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Elland Road future vision. Credit RISE and LFG
5th June 2026
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Leeds Partnership Drives Elland Road Transformation Forward

Plans for a multi-billion-pound redevelopment of the area surrounding Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium have taken a major step forward after West Yorkshire Combined Authority joined the partnership overseeing the project. The authority has signed an existing Memorandum of Understanding with Leeds City Council and The Lowy Family Group, the global private investment company…
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Leeds South Village
5th June 2026
1 min read

Leeds Council Leader Welcomes Regeneration Funding Boost

The leader of Leeds City Council has welcomed a multi-million pound funding package aimed at driving forward major regeneration projects and creating new homes, jobs and opportunities for local people. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the government investment while speaking at the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum in Leeds. The funding will support…
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Leeds Clean Air Charging Zone
27th June 2019
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Installation begins for Clean Air Charging Zone infrastructure

Leeds City Council has begun to install the camera infrastructure required to monitor and enforce the Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ). When live the zone will tackle air pollution in Leeds by encouraging businesses to transition to cleaner, less polluting vehicles to avoid daily charges. The council has now begun to install a network…
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One Adoption Leeds
19th June 2019
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A year of progress for West Yorkshire’s regional adoption agency

One Adoption West Yorkshire is bucking the national trend by approving more adopters for children in care across the region over the past year than in the previous year. At next week’s meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board, members will discuss the agency’s annual report and will hear how the county’s regional adoption…
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River Wharfe at Otley
19th June 2019
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Senior Leeds councillors set to back Otley flood prevention plans

Plans to protect homes and businesses in Otley from the risk of flooding are set to move a step closer at a meeting next week. At its meeting at Civic Hall on Wednesday 26 June, Leeds City Council’s executive board will be asked to give approval for the Otley Flood Alleviation Scheme to be…
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15th June 2019
3 mins read

Leeds City Council leader calls for reduced gulf between UK cities and regions

Challenges facing the UK’s increasing regional inequality were highlighted by a range of policymakers, politicians and leaders from business, the media and civil society at the UK2070 event in Leeds. The event, organised by the UK2070 Commission, an independent inquiry into city and regional inequalities in the United Kingdom, shone a light on the…
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2019 Schools Yorkshire Tour
15th June 2019
1 min read

Leeds pupils take part in 200 mile Yorkshire cycle relay

Leeds pupils have taken part in the 2019 Schools Yorkshire Tour this week, a 200-mile cycle relay which aims to encourage more pupils to cycle to school and improve cycle skills. Pupils from various schools across the city have been transporting the baton from school to school, starting at Guiseley Primary School in the…
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UK2070 Commission
12th June 2019
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Leeds hosts UK2070 Commission to plan a fairer future UK economy

A report examining the impact of regional inequalities and ways that economic performance and life-chances in the UK are predicted to worsen unless drastic action is taken is the focus for an event in Leeds Civic Hall this Thursday (13th June 2019). The UK2070 Commission is an independent inquiry, focussed on deep-rooted spatial inequalities…
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Happy Easter Leeds
21st April 2019
1 min read

We wish you a happy Easter, filled with happiness, peace and love

One of the most important holidays of Christianity is Easter. Everyone knows that Easter celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection but perhaps not many of us are familiar with other interesting facts about Easter. Easter is a Christian holiday and festival when people celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion.…
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14th April 2019
3 mins read

Leeds can become a carbon neutral city by 2050

Leeds can become a carbon neutral city by 2050—and could potentially achieve the 2030 target in the climate emergency motion passed by councillors on 27 March—according to a new “carbon roadmap” report published by the Leeds Climate Commission. The science-based roadmap report, produced by a team led by Andy Gouldson, Chair of the Leeds…
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Leeds PIPES network
14th April 2019
1 min read

Phase two of Leeds PIPES district heating network set to get the go ahead

The Leeds PIPES district heating network (DHN) could be rolled out across the city centre sooner than expected thanks to the opportunity to coordinate with transport and road network proposals for the Headrow. The council are looking to accelerate the second phase of the programme so as it coincides with planned improvements in the…
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