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Lotherton Hall deer park tour
26th July 2024
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Lotherton Summer Highlights: Delight in Baby Deer and Penguin Encounters

After a hugely successful run last year, the deer park tours at Lotherton are set to return in 2024, this time accompanied by an exciting new VIP penguin experience. Lotherton’s Wildlife World, a conservation-focused zoo, has long been home to the beloved ‘waddle’ of Humboldt penguins. This summer, visitors have the unique opportunity…
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Leeds West Indian Carnival
26th July 2024
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Leeds West Indian Carnival: A Celebration of Culture and Community

Every August Bank Holiday, the streets of Leeds come alive with the vibrant colors and rhythmic sounds of the Leeds West Indian Carnival. Drawing crowds from all over the UK and beyond, this annual event showcases the rich cultural tapestry of the Caribbean community in Leeds. The carnival officially begins with the King and…
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Roundhay Park
19th July 2024
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Seven Leeds Parks Earn Prestigious Green Flag Award, Celebrated as Top Green Spaces in the Nation

Seven parks and green spaces in Leeds have once again been honored with the prestigious Green Flag Award, reaffirming their status as top-quality international spaces. Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Middleton Park, Otley Chevin Forest Park, Pudsey Park, Roundhay Park, and Temple Newsam Estate, all managed by Leeds City Council, have been recognized among…
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Tropical World Butterfly Count
12th July 2024
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Experience Big Butterfly Fever at Tropical World This Summer

This summer, visitors to Tropical World can immerse themselves in the world of beautiful butterflies and participate in the Big Butterfly Count. The renowned indoor zoo boasts an abundant Butterfly House, where a variety of butterflies flutter freely. After exploring the indoor exhibits, guests are invited to venture into Roundhay Park’s wildflower meadow to…
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Lotherton Wildlife World
10th May 2024
1 min read

Joyful News at Lotherton as they Celebrate Unexpected New Arrival

Leeds Wildlife Park Delighted by Surprise Capybara Birth. Staff at Lotherton Wildlife World in Leeds were pleasantly surprised when they discovered a new addition to their family of capybaras during routine checks. Keepers entered the capybara enclosure as part of their daily welfare and feeding routine, only to find an adorable newborn capybara joining…
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Councillor Mohammed Rafique, Andrew Brier, Carol Thomas.
15th March 2024
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Warm glow for residents as £25m energy efficiency scheme delivers results

Hundreds of council flats in Leeds are set for a carbon-cutting, money-saving future thanks to a £25m energy efficiency improvements scheme. Energy and regeneration specialist Equans began work in late 2022 on the transformation of seven tower blocks as part of Leeds City Council’s drive to deliver high-quality homes while also tackling fuel poverty…
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Armley Park tree planting with Councillor Helen Hayden
16th February 2024
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Over 550 trees planted for Armley Gyratory improvement scheme

Work in this winter’s planting season has seen 350 trees planted in the local community as part of the Armley Gyratory improvement scheme. This is in addition to the 206 trees planted last year, making a total of 556 trees, which is well on the way to a target of planting over 660 new…
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Home Energy Help
5th January 2024
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Council launches new scheme to help Leeds residents cut energy bills

Hundreds of Leeds homeowners, renters, and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or at a significant discount, thanks to a new Leeds City Council scheme. The council’s Home Energy Help team is working in partnership with energy services provider Everwarm Ltd to…
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Leeds PIPES Network Video
15th December 2023
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Hundreds more households in Leeds to benefit from low carbon heat network

Hundreds more households will soon enjoy more affordable, reliable, and lower carbon heating with three tower blocks set to become the latest to connect to the city’s flagship Leeds PIPES district heating network. Two hundred and fifty-nine council properties in Lovell Park Heights, Lovell Park Grange, and Lovell Park Towers will be set up…
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Leeds PIPES District Heating Network
17th November 2023
6 mins read

Leeds graded ‘A’ for Climate Action by CDP

Leeds City Council has been recognised as one of 119 cities across the globe taking bold leadership on environmental action and transparency — despite the pressures of a challenging global economic situation in a new list published by renowned international authority the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The city is among the likes of New…
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Deer park tours at Lotherton
11th August 2023
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Chance to make some deer friends at Lotherton this summer

Visitors to Lotherton can join the herd this summer and get a rare, up close look at the estate’s stunning resident red deer. The popular Aberford estate has been home to red deer since the 1980s, and today an estimated 45-strong herd, led by an impressive stag affectionately known as Teddy, lives in Lotherton’s…
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Seized Mercedes Sprinter
11th August 2023
1 min read

End of the road for fly tippers as council continues crackdown

Officers from Leeds City Council’s serious environmental crime team have seized another vehicle, as part the council’s crack down on fly tipping, bringing the total number of vehicles seized in Leeds to 11 over the last 12 months. The mercedes sprinter was seized in Harehills, following a proactive investigation, after a member of the…
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Leeds PIPES Network
11th August 2023
3 mins read

Plans to extend Leeds PIPES network into new areas of the city

More people in Leeds will soon enjoy affordable, reliable, and low carbon heat thanks to four new connections to the Leeds PIPES district heating network that have been confirmed by Leeds City Council. New plans for two major extensions to the award-winning network — which would enable dozens more buildings to connect, have also…
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Leeds West Yorkshire
28th July 2023
3 mins read

New £50,000 grants to help local communities tackle climate change

Communities will benefit from grants of up to £50,000 to deliver projects that help their area become greener and more resilient to climate change. Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor, has launched the £1.7 million community grants scheme to help cut carbon emissions and make neighbourhoods across the region greener and healthier. Projects that could…
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Revive Leeds
21st July 2023
2 mins read

Council’s reuse partners named in top 100 UK social enterprises

Leeds City Council’s two main reuse partners, Revive Leeds and Seagulls Reuse, have been named among the top 100 social enterprises in the UK, in this year’s NatWest SE100 Index. Revive and Seagulls work closely with the council to help residents across Leeds reuse and recycle more of their stuff, diverting waste away from…
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Leeds Students
30th June 2023
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Students and landlords urged to be mindful ahead of summer changeover

Leeds City Council is urging the city’s 50,000 students and their landlords to be considerate of local communities during the summer changeover period. As many student tenancies end this month in Leeds, the council will be working closely with the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University to support students, landlords, and their agents…
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