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Dreams come true as Light Night Leeds returns to transform city
A breath-taking parade of music and light will take an awestruck crowd of thousands on a journey into dreamland when Light Night Leeds returns...
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Six weeks left to take part in the Big Leeds Climate Conversation
Leeds City Council is urging residents to share their views on how the city should respond to the climate emergency before the Big Leeds...
Roads closed for World Car Free Day 2019
Roads in Otley, Headingley and Beeston Hill are to be closed to traffic on 22 September as part of celebrations for World Car Free...
Executive board to discuss Clean Air Charging Zone progress
Senior councillors are to discuss the progress of and new proposals for the city’s planned Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ) at a meeting of...
Dreams come true as Light Night Leeds returns to transform city
A breath-taking parade of music and light will take an awestruck crowd of thousands on a journey into dreamland when Light Night Leeds returns...
New Aireborough Leisure Centre facilities set to be showcased later this month
The final results of a significant refurbishment programme at a popular north-west Leeds leisure centre are set to be officially unveiled later this month.
Following...
Object of the week- vintage fire engine
Once a stalwart of the fire service in Leeds, this impressive vintage engine is now being showcased alongside some of the city’s most impressive...
New ‘Spot of Lunch’ campaign launches in Leeds
A new ‘Spot of Lunch’ campaign launches in Leeds highlighting alcohol as a cause of breast cancer, with research showing more than 60% of...
Extra powers granted to council and police to tackle unlicensed car meet events on...
Additional powers have been granted to Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police to tackle a range of anti-social behaviour problems being created by...
Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee MBE revealed as city’s first Active Travel ambassador
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...
Trees planted in natural flood management pilot
Hundreds of trees have been planted as part of the first project to trial natural flood management techniques to help improve protection for the...
Signed Leeds United and Borussia Dortmund 2019/20 shirts up for grabs as cities mark...
As part of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of twinning between Leeds and Dortmund, Leeds City Council is giving someone in the city the opportunity to...
Lord Mayor honoured to present Royal Army Major with service medal
The Lord Mayor, Councillor Eileen Taylor, welcomed Major David Watts to Leeds Civic Hall this month to present him with a medal following his...
Building work for Elland Road park and ride expansion begins
Construction work to create an extra 550 spaces to Elland Road park and ride has started.
The Council’s Connecting Leeds programme is set to create...
Public consultation begins on tall buildings design guidance for Leeds
Public consultation is now underway on the Tall Buildings Design Guide for Leeds.
Designed to advise on buildings that are taller than their neighbours, the...
Applications open for secondary school places in Leeds
Parents and carers across Leeds are being reminded to get their applications in for their child’s secondary school place for September next year.
Although it...
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...
New state of the art TV and Film studio will position city centre-stage
The old Polestar Petty printworks on Whitehall road has been identified as the location for a new world-class TV and Film studio in Leeds.
With...
Celebrated Leeds-born poet and playwright Tony Harrison receives prestigious Leeds Award
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’...
£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...