Leicester TIC Supports Walking Week

LEICESTER TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE SUPPORTS LEICESTERSHIRE WALKING WEEK FROM 4-12 SEPTEMBER 2010
To support Leicestershire Walking Week, Leicester’s award-winning Tourist Information Centre (TIC) will be offering special deals on books and maps relating to walking in the city and county. Walking Week will offer nine days of walking opportunities and over 70 walks [...]

goleicestershire.com

Major refresh project on www.goleicestershire.com offers visitors a greater range of interactive tools and information to help them book their short break stays in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Leicester Shire Promotions has launched a major upgrade to the official visitor website for Leicester and Leicestershire. www.goleicestershire.com attracted over 1.275 million visitors in 2009/10, making it one of the [...]

Leicester City Council Cabinet

The Leicester City Council Cabinet is the main decision-making body for the council in Leicester. It is currently made up of ten Labour councillors who have responsibilities covering a particular aspect of the council’s work. The Cabinet is chaired by the council leader and meets every three weeks for most of the year. Members of [...]

Onepass Citywide Concessions For People Aged 60+

The onepass scheme is an initiative aimed at people over the age of 60.
The scheme will run for a minimum of one year from May 2010.
It is unique because it uses the free bus pass as the “flash card” for entitlement to discounts. Existing card holders/new applicants will receive a “pack” with a wallet to [...]

Bed Bugs, Ants, and Nightmarish Nights

Bed Bugs, Ants, and Nightmarish Nights – by David Gandy
I have stayed in some pretty unusual places on my travels.  I choose the word unusual over words such as ropey, shabby, and rundown, as really, like beauty, the condition of any habitat is in the eye of the beholder and I really do consider each [...]

Roadworks W/C 11th April

Peacock Lane: carriageway work. Off peak lane restrictions in place from Monday (12th) until Wednesday (14th).

Ann Street: carriageway work. Road close at junction with Humberstone Road from Monday (12th) until Friday (16th).
Upperton Road: remedial works. Off peak lane restrictions in place between Western Boulevard and Wilberforce Road from Monday (12th) until Wednesday (14th).
Aylestone Road: footway [...]

Park and Ride Wins Award

Source: Latest news from the Leicester City Council News Centre no: 127-10
Date: March 17, 2010
THE Enderby park and ride scheme has scooped two awards in the Parking Review British Parking Awards 2010.
The [...]

Leicestershire Raises Profile To Japanese Visitors

Representatives from Japanese travel industry to visit imago, Loughborough University and Great Central Railway from 16-17 March 2010 ahead of Olympic team training camp at Loughborough in 2012

To further boost tourism opportunities from the growing Japanese market, Loughborough is set to host a delegation of representatives from leading Japanese travel trade organisations and tour operators [...]

Government award for integrated travel scheme

By Thomas Foster
A new smart ticketing scheme for public transport could be coming into effect across Braunstone thanks to one million pounds awarded to Leicester City Council.
The Department for Transport is to award the city council £1.11m on March 5 for use on a scheme similar to London’s Oystercard system.
It could be used on [...]