East West community project is looking for new blood

By Eva Nyandoro
Youths have been asked to close the generation gap in a bid to help crackdown on elderly targeted crimes by volunteering at the city’s East West Community Centre.
Elderly and vulnerable people have been using the facilities on Wilberforce Road for 25 years but recently they have been coming under attack from local yobs.
Youths [...]

Three peaks charity climb

By Camilla Goodman
An exhausting three day mountain climb is being tackled by seven men to raise money for a Leicester children’s charity.
Shane Cattell, 44, a driving instructor from Rosetree Avenue, Birstall, has organised for the group of friends to do the three peaks challenge on behalf of Heartlink at Glenfield Hospital.
Mr Cattell said: [...]

Sneaks Preview EP

By Vicky Clarke
A launch party for The Sneaks’ EP is to be held at The Common Room on Braunstone Gate and will include a live performance of the band’s new material.
The first few guests to arrive at the launch will receive a free copy of the EP, which will also be available to buy on [...]

Non-smoking support

By Tamsin Cocks
An unusual menu option was made available in two café’s in the run up to national non-smoking day.
Whetstone café and café apple on Blaby industrial estate teamed up with the district council to offer free support with quitting smoking to workers in the area.
Victoria Smith, health promotion officer for Blaby council said: “We [...]

Authors encourage kids to read

By Tom Foster
School children from across Leicester are being given the chance to work with some of the country’s top authors.
‘Author Week’, running from March 22-26 at the Leicester Tigers stadium, will involve ten authors leading workshops and talks to encourage children to read and write more.
Among the authors attending will be Bali Rai, author [...]

Fear of sprawling new housing developments

By Thomas Foster
The latest housing developments around Braunstone have led to fears of overcrowding and heavier congestion.
One new development has almost doubled its number of new housing and has raised concerns that other developments may follow suit.
Thorpe Astley housing development, in the north of Braunstone, has had the proposed amount of new housing increased from [...]

Saturday Night fever

By Eva Nyandoro
A unique dance is being promoted in a freestyle disco by professional dancers at the Braunstone Civic Centre.
Ceroc Dance has been running for over ten years in Leicester, and has been described as ‘pure dance addiction’.
Ceroc is a blend of salsa, jive, Latin and Hip Hop.
Jeff Kremer, a Ceroc choreographer, said: “The classes [...]

Young families given support

By Vicky Clarke
A unique support service for young families is looking to recruit volunteers to provide help and advice in the west Leicester area.
Home-Start Blaby District offers practical assistance to families of young children.
The National Lottery-supported scheme hopes to attract parents or grandparents who can spare 2-3 hours per week to help a local family.
A [...]

Fair trade fortnight failure

By Tamsin Cocks
An attempt to revolutionise consumer habits in Braunstone has failed to make the impact organisers hoped for.
The Brite Centre took part in the national ‘Big Swap fair-trade fortnight’ campaign from February 22 – March 7 to encourage the public to adapt more fair-trade goods into their lifestyles.
The centre’s café, Maz’s, stocked up on [...]

Restoration hope for historic hall

By Camilla Goodman
An online campaign has been launched to restore an 18th century hall and have it reused by the public.
Braunstone Hall has been empty since the school within it was closed in 1996 and is said to be the target of graffiti and fire damage.
Campaigners Lee and Wendy [...]

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