Your environment

• Choose your favourite healthy mealbarrow at museum event

  2 July 2026

  2 minute read

  SCHOOLCHILDREN who have been growing their own grub will be showcasing their efforts at Abbey Pumping Sation this weekend.

• Schools, colleges and workplaces to take part in Clean Air Day

  16 June 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER colleges, schools and workplaces are getting ready to take part in Clean Air Day.

• Pack for Good scheme helps students do their bit for charity

  28 May 2026

  2 minute read

  STUDENTS preparing to move out of their term-time homes for the summer are being given a helping hand to dispose of items they no longer want and do their bit for charity.

• Walk Leicester Festival is back!

  30 April 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S medieval roots, rich heritage and urban green spaces will all be celebrated as a popular walking festival returns to the city.

• More than 700 bags of litter collected during Great British Spring Clean

  14 April 2026

  2 minute read

  MORE THAN 700 bags of litter were collected by city council staff and volunteers during the Great British Spring Clean.

• No changes to city waste collections this Easter

  25 March 2026

  1 minute read

  ALL household recycling and waste collections in Leicester take place on the normal collection day over the forthcoming Easter holiday.

• National award for city council team

  2 March 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 won a national award.

• 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.