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Leeds Welding Company (LWC)
23rd March 2018
4 mins read

Leeds engineering firm aims for step change with £1.5m investment

Laser cutting and metal fabrication business Leeds Welding Company (LWC) Ltd is investing in future growth, with support from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Leeds City Council. The support has enabled the company to post a year-end turnover of £11million this year and it now has its eyes set on becoming
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Leeds Site Allocations Plan
23rd March 2018
2 mins read

Amended Site Allocations Plan for Leeds submitted to government

Leeds City Council has today submitted its amended Site Allocations Plan which will guide all future housing in the city to the government for examination. The plan sets out locations for future new housing in the city up to 2028, as well as policies related to employment land, green space, shopping centres and Gypsies,
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Leeds Ofo bikes
23rd March 2018
2 mins read

Leeds dockless bike hire scheme to launch in May

The world’s first dockless hire scheme, Ofo, will launch in Leeds on Tuesday 15 May with a fleet of 1,000 bikes. The Leeds scheme will focus initially on the city centre, expanding into suburbs and nearby towns shortly after. The scheme will be Ofo’s second in Yorkshire after launching in Sheffield in January and
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George Street Leeds
22nd March 2018
1 min read

Plans for the redevelopment of George Street to go on display

Leeds City Council and development partners Town Centre Securities (TCS), are to ask for feedback on plans to regenerate the historic George Street and Butchers Row area of the city. A public exhibition will be held on Friday 23 March at the Events Space in Kirkgate Market. Members of the development team will be
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New York Road Tunnel in Leeds
22nd March 2018
1 min read

New York Road Tunnel in Leeds partly closed this weekend

The New York Road Tunnel in Leeds will be partly closed this weekend to allow essential maintenance and ground investigations work to take place. The tunnel on the A64(M) will be closed eastbound at the entrance beneath the Regent Street Flyover from 7pm on Friday 23 March until 6am on Monday 26 March. The
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Leeds Housing Infrastructure Fund
21st March 2018
1 min read

Comment on government Housing Infrastructure Fund announcement

Leeds City Council has welcomed a government announcement that a bid for funding of up to £113million for city centre infrastructure investment to support new housing and public spaces has progressed to a shortlisting stage. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that Leeds is one of 44 national bids to
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Leeds City Council
21st March 2018
2 mins read

First tree planted as part of natural flood management pilot for River Aire

The first of thousands of trees to be planted across the upper River Aire catchment took place today (Tuesday) as part of a pilot natural flood management project. Councillor Judith Blake CBE, Leader of Leeds City Council, planted the first tree on site at Eshton Beck, Gargrave, witnessed by volunteers, landowners, local authorities and
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Temple Newsam House
21st March 2018
2 mins read

New Beer exhibition will be the toast of Temple Newsam

Beneath the lavish halls and chambers of Temple Newsam House, a huge network of cellars was once liberally stocked with thousands upon thousands of gallons of beer. Upstairs, 18th-century aristocrats would host lavish banquets and parties where locally-brewed ales would flow freely and guests would raise a toast to kings and queens. Now that
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No thanks, I'm pregnant annual report image
20th March 2018
3 mins read

New report warns of challenging times for Leeds health

Prospects for continuing improvements to people’s health in Leeds are under threat according to the latest annual report from Leeds Director of Public Health. Dr Ian Cameron, “Nobody Left Behind: Good Health and A Strong Economy”. Dr Cameron’s report uses a range of examples to highlight shifts in local and national health trends, including
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Children's Heart Surgery Fund
19th March 2018
1 min read

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund: Support Hearts for life and win

Support hearts for life and win. For £1 a week, you have a chance of winning £100, every week! Because our lottery is smaller than most existing lotteries, there are more chances of being the lucky winner. With your help, we are able to support children and adults with congenital heart disease across Yorkshire
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Alan Hinkes OBE braves a blizzard on one of his daredevil climbs
19th March 2018
2 mins read

Himalayan exhibition scales spectacular heights of fashion

A new exhibition will reach the pinnacle of sartorial style by exploring flamboyant fashions from the home of the world’s highest mountains. Lotherton’s new Himalayan Fashions exhibition, which opens later this week, will see incredible clothes and outfits collected from Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal go on display in the house’s stunning fashion galleries. Among
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Shakespeare Primary School Leeds
16th March 2018
1 min read

Council unveils additional school places for Harehills

Following an upturn in the numbers of primary school aged children in the Harehills area of the city in the last 12 months, Leeds City Council has recently unveiled additional school places in the area. The places, provided by Shakespeare primary school as part of a previously agreed expansion, are to be brought online
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Flamingos at Lotherton bird garden
16th March 2018
1 min read

Flamingos living the high life in luxurious new home

A flock of fabulous flamingos will be in the pink as they spread their wings inside a spectacular new enclosure. The colourfully-feathered birds will explore their new home at Lotherton Wildlife World next week as the first phase of the impressive attraction is finally completed. The new seven metre high aviary will be home
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Leeds First White Cloth Hall
16th March 2018
2 mins read

Grant funding will transform historic Leeds building

A project to transform one of Leeds’s most important heritage assets could be set for a major funding boost thanks to an innovative, Heritage Lottery funded project. Plans to revitalise the First White Cloth Hall were approved by the City Plans Panel earlier this month and would see the Grade II* Listed hall’s west
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Charlatans ‘Live All Over The World’
14th March 2018
1 min read

Live screening of The Charlatans at Leeds Kirkgate Market

Leeds City Council is excited to announce that Leeds Kirkgate Market will host a live screening of The Charlatans homecoming gig, which is taking place in lead singer Tim Burgess’ hometown of Northwich. In a first for Leeds Kirkgate Market, the giant screen in the event space will broadcast the live show at the
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Arooj Creative Writing Competition
14th March 2018
2 mins read

Pupils praised for perfect prose

Pupils who have been taking part in a creative writing competition will be awarded for their poetic and literary efforts at a civic ceremony on Tuesday. Hundreds of children from primary schools across the city submitted entries into the Arooj creative writing competition, with 28 pupils being short listed as potential winners. The winner
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