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26th March 2021

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Leeds City Council welcomes plans for new Northern Powerhouse Rail station

Leeds City Council has welcomed plans for a new Northern Powerhouse Rail station in West Yorkshire. The proposed station would serve Bradford city centre from a six-acre site off the A650 Wakefield Road that is currently occupied by St James’s Wholesale Market. Revealing details of the plans, Bradford Council said the scheme would cut train…

5th March 2021

WHAT'S ON

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Leeds City Council celebrates International Women’s Day 2021

Leeds City Council is encouraging people across the city to celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday (8 March) by getting involved with a range of free digital events. The council is holding its annual celebration over Zoom this year, which will be hosted for the eighth consecutive time by former leader of the council,…

5th March 2021

OUR CITY

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Leeds chosen as home of new national infrastructure bank in drive for ‘green industrial revolution’

Leeds City Council and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership have welcomed the news that Leeds will be the home of the country’s first-ever Infrastructure Bank. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, used his Budget speech to announce that the city has been chosen as the location for the bank, which will invest…

5th March 2021

NEWS

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Leeds City Council delivers multi-million pound boost for taxi and private hire trade

Leeds City Council has announced details of a multi-million pound package of measures designed to provide much-needed support to hard-pressed taxi and private hire drivers and operators. The council is making £2.5m available to fund free three-year taxi and private hire licence renewals for drivers, delivering a timely boost to a trade that has…

26th February 2021

JOBS

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Plan of action to support apprentices who are affected by COVID-19 restrictions

Leeds City Council has pledged to offer support to local apprentices who may be struggling to complete their training due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Temporary business closures and other restrictions imposed during lockdown have resulted in some apprentices not being able to finish their qualifications. Recognising the importance of apprenticeships, the…

26th February 2021

NEWS

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Leeds City Council delivering extra funds to help businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions

Leeds City Council has announced details of additional funding support designed to help local businesses ride out the financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis. The council has already distributed more than £215m worth of support to thousands of businesses in the city since the start of the pandemic. Now, with the success of…

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Leeds City Council welcomes plans for new Northern Powerhouse Rail station

Leeds City Council celebrates International Women’s Day 2021

Leeds chosen as home of new national infrastructure bank in drive for ‘green industrial revolution’

Leeds City Council delivers multi-million pound boost for taxi and private hire trade

Plan of action to support apprentices who are affected by COVID-19 restrictions

Leeds City Council delivering extra funds to help businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions

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