Schoolchildren who have been growing their own grub will be showcasing their efforts at Abbey Pumping Station this weekend. On Saturday (4 July), from 11am to 3pm, the museum will display the imaginative “mealbarrows” created by schools and young people from across Leicester – wheelbarrows planted up with a range of herbs, fruit and vegetables that children have been growing and then using to inspire their own menus. There will be 15 different ‘mealbarrows’ on display, create

Riverside Festival’s full programme has now been revealed – and it’s packed full of interactive experiences, hands-on activities and music to suit every taste. Across two days, the free, family-friendly Riverside festival on 6 and 7 June will offer a huge range of arts, craft and theatre activities – expanded thanks to new funding from Arts Council England – plus there will be music all across the festival. On Saturday evening, THE OLD BOY will headline at Bede Park from 7pm,

New measures to improve school run safety are due to be introduced on a trial basis at a Leicester school next week. The city council is set to introduce experimental ‘school street’ measures that will prohibit general traffic from entering roads immediately adjacent to St John the Baptist CofE Primary School, in Clarendon Park, during busy school run times. The new school street is being introduced at the request of residents and the wider school community to improve road sa

Students preparing to move out of their term-time homes for the summer are being given a helping hand to dispose of items they no longer want and do their bit for charity. Leicester City Council has teamed up with British Heart Foundation (BHF) to bring the charity’s ‘Pack for Good’ scheme to some of the city’s most popular student areas. Temporary reuse banks have been installed across ten sites on streets close to the city’s two universities to encourage students to donate

A New residents’ parking scheme will come into effect on roads close to Leicester’s Golden Mile from next week. Leicester City Council is introducing the permit-only parking scheme in the Belgrave area to help address local concerns about the number of commuter and business vehicles using residential streets for free all-day parking. The new scheme will officially come into action from Monday 1 June. Repost of video from last months report It includes mainly terraced streets

Leicester's biggest free family festival will take to the city’s waterways and open spaces once again next month with a fun-packed programme of activities for all ages. The annual Riverside Festival returns on June 4 and 5, spread over four areas – Bede Park, Castle Gardens, Western Boulevard and the Mile Straight of the River Soar – and featuring fun on and off the water. Bede Park will feature family activities including a fun fair, food stalls, arts and crafts, beer tent,

Construction has started on the transformational development of 300 new homes and new offices at Waterside. Housing developer, Keepmoat Homes is delivering the city centre regeneration scheme in partnership with Leicester City Council. Supported by Brackley Property Developments Ltd who are constructing the office accommodation, the partnership will redevelop the 18-acre brownfield site, located by the Grand Union Canal and River Soar, into a brand-new neighbourhood. Featurin