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Paul Mirfin is a contemporary oil painter with a unique background that significantly influences his art.

20th February 2026

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Former railway conductor who painted for the King opens art gallery at Yorkshire station

A former railway conductor who was once commissioned to paint for the King Charles III has opened an art gallery at a Yorkshire station, bringing a new creative space to daily commuters and visitors. Paul Mirfin, who worked for Northern for more than two decades, has launched the gallery at Grade II-listed Knaresborough station.…

17th May 2024

CHILD FRIENDLY LEEDS

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Lyla Bell has been nominated for the Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2024

Lyla Bell, a remarkable 10-year-old from Thorpe, has been shortlisted for the Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2024. Despite battling the genetic disorder Cystic Fibrosis, Lyla continues to embrace life with vigor. This year marks the ninth edition of the awards, which recognize the outstanding talents and achievements of young people in Leeds. From an…

Alford Gardner at the Jamaican Society Leeds For King, Country and Home exhibition which he opened in April. Photo; David Lindsay

17th November 2023

OUR CITY

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City Salutes Trailblazing Windrush pioneer with prestigious Award

One of the nation’s last surviving HMT Empire Windrush passengers and the city’s only remaining Caribbean Second World War serviceman will receive a prestigious civic honour, it was confirmed today. At a meeting of Leeds City Council’s, members approved the nomination for Alford Gardner to be a recipient of The Leeds Award, which recognises…

Leeds Town Hall, decorated for the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on June 28, 1911. Credit Leeds Libraries and Information Service.

28th April 2023

WHAT'S ON

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History’s Coronation streets revealed as photos revisit crowning glory days

An illuminated tram, a giant crown and roasting a whole sheep are just a few of the unusual ways Leeds celebrated coronations of the past, historic images have revealed. The right royal collection of photos capture more than a century of the city’s coronation memories and have been rediscovered by the city’s librarians. The…

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Former railway conductor who painted for the King opens art gallery at Yorkshire station

Lyla Bell has been nominated for the Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2024

City Salutes Trailblazing Windrush pioneer with prestigious Award

History’s Coronation streets revealed as photos revisit crowning glory days

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