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15th September 2023

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Electric public bike hire service Leeds City Bikes launches in city

Leeds City Bikes is a fully electric public bike hire service, enabling more people to cycle short journeys. The £2.86 million scheme sees e-bikes for hire at docking stations in the centre, and along key routes to the south and north-west of the city, before expanding to other areas. Designed, developed, and delivered by

15th September 2023

NEWS

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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

15th September 2023

NEWS

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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 –

15th September 2023

MONEY

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Leeds City Council Leader calls for urgent support for frontline local council services

The Leader of Leeds City Council has called for urgent action to be taken to support local council services amid rising concerns and uncertainty around budgets around the country as the council sets out to save nearly £60million in its 2024/25 budget. The position in Leeds reflects challenges being faced nationwide, especially in children

15th September 2023

SPORT

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UK Corporate Games will show Leeds is the business for sport

Leeds is set to take its place in the national sporting spotlight once again after being confirmed as the host city for the UK Corporate Games 2024. The event is the country’s largest multi-sport festival for businesses, with thousands of competitors from hundreds of companies coming together in a different city each year to

15th September 2023

SPORT

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Active Leeds unveil three new state of the art gyms

New state of the art gyms have been unveiled at three popular Active Leeds leisure centres, as part of the council’s ambition to get more people moving. Significant investment has been made into the equipment and wider gym refurbishments at Wetherby, Morley and Armley leisure centres, with the new look gyms now open ahead

Candlelighters GO GOLD Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

1st September 2023

CHARITY

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Show your support for Candlelighters ‘GO GOLD’ Childhood Cancer Awareness month

Candlelighters aims to raise funds and awareness this September for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM). Childhood Cancer Awareness Month takes place in September each year. At Candlelighters, along with many other children’s cancer charities across the globe, the charity marks CCAM each year to help increase the awareness of childhood cancers, as well as

Yorkshire Air Ambulance and The Jack Brunton Charitable Trust

1st September 2023

CHARITY

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The Jack Brunton Charitable Trust Reaches Half a Million Pounds in Donations to Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) is elated to announce a significant milestone achieved by The Jack Brunton Charitable Trust, as they surpass £500,000 in donations to support the vital work of the emergency response charity. The momentous occasion was marked with a presentation to the Trust by YAA Chairman, Mike Harrop, who presented the Trustees

1st September 2023

CHILD FRIENDLY LEEDS

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Voting opens for the Leeds Children’s Mayor

Children and young people in the city are being encouraged to cast their vote in the election to decide the next Leeds City Children’s Mayor. The programme is now in its 20th year and Leeds was one of the first cities in the UK to elect a young mayor. It is a unique opportunity

Specialist artists, Robert Woodland MBE and Debra Miller of The Upright Gilders

1st September 2023

CULTURE

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Pipes fit for a Queen as organ’s golden years return

More than 160 years ago, they made their glittering debut during a right royal performance attended by Queen Victoria. Now the magnificent decorative pipes of Leeds Town Hall’s stunning organ are being restored to their former glory as part of a once in a lifetime renewal project. Specialist artists Robert Woodland MBE and Debra

Saxton’s Atlas, which he dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II

1st September 2023

BOOKS

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Library’s precious atlas charts a course through nation’s history

An incredibly rare copy of one of the first UK atlases ever created will be going on display at a library in Leeds. Containing 35 detailed, hand coloured maps of the counties of England and Wales, the fascinating book was created by the Yorkshire-born ‘father of English cartography’ Christopher Saxton in 1579 after getting

1st September 2023

WHAT'S ON

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Rare Breed Conservation Experts at Temple Newsam Home Farm

A pop-up event at Temple Newsam Home Farm, Leeds, on Saturday 2nd September will give visitors the chance to talk with conservation experts and meet one of the UK’s rarest native sheep breeds. Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) and the Foundation for Common Land will show some of Temple Newsam Home Farms’ rare Whitefaced

1st September 2023

TRAVEL

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Sun shines at Unity Business Centre as Leeds travel specialist continues to grow

A Leeds travel agency specialising in tailored group trips to the Caribbean has celebrated five years in business by moving into larger premises at Unity Business Centre in Chapeltown. Phun in the Sun was set up by its chief executive Jackie Walker in 2018 from a desk in the centre’s newly established incubator for

18th August 2023

SPORT

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Street art project aims to honour city’s unsung sports stars

Wall to play for as street art project aims to honour city’s unsung sports stars. The city’s unsung sporting heroes are set to be honoured through eye-catching new street art as part of an inspiring project to bring Leeds’s glory days to life. ‘On the Pitch, Off the Pitch’ will see five new murals

Trees for Streets, the National Street Tree Sponsorship Scheme

18th August 2023

CHARITY

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New charity initiative enables Leeds residents to get trees planted outside their homes

Residents, businesses and community groups now have the power to green their streets. Trees for Streets, the National Street Tree Sponsorship Scheme, has arrived in Leeds. Leeds City Council have chosen to pilot the scheme this year, with the purpose of getting local communities more involved in local tree planting and after-care. It is

18th August 2023

EDUCATION

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Results are in for Leeds students

Young people across Leeds are celebrating their A level and other post-16 results. This year is only the second time pupils across Leeds have sat summer exams since 2019. Grades were generated by schools in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, with results based on internal assessment and work produced over the course

18th August 2023

HEALTH

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Number of people who smoke in Leeds at over 120,000

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that there are currently more than 120,000 people who smoke in Leeds, with a large percentage of these being 25-34 year olds. Stopping smoking is one of the best things people can do to improve their health. Quitting reduces risk of serious illnesses such as heart

18th August 2023

HEALTH

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Leeds mental health racial equality partnership shortlisted for two prestigious national awards

An innovative programme of work focused on promoting racial equity within Leeds’ mental health services has been shortlisted for two Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards. Synergi-Leeds, a partnership between the NHS, Public Health, and the local community and voluntary sectors (VCS), has been shortlisted for the NHS Race Equality Award, and for Mental Health

11th August 2023

LEEDS RHINOS

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Good luck messages to Leeds Rhinos for Women’s Challenge Cup Final

Historic first Women’s Challenge Cup Final to be played at Wembley Stadium as Leeds Rhinos face St Helens. For the first time in its history, the Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup will be played at Wembley Stadium alongside the men’s Final this Saturday as Leeds Rhinos and St Helens go for the first major silverware

11th August 2023

OUR CITY

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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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