NEWS FEED

Back to Basics
21st November 2017
1 min read

Summer symphonic spectacular returns to Millennium Square

A spectacular fusion of energetic dance anthems and the stunning sounds of an award-winning live orchestra will once again take over Millennium Square in Leeds next summer. The incredible Symphonic Sounds of Back to Basics will return to the square on Friday 27 July 2018, featuring a unique collaboration between the Orchestra of Opera
Read More
The Royal Family
20th November 2017
6 mins read

70 facts about The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Wedding

To celebrate 70 years of marriage, discover 70 facts about The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh’s wedding. A Royal Engagement 1. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip first met in 1934 at the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark to Prince George, Duke of Kent. 2. Their engagement was officially announced on 9 July 1947. 3. The Wedding took place
Read More
Leeds Independent Visitor Scheme
17th November 2017
2 mins read

Could you be there for a child in care?

People who have volunteered to be role models for children in care, over the past 25 years, are being celebrated at a special event later this month. The Leeds Independent Visitor scheme, which is run by Leeds City Council, is 25 years old this year and to mark the occasion a celebration event is
Read More
Site Allocations Plan
17th November 2017
2 mins read

Leeds Site Allocations Plan (SAP) – green belt update

Leeds City Council’s development plan panel will be asked to consider proposals to protect 33 housing sites in green belt areas of the city next week as part of amendments to the Site Allocations Plan. At the meeting at Civic Hall on Tuesday 21 November, councillors will be asked to recommend carrying out public
Read More
Queens of Industry
15th November 2017
1 min read

Object of the week- Cotton Queen’s tiara

A dazzling reminder of a fascinating chapter in British industrial history, this beautiful tiara is truly fit for a Queen. Although not made of real precious metals and jewels, the tiara is no less prestigious, as it was once worn by the country’s very last reigning Cotton Queen. Elsie Kearsley, who was crowned in
Read More
Public Space Protection Order
14th November 2017
2 mins read

Take the lead and have your say on new dog controls

The people of Leeds are being asked for their views on the latest proposed changes to dog control in the city. The changes proposed include dog walkers being required to carry a bag or have some other way to pick up and remove their dog’s mess, along with a review the places where dogs
Read More
Garden waste
13th November 2017
1 min read

Garden waste collection to pause for the winter months

It’s getting to that time of year again to do the final touches to your garden as the garden waste collection service in Leeds goes into hibernation in early December. The last day for brown bin collections will be Saturday 2 December and the service will resume again on Monday 26 February. If you
Read More
Leeds Rhinos
10th November 2017
2 mins read

Rhinos light up Leeds as thousands flock to festive spectacular

The Leeds Rhinos pushed the big red button to officially get Christmas in Leeds underway during a show-stopping festive spectacular this evening. The city’s Rugby League heroes took to the stage in front of a crowd of thousands on Victoria Gardens, with the honour of switching on Leeds’s Christmas lights going to departing club
Read More
Leeds-Industrial-Museum
9th November 2017
1 min read

Object of the week- Demob suit on loan

For a Yorkshireman returning home after the Second World War, it was tailor made to help him take his first sartorial steps back into civilian life. And a dapper demob suit from Leeds has also proved to be the perfect fit for a celebration of fabulous fashion at one of the world’s biggest arts
Read More
Leeds Town Hall
8th November 2017
2 mins read

Leeds leads the way in survey of UKs most improved cities

Leeds has been named the UK’s top performer in a new report highlighting the country’s most improved places to live and work. PwCs newly-released annual Good Growth for Cities report saw Leeds come joint number one thanks to an unprecedented surge in the local tech sector and saw the city climb the ranks in key areas including jobs,
Read More
Remembrance Sunday
8th November 2017
1 min read

Lord Mayor to lead Remembrance Sunday tributes in city

The Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Jane Dowson will lead the tributes on Remembrance Sunday for service men and women who have lost their lives in times of conflict. Held on Sunday 12 November, the people of Leeds are invited to join the Lord Mayor as she lays a wreath at the war memorial
Read More
Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire
7th November 2017
2 mins read

Nobel Peace Laureate to attend first youth peace conference in Leeds

A youth conference exploring community cohesion and peace education being held in Leeds for the first time later this month, will welcome a special guest, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairéad Maguire from Northern Ireland. The two-day conference, which will be held at Leeds Trinity University, over the weekend of the 25th and 26th of November,
Read More
BAME Hub launch panorama
6th November 2017
1 min read

Best practice makes perfect sense for new centre

A new multi-cultural day centre which caters for the physical and social needs of elders by offering a provision which is appropriate to their individual needs was formally opened today [Monday 6th November]. Situated on Reginald Terrace – off Chapeltown Road, Leeds – the Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) health and wellbeing hub is
Read More
Leeds Station
6th November 2017
7 mins read

Stunning new images revealed of how remodelled Leeds Station could look

Stunning new images of how the remodelled Leeds Station could look have been revealed today. The images have been released as part of a new report, the Leeds Integrated Station Masterplan, which provides the blueprint for the station’s ambitious transformation into a distinctive gateway hub of international significance integrating national, regional and local transport
Read More
1 … 93 94 95 96 97 … 128