17th December, 2010
At the 2007 elections the Labour Party promised that the council would plant 10,000 trees in the city. Pictured is Ross with Cllr Sarah Russell Cabinet member for Environment at the planting of the 10,000 tree in Granby St. At the unveiling of the commemorative… Read full article
17th December, 2010
It was one of the proudest moments of my life when CURVE was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 2009. It was 10 years since I first had the idea for a new theatre and Cultural Quarter for Leicester. On becoming leader of… Read full article
17th December, 2010
City Wardens now cover every ward in the city following their successful launch. I had heard about this kind of approach from talking to other councillors around the country and thought it could work here in Leicester. In our manifesto we included city wardens to… Read full article
17th December, 2010
Lots of people had told me that there was too much litter in the city and it was too untidy, and I have to say I thought they had a point! Under the Lib Dems and Tories the council had spent a fortune on mechanical… Read full article
17th December, 2010
Why Leicester should have the art gallery it deserves. Some time ago as Leader of the Council I decided that I would try and solve two problems in one. The lease for the existing City Gallery was running out on Granby St (after 21 successful… Read full article