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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Leicester's free school uniform pop-up shop to return in 2026
More than 1,500 children in Leicester have received free school uniform items from a charity pop-up shop, organisers Charity set up the shop at the Highcross shopping centre using £50,000 in anti-poverty funding from the city idea was to offer pre-worn school clothing of all types to lower-income city council has now confirmed it will support the project for a second year in 2026. Originally known as Leicester Children's Holidays, LCH Charity now offers several projects to help disadvantaged children in the East Midlands. Since 7 July, the pop-up uniform shop has been stocked with thousands of pre-worn items donated by parents at 50 of the charity's partnered schools. The store has now closed, but staff are still working to ship online orders to families who could not attend in person. The rest of the stock will be stored away and used to help families next year. Paula Richardson, provision support assistant at the charity, said there were some parents who said they could not afford a polo top "which is sometimes £3"."It just shows that it's really hard nowadays to buy uniform. It's a real struggle," she said."We do so much for children that are underprivileged and aren't able to go on holidays or don't get to go out to the cinema."I just think if that was me in that situation I'd want something like this to help my children." "Every child on average has received 10 items of uniform or PE kit and we have supported in the shop about 1,500 children," said LCH's chief executive Nichola Moore. "That's 15,000 items of uniform that has gone out of the shop over the last three weeks, which is a huge amount."Ms Moore said there was more schools could do to bring down the cost of uniform, such as allowing more "generic" non-branded items."If you've got a bigger family - two, three, four children - the costs run into the hundreds and hundreds of pounds, families just haven't got that money," she said. Hozan, 40, said the pop-up shop had made her and her son Younis "very, very happy"."If you buy PE clothes, or shoes or a bag and blazer, everything is very expensive," she parent said the store was "very beneficial when you're on a low income" and volunteers were doing "very important" work. LCH chief executive Nichola Moore said Leicester City Council had agreed to fund the pop up shop for another year "because the demand has been so high".
BBC News
13-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Leicester Highcross: Work to revamp entrances set to start
Work to revamp the entrances to Leicester's Highcross shopping centre is set to get under to overhaul all four frontages at the centre were approved in Street and Church Gate entrances will be the first to be replaced, with work due to begin on Monday and continue until 21 company behind the plans said the designs were intended to celebrate the city's "vibrant fashion and textiles legacy" during the early 19th and late 20th Century. The plans to transform the entrances at East Gates, Bond Street, Church Gate and High Street were revealed in October, with the aim of improving the centre's visibility. Once complete, each entrance will mirror textures and forms known throughout fashion, including a runway, a curtain reveal and twisted pleat feature, the company said. The High Street entrance will be closed for the duration of the works and reopen on 22 November, while Church Gate will remain 5 January 2026, work will start on the East Gates and Bond Street entrances, with a target completion date of 13 Gates will be completely closed during the revamp, while Bond Street will remain are encouraged to use the entrances where work is not taking place. Leicester was once recognised as one of the richest cities in Europe because of its booming textiles director Michelle Menezes said: "Having been a part of Leicester's retail scene myself many years ago, I know first-hand just how passionate this city is about fashion and how deeply connected people feel to its heritage. "I'm excited to see works begin, and over the next few months we aim to bring to life the vision we shared last year."Designs that respectfully nod to that rich history."As well as bringing a fresh new look to the centre, it's also our ambition that this investment improves both the look and feel of the whole city centre."We would like to thank our shoppers and neighboring retailers for bearing with us during this period of disruption."
Wales Online
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Live updates as M4 lane closure sparks delays for Oasis fans heading to Cardiff
Fans heading into Cardiff for the second Oasis reunion gig may face delays this afternoon after debris led to the closure of one lane of the M4. A lane on the westbound carriageway is currently closed between Junction 26 and Junction 27 and traffic officers are in attendance. Drivers may experience queuing traffic from Junction 23 for Magor Services to Junction 27 for Highcross. A crowd of 75,000 people is expected at Cardiff's Principality Stadium tonight as Liam and Noel take to the stage for the second time as part of the Oasis Live '25 Tour. The Mancunian band are expected on stage at 8.15pm, with Cast and Richard Ashcroft performing warm-up sets after the stadium gates open at 5pm. To get all the live updates from the Oasis gig, you can follow along here.
BBC News
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Eid on Tour event comes to Leicester city centre
A free pop-up event aiming to celebrate Eid and share the festival to wider audiences is to be held in on Tour will take place at St Peter's Square in the Highcross Shopping Centre on Saturday and Bilal Khan, who is also behind the Halal Food Festival which tours the country, said the event is about taking Eid "across various cities, bringing that energy and showcasing it to other cultures as to how exciting it is for us".The event will feature 14 street food stalls, performances from a Nigerian drummer and Middle Eastern Dabke dancers, as well as artisan stalls. Eid on Tour runs from 09:00 BST to 20:00 on Saturday and 11:00 to 17:00 on Khan, who was born and raised in Leicester, told the BBC: "The Halal Food Festival has been running for four years."This is the first year that we actually introduced Eid on Tour, because we were doing the food festivals and people were asking for more events, free entry events."And we were like, 'right, how can we give something back to the community?'"He said the event was "not specifically for Muslims, to be quite honest, it's for all the other cultures to come and get involved to come and see and get a get a flavour of what we're about on weekends".
