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Hannah Cockroft
5th July 2026
5 mins read

Paralympic Champion, Children’s TV Pioneer and Community Leaders Honoured by Leeds Beckett

Leeds Beckett University will honour five exceptional figures at its summer graduation ceremonies this July, recognising outstanding contributions to sport, broadcasting, law, healthcare and public service. Nine-time Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft CBE, children’s television presenter and inclusion advocate George Webster, former Law Society president Lubna Shuja, community nursing leader Steph Lawrence MBE and…
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Temple Newsam Bike Park
5th July 2026
1 min read

Young cyclists get new learn-to-ride bike park at Temple Newsam

Young cyclists can build their confidence and learn how to ride safely at a new bike park and playground which has opened at Temple Newsam’s golf club. The park, believed to be the first of its kind in Leeds, has been designed to recreate features of real road layouts, giving children the chance to…
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Ofsted
26th January 2024
3 mins read

Great success for education and training in Leeds as council services rated ‘Outstanding’ in latest Ofsted report

Education and training services provided by Leeds City Council have received high praise from government inspectors Ofsted as they were rated ‘Outstanding’ in a report. The rating follows a thorough inspection of the council’s adult skills provision and employer provider apprenticeship programme, and sees the team reach the highest level of achievement. In doing…
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Rachel Reeves and Tom Riordan
19th January 2024
3 mins read

Yorkshire to showcase regeneration and development opportunities at UKREiiF to drive investment, economic growth and job creation

Yorkshire is set to have a huge presence at a major UK forum that is focused on connecting investors and developers with sustainable and inclusive regeneration opportunities. Over 12,000 domestic and international investors, developers, and built environment thought leaders will head to Leeds in May for The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum,…
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Home Energy Help
5th January 2024
2 mins read

Council launches new scheme to help Leeds residents cut energy bills

Hundreds of Leeds homeowners, renters, and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or at a significant discount, thanks to a new Leeds City Council scheme. The council’s Home Energy Help team is working in partnership with energy services provider Everwarm Ltd to…
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Leeds PIPES Network Video
15th December 2023
2 mins read

Hundreds more households in Leeds to benefit from low carbon heat network

Hundreds more households will soon enjoy more affordable, reliable, and lower carbon heating with three tower blocks set to become the latest to connect to the city’s flagship Leeds PIPES district heating network. Two hundred and fifty-nine council properties in Lovell Park Heights, Lovell Park Grange, and Lovell Park Towers will be set up…
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Ingram Road Primary School
1st December 2023
3 mins read

Leeds primary school children benefit from Holbeck street improvement project

A street improvement scheme for residents in the Recreations area of Holbeck to live healthier, happier and better connected lives is making a difference. Ingram Road Primary School pupils are using the changes to now help safely get to school, with a new pedestrian crossing installed outside their school. The crossing along with numerous…
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Holbeck Together
24th November 2023
1 min read

Over £15 million secured for ambitious Heart of Holbeck proposals

Leeds City Council’s exciting plans for the regeneration of Holbeck have been allocated more than £15 million, as part of the latest round of investment from the government’s Levelling Up Fund. The ‘Heart of Holbeck’ plans will deliver transformative change through the renewal of the local high street, transformation of the local community centre…
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The aftermath of unauthorised work on trees at Thorpe Lane in Guiseley.
17th November 2023
1 min read

Prosecution is signal of council’s intent to protect local tree stock

Leeds City Council has issued a warning over the unauthorised felling and pruning of trees following a prosecution which led to a sizeable fine for a local landowner. The council mounted the prosecution after a total of 150 protected trees were damaged on agricultural land at Thorpe Lane in Guiseley between March and May…
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A computer-generated image showing Leeds City Council's exciting vision for the market's blockshops area.
13th October 2023
2 mins read

Market is top of the shops as work continues on £10m renovation scheme

A multi-million pound renovation scheme is ushering in a bright and busy new era for the most historic part of Leeds Kirkgate Market. Work on the £10m refurbishment of the market’s 19th-century ‘Blockshops’ area got under way last year, with the first phase of the Leeds City Council scheme now complete. A total of…
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Active Travel Fund Leeds
13th October 2023
2 mins read

Active Travel Fund £7.79m secured to improve and enable walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport journeys in Leeds

Five schemes in Leeds were successfully chosen from the Government’s £200million Active Travel Fund Tranche 4 pot and will be consulted on in due course. Leeds City Council has successfully been awarded funding for five schemes that will enable residents to choose more active and sustainable modes of travel and improve road safety for…
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Department for Education (DfE)
15th September 2023
1 min read

Leeds City Council’s deputy leader calls for additional government support to maintain safe school conditions in Leeds

The deputy leader of Leeds City Council has reiterated his call for a funding solution, to address the backlog of maintenance issues across schools in Leeds. Ahead of next week’s executive board meeting, Councillor Jonathan Pryor called on the Department for Education (DfE) to work collaboratively with the council, to deliver a school repair…
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Leeds City Markets
15th September 2023
2 mins read

Visitor numbers add up to success for Leeds Kirkgate Market

Leeds Kirkgate Market has half-a-million very good reasons to celebrate its status as one of the city’s best-loved shopping spots. Leeds City Council’s latest monthly footfall figures for the market show that it received more than 500,000 visits in both July and August. The figures – 507,129 for July and 503,687 for August –…
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Harehills Park Bowling Club
11th August 2023
3 mins read

Community bowled over by club’s warm welcome

Kind-hearted bowlers in Leeds are on a roll after giving a warm welcome to all comers during the cost of living crisis. Harehills Park Bowling Club has seen a huge surge in new players since signing up to become one of the city’s Warm Spaces, a network of venues helping people in Leeds manage…
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Leeds PIPES Network
11th August 2023
3 mins read

Plans to extend Leeds PIPES network into new areas of the city

More people in Leeds will soon enjoy affordable, reliable, and low carbon heat thanks to four new connections to the Leeds PIPES district heating network that have been confirmed by Leeds City Council. New plans for two major extensions to the award-winning network — which would enable dozens more buildings to connect, have also…
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