August 2012 marks the 40th Anniversary of the exile of the Asian community from Uganda. Meera Majithia talks with the Ugandan Asians who survived Idi…
People used to say that ‘whoever saves one life, saves the whole humanity’ and it seems it could not be truer. Every single day three…
“Even god turns his back and walks away from the ones who Have no place or respect for a mother in their Heart.” There is…
While the entire country is getting mixed up with the olympics, Leicester is hosting other popular celebrations such as all-time favourites caribbean festival and belgrave…
At Crimestoppers we believe everyone has the same desire to live and work in a safe and secure environment and we recognise, whether as a…
Vaisakhi festival, also known as Baisakhi, will be celebrated here in Leicester. The city’s Vaisakhi procession, which is the third largest in the UK, is…
“The greatest celebration of the Christian year is the festival of Easter. On that day, Christians believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead three…
On the first anniversar y of his cold-blooded assassination, the international community paused to remember Pakistan minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti, who had campaigned for the…
Summer gets off to a sparkling start with the return of the city’s most exciting creative arts festival for children. The Spark Children’s Arts Festival…
Started by a group of university students 19 years ago, the LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL has since become the longest-running event of its kind in the…
Sportlight On Writers From Every Culture where FIFTY city-based novelists, poets and playwrights will be representing the city’s cultural diversity as a major literature project…
RUSSELL’S RIDERS UPDATE SPRING 2011/12 “After being rescued from financial collapse by Midlands housing giant Jelson Homes, last season saw us record our highest-ever league…
LOVE IT OR HATE IT, VALENTINE’S DAY HAS RAISED ITS CUTESIE HEAD AGAIN. LET US TAKE YOU BACK IN TIME TO EXPLORE THE FACTS AND…