Leisure and culture

• Choose public transport to enjoy the city centre this Christmas

  29 November 2023

  3 minute read

  VISITORS to Leicester over the festive season will be able to make use of a range of flexible bus tickets and sustainable travel options this Christmas.

• Moving day approaches for market traders

  24 November 2023

  2 minute read

  AROUND 20 of the traders at Leicester Market will be leaving their old stalls tomorrow (Sat 25 November), as they get ready to move to their temporary new home on Green Dragon Square.

• Scott Mills to start the countdown to Christmas in Leicester

  20 November 2023

  4 minute read

  THE DJ Scott Mills will get the Christmas party started in Leicester this week as he turns on the city’s famous festive lights.

• Memories of Haymarket Theatre shared at anniversary event

  20 November 2023

  2 minute read

  A SINGER who represented the UK at Eurovision and the actor and puppeteer who went on to become Basil Brush’s right hand man were amongst those sharing their memories of the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester last night.

• Exhibition of photos and paintings brings alive city’s history

  14 November 2023

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S past is being brought to life in an exhibition charting the city’s history through photographs and paintings.

• Final touches made for spectacular Diwali day event

  8 November 2023

  3 minute read

  THE final touches are being made to 100 beautiful willow lanterns that will open this Sunday’s Diwali Day celebrations in Leicester.

• Council starts search for pavilion café operator

  8 November 2023

  1 minute read

  AN UNUSED space in a sports pavilion on Leicester’s Victoria Park could soon be transformed into a warm and welcoming café.

• Tickets go on sale for Christmas ice rink

  7 November 2023

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S Christmas ice rink is due to take pride of place once more in the city centre as the centrepiece of a glittering programme of festive attractions.

• Countdown to Christmas light switch-on begins

  1 November 2023

  2 minute read

  THE countdown to Christmas in Leicester has begun, as the council’s lighting team moves ahead with the annual task of dressing the city centre ready for the big Christmas light switch-on.

• Appeal for Bonfire Night pallets

  31 October 2023

  2 minute read

  LOCAL businesses are being called on to help Leicester’s Bonfire Night go with a bang by donating their broken or surplus wooden pallets. 

• Warm welcome awaits at Leicester’s libraries this winter

  30 October 2023

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is inviting people to stay warm and enjoy the company of others in its libraries this winter.

• Diwali Day promises spectacular event for all the family

  26 October 2023

  3 minute read

  A PARADE featuring 100 beautiful willow lanterns, giant puppetry depicting the fight between good and evil, and a performance by Mercury Music Prize winner Talvin Singh are among the exciting additions to this year’s Diwali Day celebrations in Leicester.