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Leeds George Street
30th June 2023
1 min read

Consultation launched on Leeds Kirkgate Market hotel plans

People in Leeds are being encouraged to help shape ambitious plans for the regeneration of the George Street side of the city centre’s historic Kirkgate Market. Leeds City Council is hoping to replace a row of vacant low-rise buildings on George Street with a stylish six-storey development that would include a 143-room hotel as
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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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A computer-generated image showing the proposed hotel on George Street, looking east to west.
16th June 2023
2 mins read

Key milestone for Leeds Kirkgate Market hotel plans

Exciting plans for a major new hotel development at Leeds Kirkgate Market are set to take a significant step forward. Leeds City Council has for some time been exploring the potential for a hotel to be built on the George Street side of the market complex, as part of the wider regeneration of the
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A panel discussion at the launch of the new Marmot partnership.
16th June 2023
4 mins read

New partnership aims to deliver a fairer and healthier Leeds

A major new programme designed to make Leeds a fairer and healthier place to live has been formally launched with a visit to the city by a world-renowned academic, researcher and campaigner. Leeds City Council and University College London’s Institute of Health Equity (IHE) are spearheading the two-year project, which will tackle health inequalities
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Councillor Jess Lennox and Gerard Tinsdale
16th June 2023
1 min read

Work begins to demolish tower blocks in Killingbeck for future development

Demolition of the Highways tower blocks and maisonettes in Killingbeck has begun this week, marking the first step towards the development of new social housing on the site. Following positive engagement work with the few remaining tenants on site, the flats and maisonettes are now vacant allowing for the demolition work to start. Connell
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Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip BBQ
16th June 2023
1 min read

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip: Heart Healthy BBQ

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip, written by the Health Promotion and Education Team at Heart Research UK. Nothing quite says summer like the smell of a BBQ. This week’s healthy tip is all about how we can turn a regular not-so-healthy BBQ into a flavour packed heart healthy feast for the whole family
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2023 Leeds Air Quality Health Needs Assessment Summary
16th June 2023
5 mins read

Leeds’ air quality continues to improve, new data shows

Levels of air pollution in Leeds have not returned to pre-pandemic levels and continue their long-term decline as a result of citywide action, New Air Quality Data published by Leeds City Council on Clean Air Day confirms. Changing travel behaviours, a faster than average transition to plug-in vehicles, and major highways improvements are all
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
16th June 2023
4 mins read

Charity-funded £2.4m MRI Simulator set to revolutionise radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients in Yorkshire

Staff at Leeds Cancer Centre are celebrating the official opening of a new MRI Simulator which will revolutionise radiotherapy treatment at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. In 2017, Leeds Hospitals Charity launched a £2.4 million pounds ‘MR Sim’ fundraising appeal to purchase the state-of-the-art machine. Thanks to the generosity of the people of Leeds,
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Leeds City Bikes e-bike hire service
9th June 2023
2 mins read

Gearing-up for Leeds’ new e-bike hire service

First look at the e-bikes coming to Leeds this autumn as scheme is given green light. The new e-bikes coming to Leeds have been revealed, following the final green light for the public e-bike hire service to launch this autumn. Leeds City Bikes will be the first fully electric public bike hire service in
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De Havilland Tiger Moth plane
9th June 2023
1 min read

Reach for the sky with Leeds Armed Forces Day 2023

One lucky winner can reach for the sky this summer, with the Leeds Armed Forces Day 2023 Grand Raffle to win a flight experience in a vintage De Havilland Tiger Moth plane. The flight experience winner (subject to meeting the terms and conditions) will take to the skies in the open cockpit of a
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Leeds Bradford Airport
9th June 2023
1 min read

Planning Enforcement Case Statement: Leeds Bradford Airport

Leeds Bradford Airport have been found in breach of the planning condition that restricts night-time movements, exceeding the number of permitted night-time movements by 25% during the 2022 summer season. The council received a complaint in October 2022 which was investigated in accordance with the established processes and protocols, set out in the council’s
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