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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 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