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A NEW video has been released to showcase the beauty of Leicester’s waterways and give a stunning bird’s eye view of major recent investment in the city’s riverside.

TRY your hand at minibeast hunting, herb tasting, seed-sowing and twig art at a free nature day taking place in Leicester this Saturday (July 23).

THOUSANDS of ash trees may have to be felled in Leicester over the next 10 years as a result of a disease that has killed millions of trees across Europe.

WITH soaring temperatures predicted in the coming days, Leicester City Council is asking people to put their recycling, waste and garden waste earlier than normal next week.

SCHOOLS which have been growing ‘mealbarrows’ full of healthy fruit and vegetables will have their efforts judged at Abbey Pumping station on Saturday.

A MAJOR plan that guides the management of Leicester’s ‘urban forest’ has been formally reviewed to reflect the progress that’s been made during 2021/22.

EIGHT local primary schools have taken part in a competition to find the ‘eco factor’ in a celebration event held at City Hall in Leicester.

SCHOOLS in Leicester have been celebrating Clean Air Day by making the most of traffic-free local streets.

HUNDREDS of council houses and other affordable homes in Leicester are set to benefit from a rolling programme of solid wall insulation.

ALL recycling and waste collections in Leicester will take place on the normal collection days over the forthcoming special bank holiday to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

NEW car parking spaces, cutting back shrubs and tidying up overgrown green spaces are among the improvements that have been made to a city estate after residents told the council what they’d like to see done.

A CHARITY shop at a Leicester recycling centre has raised thousands of pounds to support local older people since opening to the public in January.