Leisure and culture

• City to remember its war dead

  10 November 2021

  2 minute read

  REMEMBRANCE Day events are taking place across Leicester over the coming days as the nation prepares once again to commemorate its fallen servicemen and women.

• Remembrance Day service gives chance to reflect on nation’s war dead

  4 November 2021

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE will be able to pay their respects to the nation’s fallen servicemen and women at Leicester’s annual Remembrance Day service this month.

• Safety first is message for Leicester’s Bonfire Night event

  3 November 2021

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE with tickets for Leicester’s Bonfire Night celebrations are being asked to take a quick COVID-19 test before attending the event at Abbey Park on Saturday (6 November).

• Let’s celebrate safely, says health chief ahead of Diwali Day and Bonfire Night

  2 November 2021

  5 minute read

  PEOPLE planning on joining Leicester’s Diwali Day celebrations are being asked to take a quick COVID-19 test before attending the event on Thursday (4 November) – and to take another test before returning to their workplace or school.

• Dancers and waterside artwork events bring Diwali to life

  27 October 2021

  1 minute read

  TWO Diwali-themed events taking place this weekend will offer visitors different ways to celebrate.

• Job-seeking support in more city libraries

  26 October 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S libraries have joined forces with Jobcentre Plus to provide people with increased access to job-seeking support at the heart of the city’s neighbourhoods.

• Over £2million to be invested in city’s sports and leisure centres

  20 October 2021

  3 minute read

  A PROGRAMME of work to improve facilities at three sports centres across Leicester has been put forward.

• Leicester gets ready to light up for Christmas

  19 October 2021

  2 minute read

  THE MAMMOTH task of installing the twinkling lights and the colourful garlands that will decorate Leicester city centre this Christmas gets under way this week.

• Council plans major investment in Cedar Road play area

  18 October 2021

  1 minute read

  NEW facilities that will benefit children and young people are being proposed as part of a £500,000 refurbishment of a city play area.

• Final preparations under way for Leicester’s Diwali celebrations

  15 October 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is getting ready to celebrate the festival of Diwali – and it all starts next Sunday (24 October).

• Steam train rides and tastes of harvest take centre stage at museum’s activity day

  14 October 2021

  2 minute read

  HARVEST will be coming to Leicester’s Abbey Pumping Station Museum next week with a fun-packed day of activities for all ages focusing on the joys of growing your own food.

• Consultation asks for views on African Caribbean Centre

  14 October 2021

  2 minute read

  A CONSULTATION has been launched to ask people how they think Leicester’s African Caribbean Centre should be run.