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STUNNING special attractions will bring Leicester’s streets to life at the city’s Christmas switch-on event this week.
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18 October 2024
1 minute read
THE acts appearing at this year’s Abbey Park bonfire and firework display have been announced, with live music, dance, aerial stunts and fire-breathing performances included in the line-up.
17 October 2024
3 minute read
FAMILIES looking for free and low-cost things to do during the half term holiday should head for Leicester’s libraries and museums next week.
17 October 2024
3 minute read
A POWERFUL new film about fostering has been launched with the backing of more than 100 councils, including Leicester City Council.
11 October 2024
2 minute read
AN ACCOUNT of the first campaign of the South African War and an exhibition of photographs from the Leicester archives are taking place at the city’s museums this weekend.
11 October 2024
1 minute read
MORE fake QR codes have been found on some city council pay and display parking machines.
10 October 2024
4 minute read
NEW parking spaces for residents have been created in the St Peters area of the city.
10 October 2024
3 minute read
PREPARATIONS are well under way for Leicester’s annual Diwali Day celebration, which takes place on Thursday 31 October.
8 October 2024
2 minute read
THOUSANDS of runners will be taking to the city’s streets this weekend for the annual Run Leicester half marathon and 10k race.
3 October 2024
2 minute read
A FASCINATING talk on travel, an insight into the mind of a local crime writer and the tale of an amusing encounter with a Time Lord are among the events on offer next week for Green Libraries Week.
3 October 2024
2 minute read
EIGHTEEN new apprentices from a range of backgrounds have joined Leicester City Council’s housing department to learn specialist craft skills.
3 October 2024
1 minute read
TENANTS and residents in New Parks are celebrating a revamped community space that has become the base for a new neighbourhood group.
3 October 2024
1 minute read
THREE attractive new beds of ornamental grass and pollen-rich flowering plants are set to be created on pedestrian islands next to Leicester Railway Station.