Leicester is a city located in central England in the county of Leicestershire. With a population of over 290,000 people, Leicester is the largest city in the East Midlands region and one of the 10 largest cities in England. The urban population of Leicester expands to over 400,000 people.

Leicester has a strong and diverse economy with various industries. Major engineering companies operating in the city include Jones & Shipman (machine tools and control systems), Richards Engineering (foundry equipment), Transmon Engineering (materials handling equipment) and Trelleborg.

Major financial companies working in Leicester include Alliance & Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland, State Bank of India, Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, HSBC, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Leicester is home to a strong food/beverage industry, including a large chain of Indian Food companies. Everads is a major brewery operating in the city.

Leicester has a solid retail industry. The city is home to the clothing company Next, one of the United Kingdom’s largest retailers in this clothing category. Major shopping centres are the Leicester Market and the Highcross Leicester, which has two floors and over 100 stores. Other shopping areas are Haymarket Centre, Golden Mile, Fosse Park, St Martin's Square and Silver Arcade.

Leicester is home to Leicester City Football Club who compete in the Football League Championship (the second tier of English Football) and play at the 32,500 capacity Walkers Stadium.

The Leicester railway station serves over 4.5 million passengers. The station is served by East Midland Trains, which connect to London. St. Margaret's Bus Station has multiple bus companies operating including National Express Group, who run national routes.

East Midlands Airport is the nearest airport, located northwest of Leicester. It handles more than 5 million passengers a year and is the 12th busiest airport in the United Kingdom.

Higher education is available at University of Leicester, De Montfort University, and Loughborough University, each serving more than 15,000 students and employing thousands of staff members.

Some notable performing arts venues in Leicester are The Phoenix Arts Centre, De Montfort Hall, Little Theatre, Peepul Centre, and Curve. Some live music venues are The Charlotte, The Musician, Firebug, The Shed.

Some notable media activity in Leicester includes the newspaper Leicester Mercury and the TV channel MATV(Midlands Asian Television.)

The BBC Radio Leicester and over a dozen other radio stations provide service in the city.