Events will celebrate Sikh festival of Vaisakhi
27 April 2022
2 minute read
CELEBRATIONS of a major religious festival are taking place in Leicester this weekend.
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27 April 2022
2 minute read
CELEBRATIONS of a major religious festival are taking place in Leicester this weekend.
21 April 2022
1 minute read
LEICESTER’S forthcoming Concert for Ukraine will be hosted by Amy Payne, regional news presenter and reporter for BBC East Midlands Today, and Rajiv Popat, reporter and presenter for ITV News Central.
20 April 2022
4 minute read
HUNDREDS of local schoolchildren have helped to plant thousands of trees and create Tiny Forests at nine Leicester schools to celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
14 April 2022
2 minute read
ENGLAND’S patron saint will be celebrated in Leicester as the city’s annual St George’s Festival returns to Orton Square on Saturday 23rd April.
13 April 2022
2 minute read
A SERIES of 10 new heritage panels have been installed to tell the stories behind key historic and cultural sites across the city.
8 April 2022
3 minute read
THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the Easter break – with plenty of activities at the city’s museums and libraries to keep everyone entertained.
5 April 2022
2 minute read
A NEW piece of public art is due to be designed and installed in Leicester as part of commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians to the city.
29 March 2022
2 minute read
A FUND-RAISING concert to help support the people of Ukraine is to be held at De Montfort Hall.
22 March 2022
2 minute read
PLANS for a new skatepark facility near Abbey Park have been announced.
16 March 2022
2 minute read
VOLUNTEERS have joined their local councillor and parks staff to plant dozens of small fruit trees on a site that was used as allotments until the 1990s.
15 March 2022
2 minute read
A POCKET park close to Leicester railway station has been formally reopened after its £100,000 refurbishment.
2 March 2022
1 minute read
STEAM toys of all shapes and sizes will take centre stage at Leicester’s Abbey Pumping Station this weekend (Sunday 6 March).