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PEOPLE travelling into the city centre on Thursday for the switch on of Leicester’s Christmas lights are reminded that there’s a late-night Park & Ride service this year.

A COLLECTION of baby clothes and shoes that tells the story of 350 years of children’s clothing goes on display at Leicester’s New Walk Museum on Saturday (16 November).

OCTOPUS Energy is helping the city light up for Christmas this year, thanks to its partnership with the city council.

THE LIGHTS are up and the giant tree is at Leicester’s Clock Tower – and that can only mean one thing: the countdown to Christmas is under way.

A NEW exhibition that tells the stories of Leicester’s fallen heroes through a collection of war memorials opens at Newarke Houses Museum on Saturday (9 November).

AN AMBITIOUS five-year plan that sets out how Leicester and Leicestershire will be positioned as a leading destination for tourism was launched in the city yesterday.

WORK is underway in Leicester’s Abbey Park as it prepares to host the city’s biggest, family-friendly Bonfire Night celebrations.

VISITORS have until the weekend to savour a ground-breaking exhibition at New Walk Museum designed to shed light on rare and unusual African artefacts seldom seen in public before.

THERE’S a Victorian theme to this month’s Open Streets festival in the city centre.

A LOCAL artists’ group which has been running for more than 130 years is hosting its annual exhibition of creative talent at Leicester’s New Walk Museum and Art Gallery next month.

CHANGES have been announced to this weekend’s Diwali Day celebrations because of wet weather that has left part of the festival site waterlogged and unusable.

WITH just six weeks to go before Leicester’s Christmas ice rink returns to Jubilee Square, skaters can now start planning their visits to the popular city centre attraction.