Your environment

• New gardens to help tackle flood risk at three city schools

  19 July 2023

  5 minute read

  THREE Leicester schools have seen their playgrounds revamped with new gardens, trees and planters as part of a natural approach to managing localised flood risk.

• Huge solar array installed at council leisure centre

  10 July 2023

  2 minute read

  A HUGE solar array, comprising of more than 800 separate panels, has been installed on the roof of a city council leisure centre.

• Help find the winning ‘mealbarrow’ in annual schools competition

  27 June 2023

  2 minute read

  GREEN fingered pupils that have been busy growing ‘mealbarrows’ full of healthy fruit and vegetables will have their efforts judged at Abbey Pumping Station this weekend.

• Riverside footpath improvements to take place

  20 June 2023

  1 minute read

  A SECTION of a popular riverside pathway in Leicester is due to be resurfaced in a six-week programme of repairs starting next week.

• Newarke Street car park solar panel project completed

  15 June 2023

  2 minute read

  AN environmental scheme to fit two giant canopies covered with solar panels onto the roof of Leicester’s Newarke Street car park has been completed.

• Bus partnership celebrates first year of progress

  25 May 2023

  2 minute read

  A PIONEERING partnership between local bus operators and Leicester City Council has already made 75 per cent of its planned improvements to services and routes within its first year.

• Film is a reminder to Respect our Rivers

  23 May 2023

  2 minute read

  A SHORT film has been created to urge people not to pollute Leicester’s rivers and waterways by dumping litter or other items harmful to wildlife.

• New grassland plan will help city’s climate emergency aims

  22 May 2023

  7 minute read

  A NEW ten-year plan for the management of Leicester’s vast urban grassland has been launched as part of the city council’s response to the climate emergency.

• Free event to celebrate work of urban nature project

  2 May 2023

  1 minute read

  A COMMUNITY project that aims to bring nature back to urban spaces will be holding a celebration event later this month.

• Library members invited to grow their own veg this spring

  13 April 2023

  2 minute read

  LIBRARY members in Leicester can pick up free packets of seeds as well as the latest blockbuster from their local library this springtime.

• Reminder to recycle eggs-tra Easter waste

  3 April 2023

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is encouraging residents to recycle all their extra cardboard, plastic and foil packaging, which often builds up over the Easter bank holiday.

• Free electric bus service ready to hop around the shops

  28 March 2023

  3 minute read

  A FREE electric bus service that will connect transport hubs with key destinations in Leicester city centre will be launched next week, making it much easier for people – especially those with mobility difficulties – to get around.