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LEICESTER’S Riverside Festival returns this weekend – and this year it’s bigger than ever, with more locations, more free activities and an exciting new collaboration with DMU.
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28 September 2021
2 minute read
PART of Leicester’s busy inner ring road will be subject to overnight closures for up to ten days from next week for essential resurfacing works.
22 September 2021
2 minute read
A YOUTH club in Eyres Monsell is seeking the public’s support for a project that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people of all ages in the area.
22 September 2021
2 minute read
A MAJOR plan that guides the management of Leicester’s ‘urban forest’ has been formally reviewed – two and a half years after it was first launched.
22 September 2021
2 minute read
A KEY policy guiding Leicester City Council’s approach to protecting and improving the environment has been updated to reflect the city’s response to the climate emergency.
22 September 2021
2 minute read
A FORMER youth centre in Leicester is to be leased to an award-winning social enterprise which plans to open a new store in the city.
21 September 2021
2 minute read
SCHOOLS across Leicester are joining a nationwide call for action on climate change this week as part of the first ever Great Big Green Week campaign.
20 September 2021
4 minute read
OLYMPIC champion and Santander brand ambassador Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill visited Leicester today to support the city’s popular new e-bike share project, Santander Cycles Leicester.
17 September 2021
2 minute read
ORGANISATIONS across the city, county and Rutland are marking this year’s Recovery Week with a range of wellbeing and awareness-raising events.
15 September 2021
2 minute read
LEICESTER’s annual Diwali and Christmas celebrations will be returning to the city's streets this year.
15 September 2021
2 minute read
ESSENTIAL repairs and resurfacing works will be carried out next week with a series of overnight lane closures on part of Leicester’s inner ring road.
13 September 2021
2 minute read
NEARLY 18,000 responses have been received from people sharing their views on when school holidays in Leicester and Leicestershire should fall.
13 September 2021
2 minute read
A NEW artwork made from pieces created through a series of local community workshops has taken pride of place at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery.