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Lord Mayor to lead Remembrance Sunday tributes in Leeds
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Eileen Taylor, will lead the tributes to service men and women who have lost their lives in times of conflict on Remembrance Sunday.
Held on Sunday 10…
Right royal occasion for Leeds youth service
Staff in Leeds, who work to prevent offending and re-offending by children and young people, welcomed a Royal visitor.
Organised by Butler Trust, a charity which recognises, celebrates,…
Sky’s the limit as Leeds Town Hall gets ready for major refurbishment
The history of Leeds Town Hall reached a new high point today with the announcement of a major refurbishment project aimed at securing the much-loved building for future generations.
The…
Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee MBE revealed as city’s first…
Leeds triathlete and double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee MBE has been named as the city’s first Active Travel ambassador.
In his new role, Alistair will add his support to…
Leeds Bridge completion gives a breath of fresh Aire for an historic landmark
Local businesses, representatives from The Leeds Civic Trust and Executive Member for Climate Change, Transport and Sustainable Development, Councillor Lisa Mulherin marked the completion of…
Celebrated Leeds-born poet and playwright Tony Harrison receives prestigious Leeds…
Distinguished Leeds-born poet and playwright Tony Harrison, has received one of the city’s highest civic honours.
On hand to present Tony with a ‘Leeds Award’ in recognition of his…
£20m major works to start on transforming The Headrow in Leeds
From September 2019, bus services and stops in Leeds city centre will change as Connecting Leeds starts major works on The Headrow.
Leeds City Council’s Connecting Leeds programme is set…
Nominations are now open for Leeds Compassionate City Awards 2019
Nominations are now open for Leeds City Council’s Compassionate City Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 5 December 2019.
Now in their third year, the awards celebrate…
Lord Mayor leads celebration of small groups and charities in Leeds
Over 100 small voluntary groups and charities in Leeds have been recognised by the Lord Mayor of Leeds for the contribution they make to the city.
Over 200 individuals from different…
Leeds Armed Forces Day to be marked by a day of festivities and excitement
People of all ages are once again being invited to celebrate the courage, dedication commitment of the British Armed Forces, as part of Leeds Armed Forces Day.
Armed Forces Day in the…
Works confirmed for next phase of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme after £76m contract…
The next phase of work on a major project to protect Leeds from the risk of flooding has been confirmed after the contract for it to proceed was signed today.
Leeds City Council has…
Armed Forces Week celebrations to begin in Leeds with flag-raising ceremony
In the 75th year following D-Day and the Battle of Monte Cassino, Leeds City Council Armed Forces Champions – Councillors Jane Dowson, Caroline Gruen and Mohammed Iqbal, and members of the…
Government planning inspectors’ final report on Leeds Site Allocations Plan being put…
Senior councillors in Leeds are set to approve a recommendation at a meeting next week that the Site Allocations Plan for the city guiding future development is ready to be formally adopted.…
Miners dig deep to unearth estate’s pit history
A group of ex-pit workers from Leeds have gone back to the coal face, working with volunteers to unearth the history of mining at Temple Newsam.
Blot on the Landscape, a new exhibition at…
New Leeds Lord Mayor officially announced
Councillor Eileen Taylor has been announced as the new Lord Mayor of Leeds for 2019/20.
She was handed the chains at the council’s Annual General Meeting, taking over from Councillor…
National Lottery funding helps Temple Newsam team make history
For more than 500 years it’s been one of the cornerstones of Leeds’s history and heritage.
Now a new project to help secure the historic Temple Newsam estate for future generations has…
Gear up to welcome the world’s best cyclists
With just over a fortnight to go until the start of the Tour de Yorkshire, organisers Welcome to Yorkshire are reminding people to get their Land Art and Best Dressed competition entries in.…
Senior councillors in Leeds to agree £20.7 million plan to transform city centre…
Senior councillors in Leeds will discuss an update on plans to transform transport and travel in and around the city centre at a meeting next week.
At the council’s executive board on…
Moving wartime story sparks search for Leeds lifesaver’s descendants
Descendants of a Jewish family who fled from Vienna to Leeds to escape the Nazis are searching for more details about the local businessman who saved their lives.
The family’s…
Object of the week- Madge Howdill’s flag
This eye-catching flag was made more than a century ago by an excited Leeds teenager eager to celebrate the end of war.
Madge Howdill, who was 15 when the First World War came to a close,…