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Leeds Rhinos
15th May 2018
2 mins read

Rhinos make more sporting history with new museum display

A new display celebrating the extraordinary sporting legacy of the Leeds Rhinos has been unveiled at Leeds City Museum. Featuring vintage photos, kits, programmes and tickets from some of the club’s historic clashes, the display tells the inspiring story of one of the world’s most successful Rugby League clubs. And taking pride of place
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Lord Jim O'Neill
12th May 2018
1 min read

Leeds council leader’s response to Lord O’Neill devolution comments

Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council said: “One Yorkshire isn’t just a bold ambition – things have moved on considerably since we pledged to unleash our enormous potential, using our unique local knowledge and partnerships, for our own people. We have made a submission to government and started negotiations with them based
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Leeds City Region
12th May 2018
2 mins read

City Region Bid Calls for Channel 4 to Spark a New Revolution

Leeds City Region has submitted its bid to Channel 4 for the broadcasters’ new National HQ outside of London. The bid which responds to the broadcaster’s “4 All the UK” plan to support investment and jobs outside London builds on a number of key themes including the region’s strong pool of young, diverse, creative
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Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme
12th May 2018
8 mins read

Leeds City team to reap rewards from MIT leadership programme

A Leeds City team has successfully bid for a place on a prestigious leadership programme run by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the world’s top universities. The two-year Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme (REAP) provides expert, evidence-based guidance for teams to bring about significant economic and social change in their region. MIT selects
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Leeds Discovery Centre Tasmanian tiger
9th May 2018
1 min read

Object of the week- Tasmanian wolf specimens

Researchers may have finally laid to rest the age-old question of whether the mysterious Tasmanian wolf might still be alive somewhere. But one place you definitely can still find a rather splendid example of the elusive marsupial is at the Leeds Discovery Centre. The centre’s extremely well-preserved specimen of the curious creature is one
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Tour de Yorkshire
7th May 2018
1 min read

Leeds City Council comment on the Tour de Yorkshire finale

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet sealed overall victory in the Tour de Yorkshire in one of the most memorable finishes in the race’s short history. BMC Racing’s Van Avermaet trailed Magnus Cort Nielsen by 10 seconds at the start of Sunday’s finale, but he did not require a stage victory to clinch the overall
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Threads for Treads
4th May 2018
2 mins read

Saddle up for celebration of vintage cycling style on TdY weekend

It may not look like the ideal athletic attire for anyone taking a two-wheeled tour of Yorkshire. But long before the age of Lycra, well-made woollen suits, knee breeches and sturdy straw hats were actually all the rage for the county’s style-conscious cyclists. Now a new display at Leeds Industrial Museum is celebrating Leeds’s
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Local Elections 2018
4th May 2018
1 min read

New political make-up of Leeds City Council

As a result of the local elections in Leeds which saw 33 wards contested and three councillors elected per ward, the new make-up of the city council is as follows: Overall political composition (99 seats in total): Labour [LAB]: 61 seats (up from 58) Conservative [CON]: 22 seats (up from 19) Lib Dem [LD]:
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
4th May 2018
2 mins read

Record number of volunteers needed for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

The recruitment of 4,000 volunteers for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 England & Wales is now open to the public. World Cup Cricketers will be the faces of the tournament and will carry out a variety of roles across all 11 CWC19 venues, host cities and event locations: Headingley stadium to host four
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William Potts Clock
2nd May 2018
1 min read

Object of the week- Potts clock

Once a faithful timepiece at one of the North’s favourite seaside getaways, this impressive clock has finally come home to Leeds. Made by famous Leeds clockmakers Potts and Sons, the solid pine clock is around two-and-a-half feet wide and once ticked away the hours in the circulating area at Morecambe Promenade station, where it
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Teenage Kicks
1st May 2018
1 min read

Young volunteers get a kick out of bridging generation gap

Memories of The Beatles, Bowie, football and festivals have been brought together in a new display celebrating growing up in Leeds. Young history buffs at Leeds City Museum bridged the generation gap to create the new Teenage Kicks exhibition, visiting older people at Age UK’s Arch Café to compare notes on their different experiences
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Local Elections 2018
1st May 2018
1 min read

Use your three votes in Leeds City Council elections

Leeds City Council is reminding residents that they can vote for three candidates and not just the usual one in this week’s local elections. All 99 of the council’s seats are being contested this year due to boundary changes, which means every council area or ward will have three councillor vacancies. You can watch
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International Cricket Council World Cup
27th April 2018
2 mins read

Leeds to host four 2019 International Cricket Council World Cup matches

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that Leeds will host four 2019 ICC World Cup matches next June and July. Headingley will welcome England, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka and World Cup Qualifier champions Afghanistan. Headingley fixtures: Friday 21 June – England v Sri Lanka Saturday 29 June – Pakistan v Afghanistan
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Mark Cavendish
19th April 2018
3 mins read

Mark Cavendish back in action at Tour de Yorkshire!

Tour de Yorkshire organisers Welcome to Yorkshire are delighted that Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will return to racing after injury at the 2018 edition of the race. Cavendish suffered a dramatic crash at the Milan – San Remo race in Italy on Saturday 17 March, fracturing a rib and damaging his ankle after
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Katie Rushworth
16th April 2018
1 min read

Join us for the Kirkgate Market Garden Event ‘Love your Garden’

Welcome to Leeds Kirkgate Market is a shopper’s paradise from fresh food, drink and fashion to jewellery, flowers, hardware and haberdashery. At the heart of the Leeds retail scene since 1857, Leeds Kirkgate Market is home to some of the most characterful traders in the city, with businesses spanning generations and representing a wide range
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