Areas to benefit include Brooksby, Elmesthorpe, Scalford, Sheepy Magna, Shenton and many other rural villages across the county.
Leicestershire County Council has once again teamed up with the Woodland Trust to increase the number of trees and hedges across the county.
A total of 1,300 men from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland lost their lives during the course of the battle, officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, which became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud.
The first British civilians to fight in the First World War were a group of 50 men, dubbed The Famous 50. They were mostly miners, from the North West Leicestershire town of Coalville. Leicester Riders, Britain’s oldest basketball team was founded in 1967.
Leicestershire Aero Club’s annual open day attracted a record number of visitors which took place at Leicester Airport near Stoughton on Sunday 9th September.
Independent fashion boutique Doyles, which has branches in Market Harborough, Leicestershire and Woburn Sands in Buckinghamshire, is celebrating 30 years of trading this year. The boutique, which specialises in contemporary womenswear, first opened its doors in 1982.
A firm of financial advisers from Leicestershire has raised a total of £7,000 for a range of local and national charities after producing a photo calendar.
At the end of December this year, Leicestershire resident, Justin Coleman, will test himself to the limit by pedalling 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean – all in the name of charity.
Leicester amateur chef Tracey Hunt has been crowned Everards Tiger Hero Recipe Master Chef for 2012, after being inspired to take part by the efforts of her husband in the previous competition.
A Leicestershire woman currently training for her Commercial Pilot’s Licence at a local aero club is the first person to undertake the qualification in the organisation’s 100 year history.