New community orchard planted on former allotment site
16 March 2022
2 minute read
VOLUNTEERS have joined their local councillor and parks staff to plant dozens of small fruit trees on a site that was used as allotments until the 1990s.
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16 March 2022
2 minute read
VOLUNTEERS have joined their local councillor and parks staff to plant dozens of small fruit trees on a site that was used as allotments until the 1990s.
14 February 2022
3 minute read
NEW measures are set to be tried out on neighbourhood streets in Knighton to help reduce traffic speeds and make it safer for children to get to school.
10 February 2022
2 minute read
WORK will get underway this month on part of an extensive conservation project aiming to protect and restore a major tributary of the River Soar in Leicester.
27 January 2022
2 minute read
PEOPLE in parts of Leicester who make a pledge to travel sustainably could be in with the chance of winning £250 worth of shopping vouchers, as well as book vouchers for schools.
24 January 2022
2 minute read
PEOPLE with unwanted clothing, books, toys, bric a brac or household goods in good condition can now support a local charity by dropping them off at a Leicester recycling centre.
13 January 2022
2 minute read
GARDENERS in Aylestone have teamed up with the city council to create a new communal allotment plot.
7 January 2022
2 minute read
WORK to streamline and modernise Leicester’s network of recycling bank sites will get underway next month.
15 December 2021
3 minute read
AN ambitious programme to cut the carbon cost of dozens of council buildings in Leicester has reached a milestone.
10 December 2021
2 minute read
PEOPLE in Leicester who keep chickens, ducks or other outdoor captive birds are being asked to register with the city council as part of measures to control the spread of bird flu.
30 November 2021
3 minute read
LEICESTER has been named as a leader on climate action and transparency, achieving a place on a global ‘Cities A List’.
29 November 2021
3 minute read
A TRIO of trees, chosen for their red, white and blue foliage, will be planted in Leicester’s Abbey Park to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
26 November 2021
3 minute read
ABBEY Park’s Pets’ Corner has temporarily closed to the public as part of a nationwide bid to limit the spread of avian flu.