Your environment

• Hard-working team shortlisted for national award

  7 January 2026

  2 minute read

  A HARD-WORKING team that overcomes personal challenges to help to clear fly tipping, pull up weeds, dig allotment plots and repair fencing has been nominated for a national award.

• Leicester set to meet electric bus target across whole network

  22 December 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER is set to meet its target of providing zero emission, all-electric buses across the whole city network, with an additional 60 buses coming on stream from September 2026.

• Waste collection changes over Christmas and New Year

  10 December 2025

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council will be making changes to its regular waste and recycling collection days over the two weeks of Christmas and New Year.

• New local area energy plan offers tool to power energy efficiency

  8 December 2025

  1 minute read

  A NEW tool to help local communities and organisations take control of their energy and support Leicester’s net zero carbon ambitions has been launched.

• Tree trails and planting mark National Tree Week in Leicester

  25 November 2025

  3 minute read

  TWO new tree trails have been launched in Leicester in time for National Tree Week.

• Awards for Leicester’s dedicated environmental volunteers

  2 October 2025

  2 minute read

  VOLUNTEERS in Leicester who work tirelessly to clear brambles, pull litter from rivers, make space for wildlife and tackle invasive weeds have been applauded for their efforts at an awards ceremony.

• New open space for city

  24 September 2025

  1 minute read

  A NEW open space has been unveiled in Leicester.

• Seeds from Hiroshima survivor tree take root in Leicester

  12 August 2025

  3 minute read

  SEEDS from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.

• Changes to city’s waste and recycling services proposed

  8 August 2025

  3 minute read

  PROPOSED changes to how Leicester’s household waste and recycling will be collected in the future have been outlined by the city council.

• Join Growing Spaces event for family fun

  6 August 2025

  2 minute read

  FREE seed giveaways, recipes, food-growing activities and a visit from the Bookbus will mark the launch of a new community growing strategy for Leicester.

• Community garden created on Leicester estate

  5 August 2025

  2 minute read

  A NEW community garden that helps to combat social isolation has been officially opened on Leicester’s Saffron Lane estate.

• Ambitious strategy to help nature recover and thrive launches

  10 July 2025

  3 minute read

  A BOLD new strategy making space for nature across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland has been officially launched.