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Leeds Health and Housing Programme
15th November 2024
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Progress Update on Leeds’s Health and Housing Programme

Leeds continues to make strides in its innovative Health and Housing Programme, aimed at boosting public health through improvements in housing conditions. This programme, integral to addressing health disparities in the city, has made notable progress in various initiatives over the past year. One of the standout projects within the programme is the weatherproofing…
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Picture of design for new Leeds Children's Hospital
11th October 2024
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Council Leaders Rally for Immediate Approval and Acceleration of New Leeds Hospital Plans Ahead of Budget Announcement

Council leaders are poised to express their strong and unyielding endorsement for a proposed new hospital in Leeds, urging the Government to fast-track approval and expedite the process ahead of the forthcoming budget announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer this October. Next week, a critical report will be presented to the Executive Board…
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Leeds City Council
26th July 2024
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Leeds Senior Councillors Renew Pledge to Enhance Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Efforts to Combat Poverty and Inequality

At a key meeting this week, senior councillors in Leeds reaffirmed their dedication to advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as a strategy to address poverty and inequality in the city. During the executive board meeting, councillors reviewed and approved an annual report on EDI, which assessed the progress made and outlined future goals…
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Margaret Nutter, 96, is one the oldest members of Yorkshire Dance's Dance On programme
19th July 2024
4 mins read

Disco Enthusiast Margaret Nutter Encourages Leeds to Stay Active

Margaret Nutter, a disco dancing aficionado, continues to dazzle on Leeds’ dancefloors even after decades. Now 96, the spirited great-grandmother is championing an active lifestyle to combat the effects of aging, coinciding with a new report on enhancing longevity in the city. Margaret attributes her health and happiness to her lifelong passion for dancing.…
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Leeds youth violence and criminal exploitation
17th May 2024
2 mins read

Inspectors Commend Leeds City’s Response to Serious Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation

Leeds City Council and its partners have received high praise from inspectors for their efforts in addressing serious youth violence and criminal exploitation. The findings from a ‘Joint Targeted Area Inspection’ (JTAI) conducted by Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), and HM Inspectorate of…
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Leeds City Council set to make care experience a protected characteristic
2nd February 2024
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Leeds City Council set to make care experience a protected characteristic

Members of Leeds City Council’s executive board are set to agree to establishing care experience as a locally protected characteristic by the council. The move follows a deputation to full council from care leavers, recognising that people’s experience of being in the care system can lead to similar barriers than those faced by other…
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Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy
8th December 2023
2 mins read

New plans launched to make Leeds a healthier city

Leeds will be a healthy and caring city for all ages, where people who are the poorest improve their health the fastest. The Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy aims to break the link between poverty and poor health; and the Healthy Leeds Plan outlines how the health and care system will transform over the…
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HRH Princess of Wales in Leeds
10th November 2023
1 min read

Celebration of early childhood kicks off this November in Leeds

Parents, babies and professionals will be taking part in events across Leeds to celebrate Baby Week, a weeklong celebration of early childhood, from Tuesday 14 November. Celebrating differences, understanding cultures, and taking inspiration from art, play, and self-identity are the core ideas running throughout the week, with this year’s theme being ‘culture and identity’.…
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Leeds Children’s Mayor
1st September 2023
4 mins read

Voting opens for the Leeds Children’s Mayor

Children and young people in the city are being encouraged to cast their vote in the election to decide the next Leeds City Children’s Mayor. The programme is now in its 20th year and Leeds was one of the first cities in the UK to elect a young mayor. It is a unique opportunity…
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A panel discussion at the launch of the new Marmot partnership.
16th June 2023
4 mins read

New partnership aims to deliver a fairer and healthier Leeds

A major new programme designed to make Leeds a fairer and healthier place to live has been formally launched with a visit to the city by a world-renowned academic, researcher and campaigner. Leeds City Council and University College London’s Institute of Health Equity (IHE) are spearheading the two-year project, which will tackle health inequalities…
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Leeds Quality in Care Awards 2023
12th May 2023
2 mins read

Winners announced for Leeds Quality in Care Awards 2022

Outstanding individuals from across the Leeds adult care sector were celebrated recently with the announcement of the winners of the Leeds Quality in Care Awards 2022. The awards celebrate the excellent work taking place across the Leeds adult care sector. They recognise the individuals and services that have made a real difference over the…
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Baby Week Leeds
18th November 2022
1 min read

Back to Basics with Baby Week Leeds

Baby Week returns to Leeds with over 100 free or low cost events taking place across the city over the week. This year’s theme is ‘Back to Basics’, which is about rediscovering opportunities, services and support available for expectant and current parents and carers. This could be anything from finding a new parent group,…
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