Your environment

• Tree trail invites visitors to discover more in Abbey Park

  28 November 2022

  2 minute read

  AN ONLINE resource that will encourage people to find out more about the magnificent trees in Abbey Park has gone live today (Monday 28 November).

• Council backs public’s right to access footpath

  25 November 2022

  2 minute read

  A LEGAL process that seeks to ensure that the public can continue to use a popular Leicester footpath is to get under way next month.

• Leicester among global ‘A list’ for leadership on climate action

  17 November 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER has retained its place as a global leader on climate action, achieving a top score on CDP’s 'Cities A List'.

• Leicester’s emerging Local Plan set to progress to next stage

  16 November 2022

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council has prepared the final version of its Local Plan for consultation in the New Year.

• Leicester’s Eco-Schools are leading the way

  11 November 2022

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER is leading the way when it comes to environmental education and wider support for schools that contributes to the city’s net zero carbon ambition.

• Council drops workplace parking levy proposals due to cost-of-living crisis

  7 November 2022

  2 minute read

  Leicester City Council has announced that proposals to introduce a workplace parking levy (WPL) in Leicester in 2023 will not be developed.

• 'Pumpkin smash' will help to prevent waste

  31 October 2022

  2 minute read

  COMMUNITIES across the city and county are being urged to help prevent food and household waste this Halloween.

• Pets’ Corner closes in bid to limit spread of bird flu

  18 October 2022

  1 minute read

  ABBEY Park’s Pets’ Corner has temporarily closed to the public as part of efforts to limit the spread of bird flu.

• Awards for green-fingered volunteers

  17 October 2022

  5 minute read

  HORTICULTURAL volunteers who have helped their neighbourhoods to blossom have won a range of awards for their efforts.

• Hundreds of low-income homes getting help with efficient heating

  28 September 2022

  2 minute read

  HUNDREDS of Leicester homes are benefitting from a range of cost-cutting energy efficiency improvements, as part of a multi-million scheme delivered by the city council.

• Get involved in Saving Saffron Brook

  21 September 2022

  2 minute read

  NATURE-themed events taking place throughout the autumn will encourage local people to get involved with the rewilding of an important urban waterway.

• New report sets outs scale of city’s net zero carbon ambition

  24 August 2022

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER’S ambition to be net zero carbon by 2030 will need an emergency response similar to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an independent report.