Leisure and culture

• Talk looks back at life in Leicester in the 1920s

  13 June 2022

  1 minute read

  LIFE in Leicester a hundred years ago provides the theme for a talk at the city’s Newarke Houses Museum on Sunday..

• Work coaches in libraries expands to Belgrave

  6 June 2022

  2 minute read

  WORK coaches are now available at Belgrave Library, to help people get specialist job-seeking support.

• Preparations nearly complete as Riverside Festival set to begin

  1 June 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’s biggest free family festival is set to get underway this weekend taking in the city’s waterways and open spaces.

• Leicester to host curtain-raiser to the 2022-23 football season

  1 June 2022

  1 minute read

  FANS of Liverpool and Manchester City will be heading for Leicester in July to watch their teams compete for the first trophy of the new football season.

• City libraries take part in Big Jubilee Read

  30 May 2022

  1 minute read

  TITLES from Bernadine Evaristo, Margaret Atwood, John Le Carre and many more are available to borrow from Leicester’s libraries as part of the Big Jubilee Read.

• Guildhall events will bring past to life

  27 May 2022

  2 minute read

  TWO forthcoming events at Leicester’s historic Guildhall promise to bring the past to life.

• Make a crown to celebrate Platinum Jubilee

  26 May 2022

  3 minute read

  PEOPLE from across Leicester are being encouraged to get into the Jubilee spirit during the half term holidays by taking part in a scheme run by the Lord Mayor’s office.

• Communities across Leicester set to celebrate Platinum Jubilee

  26 May 2022

  2 minute read

  COMMUNITIES across Leicester have been helping to plan a wide range of events and activities to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next month.

• Go traffic-free every month with Open Streets and Bikefest

  25 May 2022

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S monthly summer celebrations of traffic-free streets and bike-based fun are returning for 2022.

• Join free bike rides and meet artists at work

  24 May 2022

  2 minute read

  FREE guided bike rides in Leicester this week will offer people the chance to meet the artists creating street art for the Bring The Paint festival.

• Riverside Festival kick-starts city’s summer fun

  24 May 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’s biggest free family festival will take to the city’s waterways and open spaces once again next month with a fun-packed programme of activities for all ages.

• Historic market tales brought to life through new app

  24 May 2022

  2 minute read

  STORIES associated with Leicester Market’s past are being brought to life, thanks to a brand new app that’s free to download.