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Take a walk on the dark side as museum celebrates goth culture
Visitors to Leeds City Museum can step into the shadows this weekend and explore the weird and wonderful world of Gothica.
This Saturday, the museum...
Leeds Art Gallery reopens tomorrow after a period of closure
Newly uncovered exhibition space and transformed Central Court Gallery.
• Major ARTIST ROOMS: Joseph Beuys exhibition - with works by Beuys showing in Leeds for...
2023 case study- Skeletons: Our Buried Bones
It’s one of the most stunning, bold and thought-provoking exhibitions Leeds has ever seen.
Now one of the curators behind Leeds City Museum’s incredible new...
Leeds specimens help solve mystery of Tasmanian tiger’s tale
It’s an enduring extinction mystery that has puzzled generations of scientists and naturalists from around the world.
Now an international research project may have finally...
Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- 2,500 year-old ancient Greek coin
Measuring just 12mm across, this tiny coin’s humble appearance belies its truly remarkable age.
Dated at around the 5th Century, the coin is of a...
Hit exhibition enters its final two weeks on display
More than 60,000 people have visited a moving exhibition paying tribute to the inspirational women of Leeds who helped keep the country moving through...
Museum’s fearsome new display promises nothing but the tooth
A jaw-some new display is giving visitors to Leeds City Museum something to get their teeth into by showcasing the animal kingdom’s biggest and...
Museum opens up top class heritage attraction
Museum-goers are in for a history lesson with a difference this weekend as they head back to school in an authentic Victorian classroom.
The atmospheric...
Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Vintage telephone receivers
In an age of smartphones and tablets, it’s hard to believe this humble-looking object was once the pinnacle of telephonic technology.
But the wooden receiver,...
Exhibition explores the story of 2,000 year old skeletons
For more than 2,000 years they lay side by side, buried under a seemingly unremarkable patch of land on the outskirts of Leeds.
Now the...
Object of the week- Lord Mayor’s penny
Ninety years ago, the Lord Mayor of Leeds and his wife became the first people to walk through doors of Abbey House Museum in...
Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Giant squid model
Staring down imposingly from above the store entrance at Leeds Discovery Centre, this giant monster of the deep is one of the more bizarre...
New display piecing together abbey’s illustrious past
A collection of fascinating finds has been brought together in a new display reconstructing the colourful history of Kirkstall Abbey.
Beautiful medieval tiles, which the...
Object of the week- vintage bucket and spade
If you’re heading to the beach this summer, an essential item on your seaside checklist is sure to be a bucket and spade.
And as...
Object of the week-Jane North bodice
Fabulously flamboyant and elegant this colourful garment played its part in a true Leeds rags-to-riches story.
The eye-catching leg of mutton sleeve bodice dates from around...
Celebrate the return of Game of Thrones in special ‘Room 700’ event
With a new season of the epic Game of Thrones back on television screens later tonight, Leeds libraries is ready to celebrate in style...
Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Guns n Roses tequila bottle
Recovered from the stage after a memorable Leeds Fest, this tequila bottle is now a piece of rock and roll history.
The bottle was found...
Take a stroll through the centuries as historic estates go back in time
Time travellers can meet Saxon warriors, Tudor lords and ladies and Second World War soldiers when two historic Leeds estates turn back the clock...
Display looks back at history of Leeds communities
A new display is turning back the clock to explore the fascinating history of communities in Leeds- as told by the people who live...
Curators beavering away on dam good conservation display
It’s been more than 400 years since wild beavers could be spotted busily building their dams in the rivers and forests of the UK.
Ruthlessly...
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Sponsorship of four popular community public bonfires still available
Businesses in Leeds are once again being offered the opportunity to sponsor one of the city’s fantastic public bonfires, as part of festivities to...
Pledge your support to recycle more glass as part of new campaign
Residents in Leeds are being asked to pledge to recycle their glass at their nearest bottle banks rather than throwing it into their household...
Opportunity for residents and business to find out more about plans to reduce flood...
Otley residents and businesses are being invited to come along and meet the team at a drop-in event on Tuesday 17 October.
Visitors to the...
Yorkshire suit is made to measure for Big Apple’s fashion exhibition
For a Yorkshireman returning home after the Second World War, it was tailor made to help him take his first sartorial steps back into...
Take action now so debt worries don’t ruin your Christmas
Leeds residents are being encouraged to plan ahead for Christmas, to prevent overspending and debt worries from ruining their festive season.
Leeds City Council is...
Leeds comes together to take a stand against hate crime
Leeds City Council, Safer Leeds, West Yorkshire Police, and West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner are standing together to reassure members of the public...
Council leader’s support for Jewish community after anti-Semitic grafitti
Leeds City Council Leader Councillor Judith Blake has written to the leaders of the Etz Chaim synagogue on Harrogate Road expressing her shock at...
Take a walk on the dark side as museum celebrates goth culture
Visitors to Leeds City Museum can step into the shadows this weekend and explore the weird and wonderful world of Gothica.
This Saturday, the museum...
First financial health hub launches in Leeds
Leeds residents will soon be able to start improving their financial health during a visit to town, thanks to a new partnership between Noddle...
Leeds Art Gallery reopens tomorrow after a period of closure
Newly uncovered exhibition space and transformed Central Court Gallery.
• Major ARTIST ROOMS: Joseph Beuys exhibition - with works by Beuys showing in Leeds for...
Five-year partnership to improve quality of later life for people in Leeds Lord Geoffrey...
A new partnership that will bring fresh thinking to the challenges and opportunities for older residents in Leeds was announced today (Wednesday, 11th October).
Like...
Leeds welcomes electric double decker bus trial
Following a successful trial in York, First Leeds has this week launched its trial of a new fully electric double decker bus.
The “Metrodecker EV”...
Senior councillors to discuss ambitious Leeds Station remodelling blueprint
A range of principles to guide the remodelling of Leeds Station into a transport hub of international significance at the heart of the Northern...
Enjoy some mindful moments at beautiful Kirkstall Abbey
Centuries ago, it was a tranquil sanctuary where Cistercian monks would spend hours in peaceful contemplation.
And this week Kirkstall Abbey will be giving people in...
New long-term lease agreement proposed to extend Hunslet RLFC’s proud residency at the John...
A new lease arrangement which would extend Hunslet RLFC’s stay at the John Charles Centre for Sport is set to be considered by senior...
Enchanting festive extravaganza returns to Lotherton this Christmas
The picturesque grounds of Lotherton will once again be transformed into a unique festive attraction this Christmas.
After a hugely successful debut year last year,...
Potential development of new Leeds United training ground in city set to be discussed...
A report recommending that Leeds City Council enter into formal discussions with Leeds United regarding the development of a new club training ground in...
2023 case study- Skeletons: Our Buried Bones
It’s one of the most stunning, bold and thought-provoking exhibitions Leeds has ever seen.
Now one of the curators behind Leeds City Museum’s incredible new...
Leeds’s famous German market extended to Christmas Eve
The city’s hugely popular annual Christkindelmarkt German Christmas market will return with an extended run this year staying open right up until Christmas Eve.
Once...
Statement from Leader of Leeds City Council Cllr Judith Blake regarding Leeds Rhinos victory...
Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Rhinos thrash Tigers in 2017 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford.
Leeds Rhinos are the Super League champions for an eighth...