City awarded over £1.8m for new PlayZones programme
8 July 2025
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NINE community multi-sports mini pitches are to be developed in neighbourhoods across Leicester thanks to a £1.8 million funding award.
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8 July 2025
1 minute read
NINE community multi-sports mini pitches are to be developed in neighbourhoods across Leicester thanks to a £1.8 million funding award.
8 July 2025
1 minute read
THE GROUNDS of Leicester’s Abbey Pumping Station will become the setting for an open-air production of a classic 18th century comedy of manners next week.
7 July 2025
1 minute read
THE JOYFUL world of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant will be delighting visitors to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery this summer.
3 July 2025
3 minute read
LEICESTER’S Golden Mile will continue to be the focus for Diwali Day celebrations, but with major changes to the annual event due to crowd safety fears.
30 June 2025
2 minute read
LEICESTER Libraries have launched their annual reading challenge, with free fun activities on offer over the long summer holidays.
18 June 2025
2 minute read
A CURATOR and art director who was instrumental in bringing German expressionism to Leicester is being celebrated with a new book launch in the city.
13 June 2025
1 minute read
REAL ale, vegan beers and a range of ciders will all be flowing at the Leicester CAMRA Beer Festival this month.
13 June 2025
2 minute read
CHILDREN in Leicester who receive benefits-related free school meals are invited to sign up for free summer activities before the deadline on Friday 27 June.
11 June 2025
2 minute read
A FREE nature day packed full of family-friendly wildlife activities will be taking place at Watermead Country Park later this month.
9 June 2025
2 minute read
WORK is set to begin on a new section of boardwalk at the south-western edge of Aylestone Meadows.
3 June 2025
2 minute read
LEICESTER’S role at the epicentre of the English Civil War will be re-created in a series of dramatic re-enactments this weekend.
28 May 2025
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LEICESTER’S Riverside Festival returns this weekend – and this year it’s bigger than ever, with more locations, more free activities and an exciting new collaboration with DMU.