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Work begins on £300,000 soft play area with astra slide at Enderby Leisure and Golf Centre

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The new soft play area will include a four-lane astra slide and baby play area

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Halloween trick or treat - Do you welcome youngsters at your door?

Trick or treaters will be out across Leicestershire on October 31

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Families enjoy Frightful Friday Halloween event at Leicester's Haymarket Shopping Centre

Lots of children got into the spirit of the event, and went along dressed up

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Where is the best place to head on a rainy day in Leicestershire? Let us know in our poll

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It can be difficult to keep the kids occupied when the weather isn't playing ball

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Leicestershire's best pumpkin picking patch officially crowned by readers

The top of the crop poll features many of the county's best know pumpkin patches

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Family-run shop Sweet Sisters expands with launch of new role play attraction for kids

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Sweet Sisters now has a play area in addition to its impressive selection of more than 300 jars of sweets

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10 scenic Leicestershire spots to enjoy an autumn walk

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Wrap up warm and explore our beautiful county

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Help fellow parents by crowning Leicestershire's best pumpkin picking patch

Tens of thousands of pumpkins are grown in Leicestershire every year

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Monsters are popping up around Leicester city centre

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There are nine creatures to spot as part of Leicester Monsters trail

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Finalists in 2023 Leicestershire Promotions Tourism and Hospitality Awards revealed

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These local businesses are in the running to be named best in Leicestershire

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Family Halloween events happening in Leicestershire for 2023

Broomstick making, pumpkin bowling, monster hunting and more

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McFly's Tom Fletcher holding Fosse Park book signing - and you can be there

Tom Fletcher will be signing copies of his book A Christmasaurus Carol

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It's time to crown the best dog-friendly pub in Leicestershire

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There are plenty of pubs that cater for dogs in Leicestershire

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Bat talks and fungi walks among National Forest events lifting lid of secrets of local beauty spots

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There's even an arachnid appreciation event

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Fleckney Festival set to feature fireworks, falconry and Lancaster Bomber flypast

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Fleckney Festival will finish with a fireworks finale

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Leicester to be invaded by huge illuminated monsters as part of new free trail in the city centre

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The fun, free Leicester Monsters trail is heading to Leicester in October

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Leicester's Gorse Hill City Farm to get new play area after generous donation by local company

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The farm's new play area is due to be installed later this year

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Rutland Water family laser tag arena reducing tickets to almost half price this bank holiday Monday

Rumble Live opened earlier this year at Rutland Water

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This is all you need to know about the 2023 Desford Scarecrow Festival

Hundreds of visitors expected to descend on Leicestershire village this August Bank Holiday Weekend

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Historic house usually closed to the public holding rare open days

Harlaxton Manor is normally a university campus which limits the opportunities for visiting

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Leicester Tigers reveals opening date for huge new club shop - and you can meet the players

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Jenno's Coffee House will also be opening for the first time

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Steam train, falconry and cocktail bar among attractions at Abbey Pumping Station's 50th anniversary celebration

Abbey Pumping Station's magnificent beam engines will be in steam

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Incredible new Twycross Zoo exhibit raising awareness of critically-endangered animals

Twycross Zoo has worked with the University of Nottingham on Projecting Hope

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Great Central Railway invites visitors to step back in time to 1960s at Railways at Work Gala

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Steam and diesel trains, vintage bus tours and period re-enactors all feature in the Great Central Railway event

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Emmerdale Dingle legend 'to return' 23 years after first episode to expose John Sugden

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Garden centre's no-dogs policy is 'great news', say LeicestershireLive readers

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