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While town centres elsewhere count empty units, the Golden Mile keeps its shutters up. A look at what Belgrave Road gets right — mixed-use buildings, small units, food as footfall and a street that serves locals first — and what other places could borrow without pretending to be Leicester.
Diwali week rolls straight into wedding season, and Belgrave Road switches from bulb-spotting to backstage logistics. From sari alterations to gold appointments and catering tastings, here is how the Mile works between November and February — and how to browse it without getting in the way.
Belgrave Road gets written about for its lights, its sweets and its saris. Less often for the women who own the counters. We spent a week talking to four of them about how they started, what has changed on the Mile, and what they wish visitors understood.