Your environment

• Still time to have say on ambitious nature strategy

  6 February 2025

  2 minute read

  THERE’S still time for city residents to have their say on an ambitious draft strategy to make space for nature across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

• Consultation starts on new proposals to tackle anti-social behaviour

  20 January 2025

  2 minute read

  CITY MAYOR Peter Soulsby is inviting people in Leicester to help him shape a new approach to keeping the city’s public spaces free from anti-social behaviour.

• Children help plant city’s 30th Tiny Forest

  16 January 2025

  3 minute read

  A four-year project to grow a network of urban micro forests in schools and community spaces across Leicester is set to reach an important milestone.

• City council publishes report on Storm Henk flooding

  17 December 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has published its statutory report on the flooding that affected more than 150 properties in the city at the beginning of 2024.

• £500k+ funding boost for River Soar in Leicester

  11 December 2024

  3 minute read

  PLANS to improve the River Soar in Leicester have received a funding boost of more than £500,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

• New tree trail launched in time for National Tree Week

  20 November 2024

  2 minute read

  A NEW online guide that highlights some of the magnificent trees in Leicester’s Victoria Park has been compiled by city council volunteers.

• Free advice on offer to Leicester residents to help cut carbon and save cash

  20 November 2024

  3 minute read

  EXPERT advice to help people reduce their energy bills, cut carbon emissions and help keep warm at home is now available to anyone living in Leicester.

• Free activities for Green Libraries Week

  18 September 2024

  1 minute read

  GREEN Libraries Week is coming to Leicester, featuring everything from poetry and author talks to energy advice and craft activities – and it’s all free.

• New plan sets out next phase of action for a Climate Ready Leicester

  9 September 2024

  3 minute read

  A NEW phase in Leicester’s bid to become a climate ready city has been set out in an ambitious action plan covering the next five years.

• Council lends support to vital canal bank repairs

  4 September 2024

  2 minute read

  A CHARITY has completed major repairs to a section of canal bank with support from Leicester City Council.

• New fleet of cleaning machines ready to blitz city’s streets

  27 August 2024

  3 minute read

  A NEW fleet of grime-busting machines is set to become a familiar sight in Leicester city centre this summer.

• Open days at allotments to inspire more people to get growing

  7 August 2024

  2 minute read

  ALLOTMENTS across the city are opening their gates to show off their sites to the public.