Your environment

• Dozens of council buildings set to benefit from £24m carbon cutting programme

  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.

• Bird-keepers asked to register with council as part of bird flu measures

  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.

• Leicester named among global leaders on climate action

  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’.

• Red, white and blue trees to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

  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.

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

  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.

• Success for council’s bids for tree funding

  26 November 2021

  2 minute read

  MORE than 6,000 new trees are being planted in Leicester’s parks and open spaces this winter, thanks to two successful bids for funding.

• Leicester making good progress on cutting carbon, but still faces huge challenge

  10 November 2021

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER is making good progress in reducing its carbon footprint, but faces huge challenges in its new goal to become carbon neutral by 2030.

• Leicester schools make active travel pledges for COP26

  10 November 2021

  3 minute read

  FIVE Leicester secondary schools are marking the COP26 climate conference with pledges of their own to make a difference to their local environment.

• No need for planned clean air zone for buses and taxis, as air quality improves

  9 November 2021

  3 minute read

  MAJOR improvements to air quality in Leicester mean that plans to charge the most polluting vehicles to enter the city centre are no longer required.

• Leicester’s electric bus fleet to top 100 within three years thanks to new funding

  29 October 2021

  4 minute read

  LEICESTER is set to increase its fleet of zero emission, all-electric buses with almost 100 new vehicles over the next three years, it has been announced.

• Councils join forces to prevent waste this Halloween

  26 October 2021

  2 minute read

  COMMUNITIES across Leicester and Leicestershire are being urged to get involved to help prevent food and household waste this Halloween.

• Tree planting to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

  13 October 2021

  1 minute read

  A MAPLE tree will be planted at a Leicester school this week as part of plans to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.