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Noddle Logo
12th October 2017
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First financial health hub launches in Leeds

Leeds residents will soon be able to start improving their financial health during a visit to town, thanks to a new partnership between Noddle and Leeds City Council. Noddle – the free for life credit report and score service – will launch a new ‘financial health hub’ in Leeds next week, to help educate…
Leeds City Council
26th September 2017
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Unsung heroes wanted for citywide community awards

Nominations are now open for Leeds City Council’s first ever Compassionate City Awards, which are set to take place this December. Anyone wishing to nominate individuals, communities and or organisations who always put others first and deserve to be recognised for their efforts in the local area, has until 20 October to submit their…
Leeds Rental Standard
25th July 2017
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Overcrowding prosecution delivers firm message to rogue landlords

A landlord who squeezed 11 tenants into a property only equipped for seven has been ordered to pay over £29,000 at Leeds Magistrates’ Court following a prosecution brought by Leeds City Council. Matthew Corrie from Edinburgh not only attempted to profiteer from breaking rules on overcrowding at his property on High Cliffe, Headingley, Leeds…
Older Leeds Tenants
12th July 2017
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Council bosses asked to back extra care housing plan for Leeds

Council chiefs in Leeds will be asked to approve plans to provide up to 200 new council-owned extra care housing apartments at a meeting next week. At the council’s executive board meeting to be held at Civic Hall on Monday 17 July, members will be asked to approve a proposal which involves potentially developing…
Leeds tower blocks
21st June 2017
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Tower block sprinkler system update statement

Councillor Debra Coupar, Leeds City Council’s Executive Member for Communities said: “It is understandable that residents living in Leeds tower blocks will have a range of questions and concerns following the tragic events at Grenfell Tower. We would to like to reassure residents at all our tower blocks that their safety and wellbeing is…
Leeds high rise blocks
16th June 2017
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Safety at Leeds City Council owned high rise blocks

Following the devastating fire at Grenfell high rise flats in London earlier this week, Leeds City Council is reassuring its tenants that their safety and wellbeing is paramount and has pledged that lessons will be learnt from this incident. The council has agreed that an immediate review of all fire prevention measures in its…
Leeds United Foundation Premier League
15th June 2017
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Football project kicks anti-social behaviour to the corner

Young people taking part in a football project to help address anti-social behaviour in Halton Moor will receive some special visitors tomorrow. The Leeds United Foundation Premier League Kicks football project has gone from strength to strength since it started last year, with over 70 young people in Halton Moor being engaged with coaching…
Leeds Central Library
7th June 2017
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Nordic tales give Leeds library’s collection a Finnishing touch

Visitors to Leeds Central Library can explore an epic tale of Nordic myth and magic after collection of classic and contemporary Finnish books arrived in the city today. Part of the new 10×10 Stories from Finland campaign by the Finnish Institute in London, the selection of literature was donated to celebrate a century of Finnish…
Leeds, Leeds Star
17th March 2017
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Leeds women leading the way in challenging radicalisation and preventing conflict

Women from communities across Leeds have completed an accredited 10-week programme tackling a range of issues relating to radicalisation and conflict. As part of the ‘Women for Peace’ project delivered by national charity ‘The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace’, women from a range of different cultures and backgrounds came together to share…
Leeds, Leeds Star
9th March 2017
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Gambling support to be improved in Leeds as research highlights issue

Leeds City Council is intensifying its efforts to improve support for those at risk of problem gambling in response to new research it commissioned from Leeds Beckett University. The research concluded that there could be over 10,000 people in Leeds who could be identified as ‘problem gamblers’ and a further 30,000 people who may be…
Leeds, Leeds Star
6th March 2017
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Approval given for new council houses on former east Leeds pub site

A former pub site in east Leeds is to be redeveloped into new affordable council housing after planning approval was granted today. Leeds City Council approved the proposal to develop the site of the former Whinmoor pub on Stanks Lane South in Swarcliffe into 22 new two-bedroom semi-detached houses. The development is part of…
Leeds, Leeds Star
28th February 2017
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First extra care housing of its kind officially opened in Leeds

The multi-million pound, extra care housing scheme, Wharfedale View, has been completed and was officially opened on Friday 24 February by Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council. The flagship scheme, owned and managed by Leeds City Council, saw its first tenants move in just before Christmas. ‘Extra care housing’ helps people stay…
Leeds, Leeds Star
7th February 2017
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Council claims 300th property in tenancy fraud crackdown

A tough zero tolerance approach to tenancy fraud in Leeds has seen a council team recover its 300th property this week. The Tenancy Fraud Team, which investigate all types of social housing fraud including application fraud, unlawful subletting, non-occupation (where a tenant is not using the property as their only or principal home) and…
Leeds, Leeds Star
1st February 2017
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Another page turns for Leeds Libraries’ #whatsyourstory campaign

A full-time mum is set to take centre-stage as a popular campaign showcasing the delights of libraries across Leeds prepares to turn a new page in 2017. Since its debut in 2015, #whatsyourstory has proved to be a big hit by using the experiences of people from different backgrounds and ages who use their…
Leeds, Leeds Star
26th January 2017
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New year, new homes for council tenants in Bramley

A former pub site in Bramley in Leeds has been successfully transformed into new council housing as part of Leeds City Council’s housing growth scheme. The Cardigan Green development comprising of eight two-bedroom homes has now been finished on the site of the former Lord Cardigan pub, which was demolished in 2012 as part…
Leeds, Leeds Star
12th January 2017
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Statement regarding the injunction granted for Leeds City Council in relation to anti social driving of motor vehicles

Leeds City Council has been granted a five year injunction prohibiting anti social driving across the Leeds area at Leeds County Court today (Tuesday 10 January). Councillor Debra Coupar, executive board member with responsibility for communities said: “We are very pleased with the outcome of the hearing today, and hope this sends out a clear message…