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• Seeds from Hiroshima survivor tree take root in Leicester

  12 August 2025

  3 minute read

  SEEDS from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.

• Changes to city’s waste and recycling services proposed

  8 August 2025

  3 minute read

  PROPOSED changes to how Leicester’s household waste and recycling will be collected in the future have been outlined by the city council.

• Leicester Buses Partnership offers new Flexi ticket add-on ticket

  8 August 2025

  2 minute read

  BUS passengers in the East Midlands area can now benefit from half-price travel in the Leicester area.

• New PlayZone opens in Eyres Monsell

  6 August 2025

  2 minute read

  A NEW and improved PlayZone has been opened in Eyres Monsell.

• Join Growing Spaces event for family fun

  6 August 2025

  2 minute read

  FREE seed giveaways, recipes, food-growing activities and a visit from the Bookbus will mark the launch of a new community growing strategy for Leicester.

• Community garden created on Leicester estate

  5 August 2025

  2 minute read

  A NEW community garden that helps to combat social isolation has been officially opened on Leicester’s Saffron Lane estate.

• Grab your bike and take part in Leicester’s Cycle to Work Day!

  31 July 2025

  1 minute read

  FREE fruit, fix-it workshops and a bike buddy to guide commuters into the city will help mark Leicester’s Cycle to Work Day.

• Heritage panels highlight city’s links to Attenborough family

  30 July 2025

  3 minute read

  TWO new heritage panels have been unveiled highlighting Leicester’s links with the Attenborough family.

• Architects behind stunning workspace to make it their new home

  30 July 2025

  4 minute read

  THE architects behind the stunning redevelopment of a cluster of heritage buildings in Leicester into a new home for creative businesses are set to be one of its first tenants.

• Rolling road closures planned for carnival parade

  29 July 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Caribbean Carnival and parade returns to the city this weekend and motorists are being advised that there will be temporary road closures in place.

• Leicester Senior Coroner awarded national honour

  25 July 2025

  1 minute read

  Professor Catherine E. Mason, HM Senior Coroner for Leicester, has been honoured in the national Muslim Community Service Awards for Outstanding Achievement.

• Learn to become a storyteller at young people’s club

  24 July 2025

  1 minute read

  YOUNG people can learn to become storytellers as part of a fun four-week summer holiday project at Leicester’s Central Library.