MORE RESTAURANT 62A London Road, Leicester Oliver Twist in mind, to a restaurant that promised to give me “more”. Every meal at London Road’s plushest new venue (which fills the gaping hole left by Antibo’s) has been painstakingly planned to deliver more taste, more comfort and more attention to detail than any other venue in …
Started by a group of university students 19 years ago, the LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL has since become the longest-running event of its kind in the whole of Europe. Game for a laugh features writer MEERA MAJITHIA finds out more. Back in 1994, Leicester’s very own comedy festival kicked-off. There were 40 events programmed at 23 …
Sportlight On Writers From Every Culture where FIFTY city-based novelists, poets and playwrights will be representing the city’s cultural diversity as a major literature project picks up speed. The Writers’ Gallery is an online who’s-who of the best writing talent to grace the city since the 1980s, which goes live to an international audience of …
RUSSELL’S RIDERS UPDATE SPRING 2011/12 “After being rescued from financial collapse by Midlands housing giant Jelson Homes, last season saw us record our highest-ever league position and best ever win-loss record under the guidance of former point guard Rob Paternostro. Our quest to become one of the forerunners in Britain’s top flight continues. The 2011/12 …
LOVE IT OR HATE IT, VALENTINE’S DAY HAS RAISED ITS CUTESIE HEAD AGAIN. LET US TAKE YOU BACK IN TIME TO EXPLORE THE FACTS AND FALLACIES AT THE HEART OF THIS LOVED-UP DAY. WORDS BY Kelly Pipes Love tokens stealthily delivered by secret admirers and walks in the park shared by sweethearts, are still Valentine’s …
A CELEBRITY cupcake-baking mum from Leicester’s West End will share the secrets of her sponges when she teaches seven masterclasses in the city in 2012. Holly Bell, a finalist in BBC 2’s Great British Bake Off who was famous for her fancy cakes, will teach students how to make fondant creatures, bake 12 cup cakes …
AWARDS will be presented this spring to the very best hotels, restaurants and attractions Leicester has to offer its residents and visitors alike. Among the accolades up for grabs on February 7 are Best Tourism Event in Leicester and Leicestershire, Best Large and Small Hotel and the Outstanding Customer Service Award. Winning businesses and venues …
City-based Anand International Ltd and Daewoo International (Europe) stand firm while other businesses and public services have been toppled by the global economic banking crisis. Now, the man behind this stability has called upon other entrepreneurs in the city to share their expertise and acumen, and to support their local community in these troubled times. …
Dr Halla Diyab goes unrecognised in Leicester, but she has celebrity status in the Middle East. An outspoken television personality and writer of popular serial dramas, she speaks up about taboo subjects close to her heart, like the status of women and restrictions placed on young people. She is known to millions who watch her …
GYPSY, THE MUSICAL The memoirs of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee are brought to life by multi award-winning actress Caroline O’Connor as Mama Rose. Her credits include Chicago, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Follies, Piaf and Mack and Mabel. This jewel of American musical theatre charts Mama Rose’s story of her mother, and her determination …