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Food

GOLD Ice Cream from new desert parlour Waffle & Scoop in Leicester

Do you have a sweet tooth and searching for new and exciting deserts to try? A brand spanking new eatery in Leicester, on Belvoir Street, will be opening in late March and serving up golden ice cream to its customers! Waffle & Scoop believe the dessert shop is the first of it’s kind to be […]

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Business

Leicester florist, Flowerworks, design to impress this Mothers Day!

It’s nearly officially Spring, and for wildlife, it means its time to blossom and bloom. Flowerworks Leicester specialises in bespoke and modern flower designs, perfect for gifts, wedding flowers, funerals and any other events! The company has been around since 2004 and you can tell the people working there have a passion for what they […]

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Leicester

Leicester’s brand spanking new indoor climbing center

This year, residents of Leicester City can expect to see the new indoor rock climbing centre, Social Climbing pop up on East Bond street, Highcross. There will be three main attractions which include a ‘genuinely comfy living room’ where – even if you don’t like climbing – you can come and chill out with friends and socialise […]

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Events

UK Asian Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years with Female-centric Screenings & Events

This March, the UK Asain Film Festival will be hosting a 12-day celebration of independent Asian film screenings and events in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leicester and London.  This year also marks 20 years of the People Act 1918, enabling women in the UK to vote for the first time which is why the screenings are female centred! The opening of the […]

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Events

The Best Venues to Celebrate St Patrick’s Day

Find out about the best St Patrick’s Day celebrations in The Midlands, and also your chance to WIN 4 pints of Guinness from our featured Irish Pub, Duffy’s Bar in Leicester! Fun Facts about all things Irish There is no such thing as Leprechauns in Ireland. so afraid there are no crocks of gold at […]

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Pubs & Bars

Meet Leicester’s Favourite Irish Publican on St Patrick’s Day

Irish owned Duffy’s Bar located in the heart of Leicester is a haven for the Irish community living in the area, as well as a welcoming place for All. Jackie Duffy I first met Jackie Duffy, one of the owners, when she moved to Leicester from Belfast 22 years ago and walked into Molly O’ […]

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Business

‘BEAST FROM THE EAST’ FREEZE LOCAL BUSINESS!

Local businesses struggling to remain ‘open in the snow are letting customers know their real-time status using the new ‘push notification alerts’ on the Snizl platform   It’s ‘snow’ joke when you have to close your doors due to the weather! Yet, this is what has happened to thousands of UK businesses as the ‘Beast from […]

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Events

Hindu Holi Festival Comes to Leicester

One of the most enjoyable festivals I’ve come across along my travels around the world has got to be Holi, the festival of colour that was being celebrated while I was travelling in India. My first encounter with the festival was seeing cows along the road all covered with bright colourful powder. As I arrived […]

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Restaurants

New Indian style street-food restaurant opening in Leicester, offering burritos at just £1

The Indian street food company Wrapchic is quickly branching out with chain restaurants in over 7 different cities. Leicester is the latest one. They specialise in bringing a tastier, healthier Indian option to your lunchtime, all wrapped up in a tortilla wrap. Wrapchic will be making a range of fresh ‘differently Indian’ grub, such as curry pots and […]

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Events

Leicester Beer Festival

The Leicester Beer Festival is just around the corner, and this year Real-Ale lovers are in for a treat. Not only is the CAMRA Beer Festival moving into an exciting new venue in heart of the city, but there is also a Fringe Festival happening at some of Leicester’s best-loved Real-Ale pubs     Haymarket […]