A unique museum education project that has helped bring history into hundreds of homes across Leeds during the pandemic has scooped a top national award. Leeds Museums and Galleries’ innovative Closing the COVID Gap project, the only one of its kind in the country, won a prestigious Museums and Heritage Award for learning outreach…
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Raising funds and awareness for children with cancer. Our flagship campaign returns for 2021 and for the first time in over a year we hope there will be no restrictions so we need our supporters to be as ambitious, creative, and PINK as possible! Check out the resources below to find out how you…
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Visitors to Leeds this summer will be given added incentive to experience everything that the city has to offer with the launch of a new campaign, run by a partnership between Visit Leeds and Leeds Hotels and Venues Association (LHVA), that offers an extra night at one of the city’s leading hotels completely free…
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We are delighted to announce that Leeds Waterfront Festival is back. The spectacular Leeds Waterfront Festival is set to make a triumphant return this weekend with its biggest ever series of events and activities. After last year’s event had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, organisers have been working hard to bring together a…
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People are being asked for their views on plans to improve bus priority measures and facilities for cycling and walking on a key section of the A64. This is part of Leeds City Council’s plans aimed to encourage more people to travel by bike or on foot, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined…
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An innovative scheme offering a very big thank you to NHS and frontline workers for their tremendous dedication and efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic is set to return. This follows the huge success of the #LeedsSaysThanksInitiative, which co-ordinated by Leeds City Council and launched initially in the summer of 2020, saw 63 organisations based…
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Leeds is proud to be a host city for the Rugby League World Cup 2021. We can’t wait to welcome the men’s teams from Jamaica and Ireland, and the women’s teams from Brazil, Canada, Papua New Guinea and hosts England for the Rugby League World Cup 2021. There is sure to be a carnival atmosphere…
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Plans for the transformation of City Square in Leeds are set to take a significant step forward with the appointment of the expert design team that will help shape the future of this key site. Leeds-based Re-form Landscape Architecture has been announced as the recommended choice to collaborate with Leeds City Council and other…
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Building on the transport conversation in previous years and the extensive work completed in the city centre over the past 12 months, senior councillors in Leeds will discuss additional work to improve cycling links in and around the city centre at a meeting next week. At the Council’s Executive Board, councillors will consider a…
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Senior councillors in Leeds are set to renew their commitment to tackling child poverty in Leeds at next week’s executive board meeting. Leeds City Council’s ambitious strategy, Thriving, first launched in 2019 and brings together vital work across the city to help reduce the impact of poverty on children and young people. Thriving unites key…
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Businesses in Leeds are being given a helping hand as the city aims to build back stronger than ever from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leeds City Council has already distributed more than £280m worth of support to thousands of local businesses since the start of the pandemic. Now two council grant schemes…
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Residents in Leeds are being reassured about the steps being taken to address a sharp rise in cases of COVID-19 among the city’s young people. The latest data indicates cases of the virus have been consistently increasing over the past week and, while hospitalisations and deaths remain low, cases among unvaccinated age groups have…
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An academic study of the Asset Based Community Development programme, which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Leeds and bring neighbourhoods together, shows there have been positive outcomes across the 12 Leeds communities it was piloted in. Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) is a community building approach which Leeds City…
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Sound equipment has been seized from a number of properties in north west Leeds and another home ‘closed’ after residents ignored previous warnings regarding unacceptable levels of noise. This follows the approval of three Warrant of Entry Orders and a Premise Closure Order at Leeds Magistrates Court to support the wide-ranging work undertaken by…
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As the ultimate jaw-dropping party accessory, it was specially designed to dazzle envious aristocrats. And this week Temple Newsam’s gigantic silver wine cooler has been getting a bit of added sparkle as staff polish it up to impress a new generation of visitors to the historic mansion. The second largest of its kind anywhere in…
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Shared Lives Carers play a pivotal role in supporting adults across the city with a range of care needs. The paid scheme, is an alternative approach to traditional residential respite and day services, giving full time carers the opportunity to take a short break or holiday. Shared Lives Carers perform a paid role and are…
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A recommendation that a new community sports hub originally earmarked for a site next to Leeds United’s Elland Road Stadium is relocated to the former home of Matthew Murray High School, is set to be discussed by senior councillors of the council’s executive board next week. The potential change in location of the ‘Parklife’…
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Leeds City Council is urging people to plan ahead for this weekend as the city prepares to host AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Leeds for the fifth time. This year all races will start and finish in Roundhay Park, with all routes finishing outside the park’s Mansion House. Thousands of athletes are set to compete,…
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It’s an historic conservation project that’s sure to strike a chord with music lovers all across Leeds and beyond. Leeds Town Hall’s one-of-a-kind organ, which has been part of the city’s heritage for more than 160 years, is set for some major restoration work designed to protect and preserve it for future generations. One of…
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Volunteers, community groups, businesses and organisations from across the city have been out in force to show their support to a Leeds City campaign asking residents to please take their litter home or dispose of it in an appropriate way if visiting a park or green space. Following the official launch of the initiative…
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