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What's Your 400?
27th March 2026
2 mins read

Leeds launches unique city-wide challenge to celebrate 400 years of history

Leeds has launched a unique city-wide challenge inviting residents to help celebrate 400 years of the city’s history. The new campaign, called What’s Your 400?, is encouraging people across Leeds to take part in anniversary celebrations marking four centuries since the city was granted its first charter in 1626. Individuals, groups and communities are…
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D-Day in the United Kingdom
31st May 2024
4 mins read

Leeds Honors Heroes for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day

As the country approaches the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Leeds is set to pay heartfelt tributes to the heroes of this pivotal moment in history. Next week, the city will host several commemorative events to honor those who served. June 6, 1944, marks one of the most significant dates in the history of modern…
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The Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung
24th May 2024
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Councillor Marshall Katung Officially Named 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds

Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung has been inaugurated as Leeds’ 130th Lord Mayor, succeeding Al Garthwaite and marking a historic milestone as the first person of African descent to hold this esteemed position. Throughout her term, she will be supported by her husband, Nigerian Senator and Lord Mayor Consort, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung. Born in…
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Daisy Belles - Armed Forces Day
10th May 2024
3 mins read

Leeds Armed Forces Day: A Day of Honor and Celebration

Leeds is transforming its annual Armed Forces Day into the Armed Forces Festival in 2024, extending the celebration throughout the month with an array of themed activities. The festival will culminate in a central city event on Sunday, June 30. Hosted by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, the Armed Forces Festival offers an opportunity…
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World Peace Flame
22nd March 2024
2 mins read

World Peace Flame unveiled in Leeds city centre park

In Park Square, Leeds, the Lord Mayor of the city has revealed the UK’s inaugural city center-based World Peace Flame. Encased within a custom-designed and locally crafted replica miners’ lamp, the Park Square World Peace Flame serves as a representation of peace, unity, and freedom. The realization of this city center project was made…
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Norman Francis- Potternewton Park. Photograph by Vanley Burke
15th March 2024
3 mins read

Inspiring photos capture community’s park life

The unique connection forged between a generation of Leeds young people and their beloved local park has been captured in a series of inspiring photos taken decades apart. The fascinating collection features pictures of second generation West Indians taken in the 1970s and 80s, along with a series of contemporary portraits and their individual…
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Alford Gardner with the inscription of his name with other Leeds Award winners in the Civic Hall. Photo credit: Leeds City Council
9th February 2024
3 mins read

City presents Windrush pioneer with prestigious Leeds Award

Alford Gardner, one of the nation’s last surviving HMT Empire Windrush passengers and the city’s only remaining Caribbean Second World War serviceman received the Leeds Award in a ceremony at the Civic Hall. The award, which was approved at a full council meeting in November 2023, was made in recognition of Alford’s special and…
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Major Civic Honour
19th January 2024
1 min read

Eight former Leeds councillors receive major civic honour

Eight former Leeds councillors received one of the highest civic honours the city can bestow at a special session of full council. The group of former councillors, who have 170 years of public service between them and include a former Lord Mayor and a Deputy Lord Mayor, were made honorary Aldermen/Alderwomen at a ceremony…
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U1 Number Plate
19th January 2024
2 mins read

Plate expectations as historic registration could be up for sale

A unique gift exchanged by two former Lord Mayors of Leeds more than 120 years ago could be about to help the city with unprecedented budget challenges. The sale of the U-1 number plate, used on the Lord Mayor’s civic vehicle, is currently being explored by Leeds City Council, with experts estimating it could…
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The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum UKREiiF
24th November 2023
3 mins read

Leeds wins bid to keep UKREiiF in the city for future years

Following an exploration of potential host cities, the organisers behind the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum have announced that it will remain in Leeds for the foreseeable future. Formed in 2022 UKREiiF has quickly become the UK’s leading platform in the regeneration, development and property sectors – becoming Europe’s fastest growing industry…
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Alford Gardner at the Jamaican Society Leeds For King, Country and Home exhibition which he opened in April. Photo; David Lindsay
17th November 2023
2 mins read

City Salutes Trailblazing Windrush pioneer with prestigious Award

One of the nation’s last surviving HMT Empire Windrush passengers and the city’s only remaining Caribbean Second World War serviceman will receive a prestigious civic honour, it was confirmed today. At a meeting of Leeds City Council’s, members approved the nomination for Alford Gardner to be a recipient of The Leeds Award, which recognises…
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Leeds PIPES District Heating Network
17th November 2023
6 mins read

Leeds graded ‘A’ for Climate Action by CDP

Leeds City Council has been recognised as one of 119 cities across the globe taking bold leadership on environmental action and transparency — despite the pressures of a challenging global economic situation in a new list published by renowned international authority the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The city is among the likes of New…
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Lord Mayor of Leeds
10th November 2023
1 min read

Lord Mayor to lead 2023 Act of Remembrance in Leeds

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Al Garthwaite, warmly invites all Leeds communities to join her at Victoria Gardens on Sunday 12 November, as she leads the city’s Act of Remembrance. Originally instituted to remember those lost in the First World War, the Remembrance Sunday service is held every year on the second Sunday…
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Leeds Footbridge
11th August 2023
5 mins read

Grand designs take their place on Leeds Architecture Awards shortlist

Beautiful buildings and stylish structures have got designs on success after being shortlisted in this year’s Leeds Architecture Awards. Taking place for the first time since 2019, the awards are a collaboration between Leeds Civic Trust, Leeds Society of Architects, Leeds City Council and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). More than 50…
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Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) 2023 Gold Award
14th July 2023
1 min read

Leeds City Council granted prestigious Armed Forces Covenant Award

Leeds City Council has been recognised with a prestigious award by the Ministry of Defence for its support of the armed forces. The Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) 2023 Gold Award has been granted to the council in recognition of its support for the armed forces community and for its alignment with…
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Make A Stand
16th June 2023
5 mins read

Striking Installation ‘Making A Stand’ takes root in Leeds

This week commuters and visitors arriving into Leeds City Centre have been greeted by an extraordinary sight. A remarkable sculptural ‘Forest’ has taken root in the main public square outside Leeds Railway Station. Comprising 127 seven-metre-high timber fins, this quietly powerful temporary installation entitled ‘Making A Stand’, aims to ‘disrupt’ the popular pedestrian route…
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Councillor Al Garthwaite
26th May 2023
1 min read

We would like to Congratulate to our new Lord Mayor of Leeds

Councillor Al Garthwaite has been announced as the new Lord Mayor of Leeds for the next year following the council’s annual general meeting. Taking over the role from Councillor Robert W Gettings MBE JP, Councillor Garthwaite becomes the 129th Lord Mayor of Leeds. Born into a military family that moved frequently, Councillor Garthwaite studied…
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