components factory and 300 staff from Evington Valley to the Bursom Industrial Estate. 17-May-2001 Leicester City Council is to seek lottery funding for the development of a £11m 25-metre swimming pool in Braunstone by autumn 2003. 01-Mar-2001 Leicester City Council has set up a Call Centre Forum with a number of other local organisations to seek European funding to establish a call centre college in the city. 14-Feb-2001 Leicester City Council has proposed plans to create a £5m knitwear village to house up to 10 local textile companies. 12-Jan-2001 Leicester City Council has approved plans from WE Sturgess for the development of a £3m Jaguar car dealership on Narborough Road. 15-Dec-2000 Leicester City Council is to consider plans from Barratt Homes for the development of a 60-bed hotel, 455 houses and community facilities at the Bede Island South industrial site. 21-Nov-2000 Leicester City Council is to consider plans for the £300m expansion of the Shires shopping centre, which could create up to 4,000 jobs. 09-Oct-2000 Leicester City Council has announced plans to build a £200m waste recycling centre by 2004, and will select a site in the next few weeks. 20-Sep-2000 Leicester City Council has revealed plans for the development of a £60m cultural quarter in the city centre by 2008, which will involve moving the Phoenix Arts Centre, the City Gallery, the Haymarket Theatre and the central library. 12-Jun-2000 Leicester City Council has selected Braunstone's Wycliffe School as the preferred site to build a £25m sports complex, and an application will now be made for lottery funding. 07-Jan-2000 Leicester City Council is to conduct feasibility studies into a number of potential arts projects, including the construction of a £30m three-auditorium flagship theatre complex. 23-Apr-1999 Leicester City Council is to consider plans from Magnet Property Investments for a £30m leisure, cinema and shopping development on the St George's Tower site in Leicester. 11-Mar-1999
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