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PEOPLE in Leicester are being invited to take part in the city’s first climate assembly and help shape the local response to the climate emergency.

FOOTBALL fans, Bollywood enthusiasts and anyone who loves dressing up in a Christmas costume can look forward to some special events at Leicester’s Christmas ice rink this month.

LOVEABLE aliens, a sidekick rabbit called Stanley, Nigel Slater’s winter feasts and a tale of Christmas in the trenches all feature in the books and stories Leicester Libraries staff have picked as their festive favourites.

A CHARITY scheme, that encourages students to donate their unwanted items at the end of term instead of throwing them away, has saved an incredible 39 tonnes of items from being thrown away in Leicester.

AS unwanted Christmas presents go, a dose of festive food poisoning must rank pretty highly on the list.

A LOCAL motorcycle club, that has just celebrated its 60th year, is set to relocate from its current clubhouse to make way for new housing.

LEICESTER City Council will be making changes to its regular waste and recycling collection days over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.

SCHOOLS in Leicester have been planting native tree species in parks and open spaces to provide more places for wildlife to cope with our changing climate.

LEICESTER’S libraries and community centres are counting down to Christmas with some special events for young book lovers.

THE COSY surroundings of Leicester’s medieval Guildhall provide the perfect setting for a feast of festive films on Sunday (8 December).

THE ANNUAL campaign that aims to ensure that every child in Leicester and Leicestershire has some presents to unwrap at Christmas is once again being supported by the city council.

SANTA will be swapping Lapland for Leicester this Christmas – and he’s about to move into his cosy new home in the city centre.