• Which Fool Thought Up Valentine’s Day?

    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 …

  • TV Finalist Will Teach City’s Cake Bakers

    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 …

  • City’s Best Hotels, Restaurants And Days Out

    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 …

  • Five Minutes Outside The Boardroom

    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. …