This year marks 50 years since over 50,000 Asian Ugandans were expelled from their homes by military dictator Idi Amin. Many will be marking the…
Bringing the world’s oldest fraternity into the 21st century With a history in Leicester dating back to 1790, Freemasonry, the world’s largest and oldest fraternity,…
We take a step back through time and explore the history of this early 17th-century gem. Built around 1290 by a lawyer named Robert de…
Pukaar Magazine’s Jessica Challoner-Sterland looks back over the 168-year history of Leicester’s New Walk Museum and Art Gallery. New Walk Museum and Art Gallery is…
To mark 50 years since the death of English playwright Joe Orton, Pukaar Magazine looks back at his life and unique work which helped to…
MEHR SETHI EXPLORES LEICESTERSHIRE’S FAMOUS BELVOIR CASTLE. Medieval Belvoir Castle is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland, a family that has resided at…
Pukaar Magazine’s Jennifer Morris talks to Leicester Riders Chairman, Kevin Routledge, about the history of British basketball and the innovative triumphs of the oldest club…
British Historian, Nicola Tallis speaks about the idea and extensive research behind her first non-fiction biography, Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane…
The Battle of the Somme proved the biggest and bloodiest confrontation of the First World War. For the centenary anniversary, Pukaar Magazine spoke to Daryll…
Visit your local museum to discover the hidden treasures of Leicester and afar. If you’re looking for a family- filled day out or wanting…
Pukaar Magazine’s Jessica Challoner-Sterland speaks to Peter Liddle, former museum curator and archaeologist, about the museum’s history, artefacts and its plans to celebrate its 50th…
ITV Central News Editor Gary Newby talks of the profound beauty of the Irish city. Some of life’s surprising and profoundly memorable experiences often arise…
PUKAAR MAGAZINE’S MEGAN HYDEN VISITED THE 17TH CENTURY DIARIST’S GREATEST WORKS. Throughout his lifetime, John Evelyn witnessed turbulent time and momentous events in history.…
by Jonathan Whitney (De Montfort University student) Over 1,000 people enjoyed Europe’s biggest display of steam toys at a Leicester attraction yesterday (February 2). Steam…
by Sally Jack “Ladies and gentlemen, it is the academic conclusion of the University of Leicester that the individual exhumed at Greyfriars in September 2012…
