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📍 Local News

Leicester Clothing Brand Uses City-Based Supply Chain for Menswear Production

Callum Fraser14 July 2026

A long, bright hallway with colorful murals painted on the walls and ceiling, featuring portraits of people and abstract shapes.

Highcross Leicester Unveils New Street Art Tribute To City’s Cultural Icons

Charlie Hardy30 June 2026

People in carnival costumes with large yellow feather headpieces parade down a sunlit street, with onlookers on the sidewalk and trees in the background.

📰 Press Release

Leicester Carnival Memories To Feature In New Highcross Exhibition

Molly Miles30 June 2026

A bustling indoor market with people browsing various fruit and vegetable stalls under a translucent roof.

📍 Local News

The Royal Charter Market: How Leicester's 800-Year-Old Trading Tradition Defied Time and Developers

Barrington Kirkham26 June 2026

A historic stone gatehouse with an arched passageway and a small tower, seen on a sunny day with clear blue sky, with modern buildings visible around it.

🏛️ History

The Magazine Gateway: Leicester’s Medieval Landmark Hidden in Plain Sight

John Thornton23 June 2026

Ancient stone ruins and green lawns lie in the foreground of a large brick building with a tall square tower and bare trees.

🏛️ History

The Jewry Wall: Leicester's 2,000-Year-Old Roman Ghost

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A wide shot shows a rugged volcanic landscape, with a smoking crater in the foreground, and a larger, majestic volcano in the background under a pale blue sky.

🍽️ Food & Drink

Walkers Crisps: How a Leicester Butcher Shop Became Britain's Snack Empire

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A wide shot shows three tall, distinct architectural buildings standing against a light blue sky, two on the right and one on the left, with a green grassy field and a line of trees in the foreground.

🔬 Science & Technology

The Fingerprint That Changed the World: Sir Alec Jeffreys and Leicester's DNA Revolution

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A painted portrait of a man, possibly William Shakespeare, with a beard and mustache, wearing a white lace ruff and an ornate black and gold doublet. Golden text at the top reads "Principum amicitias!".

🏛️ History

The Night Shakespeare Came to Leicester: How a Tudor Guildhall May Have Inspired King Lear

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A bronze statue of a man in a formal suit and long coat stands on a stone pedestal on a city sidewalk, with street signs pointing to "Railway station" and "City centre & shopping" behind him.

The Man Who Invented Package Holidays: How Thomas Cook Launched Global Tourism from Leicester

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A light blue or teal vintage Volkswagen van with a white roof parked on a grey paved lot surrounded by other cars and a grassy area.

🏛️ History

How Leicester Found Its Lost King: The Rediscovery of Richard III Beneath a City Car Park

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

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