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13 May 2022
2 minute read
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.
11 May 2022
2 minute read
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.
6 May 2022
3 minute read
BUSINESSES and residents in parts of north-east Leicester are to be asked for their help in tackling an on-going litter problem in a nearby waterway.
20 April 2022
2 minute read
A GIANT globe made entirely from waste that’s been collected from Leicester’s parks and waterways will remind people to think about the environment this week.
20 April 2022
4 minute read
HUNDREDS of local schoolchildren have helped to plant thousands of trees and create Tiny Forests at nine Leicester schools to celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
12 April 2022
1 minute read
LEICESTERSHIRE County Council and Leicester City Council are encouraging residents to recycle all the extra cardboard, plastic or foil which usually builds up over the bank holiday.
16 March 2022
2 minute read
MAJOR schemes that make up more than £2 billion of private and public sector investment already made, or proposed in Leicester, can be seen in a new video.
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.