The Leicester Mercury has reported that the historic, 1878, Grade II listed Abbey Corner Bridge is to be repaired. It means a long closure for Abbey Park Road but it preserves this remarkable structure for future generations. Stu Simmons, a
On Saturday 2 April 2022 9.45am – 5.15pm De Montfort University, Leicester and the Historical Association are running a day long festival ‘Global Leicester’ is a History festival to celebrate Leicester’s history & explore how it became the most diverse
It seems that a Leicester developer has pushed his luck too far with the courts and the City Council’s planning control team. Leicester Civic Society hopes that if a developer ever does the same to a heritage asset in the
Businesses are split over whether a plan to permanently prioritise cyclists and pedestrians over traffic on their street will attract shoppers or drive them away. A temporary scheme to most vehicles was put in place in Braunstone Gate, in the city’s
Yesterday Peter Jones and Leigh Picciano Moss got our walks programme underway. It has been a long time but the walk was well attended (over subscribed showing that we are missed?) and those who came enjoyed it hugely. Here is
