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Light Night Leeds
21st September 2019
2 mins read

Light Night Leeds is the UK’s largest annual arts and light festival returning on 10 and 11 October 2019

Giant, illuminated seesaws will make sure next month’s incredible Light Night Leeds is full of unforgettable ups and downs. The family-friendly, interactive installation, entitled Wave-Field, will give visitors the chance to team up and create their own unique patterns and harmonies as the two-night cultural spectacular returns to the city on October 10 and…
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Leeds Careers Charter
21st September 2019
3 mins read

Council teams up with schools to launch Leeds Careers Charter

Leeds City Council and its partners in business and education have come together to pledge their commitment to support and improve the skills of young people in Leeds to make informed choices and plan their future careers. The council, working with business, schools and young people, has launched the Leeds Careers Charter. The charter aims to…
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21st September 2019
3 mins read

Sky’s the limit as Leeds Town Hall gets ready for major refurbishment

The history of Leeds Town Hall reached a new high point today with the announcement of a major refurbishment project aimed at securing the much-loved building for future generations. The landmark investment project will see the stunning town hall, opened by Queen Victoria back in 1858, undergo extensive improvement work over the next three…
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Big Leeds Climate Conversation
15th September 2019
1 min read

Six weeks left to take part in the Big Leeds Climate Conversation

Leeds City Council is urging residents to share their views on how the city should respond to the climate emergency before the Big Leeds Climate Conversation ends on October 31. By taking part in the conversation which is being conducted in partnership with the Leeds Climate Commission-residents will help the council develop a citywide…
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Leeds World Car Free Day
15th September 2019
1 min read

Roads closed for World Car Free Day 2019

Roads in Otley, Headingley and Beeston Hill are to be closed to traffic on 22 September as part of celebrations for World Car Free Day. Leeds will join cities from across the world including London and Paris taking part in this year’s World Car Free Day next weekend to raise awareness of the environmental…
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Leeds Clean Air Charging Zone copy
15th September 2019
2 mins read

Executive board to discuss Clean Air Charging Zone progress

Senior councillors are to discuss the progress of and new proposals for the city’s planned Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ) at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board next week. The Clean Air Charging Zone will tackle air pollution and protect the health of everyone in Leeds by encouraging businesses to transition to…
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Light Night 2019
7th September 2019
2 mins read

Dreams come true as Light Night Leeds returns to transform city

A breath-taking parade of music and light will take an awestruck crowd of thousands on a journey into dreamland when Light Night Leeds returns next month. The annual cultural spectacular is set to transform the city centre for the 15th year in a row on October 10 and 11, with a stunning programme of…
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Leeds Industrial Museum's vintage fire engine
7th September 2019
1 min read

Object of the week- vintage fire engine

Once a stalwart of the fire service in Leeds, this impressive vintage engine is now being showcased alongside some of the city’s most impressive feats of innovation. Originally made for the City of Leeds in 1891 by the famed Shand Mason and Co and with a boiler crafted from Yorkshire iron, the engine was…
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Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board
7th September 2019
2 mins read

New ‘Spot of Lunch’ campaign launches in Leeds

A new ‘Spot of Lunch’ campaign launches in Leeds highlighting alcohol as a cause of breast cancer, with research showing more than 60% of UK women are unaware of breast cancer risks associated with alcohol. Leeds City Council launches the campaign in partnership with the Yorkshire and the Humber Alcohol Alliance across TV, online…
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Leeds Active Travel
1st September 2019
3 mins read

Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee MBE revealed as city’s first Active Travel ambassador

Leeds triathlete and double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee MBE has been named as the city’s first Active Travel ambassador. In his new role, Alistair will add his support to initiatives, projects and infrastructure projects being undertaken through the city’s Active Travel campaign, which key aim is to encourage more people to incorporate walking and…
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Eshton Beck, Mike Leonard, Leeds University
1st September 2019
2 mins read

Trees planted in natural flood management pilot

Hundreds of trees have been planted as part of the first project to trial natural flood management techniques to help improve protection for the people of Leeds and living near the River Aire. The pilot site on a working farm at Eshton Beck, Gargrave now has 650 new trees planted by staff and trainees…
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Leeds United and Borussia Dortmund Football Club
25th August 2019
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Signed Leeds United and Borussia Dortmund 2019/20 shirts up for grabs as cities mark special 50th anniversary of twinning

As part of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of twinning between Leeds and Dortmund, Leeds City Council is giving someone in the city the opportunity to win both a signed Leeds United and Borussia Dortmund 2019/20 football shirt. Leeds and Dortmund both have rich footballing histories, and to mark the golden anniversary celebration, the council, along…
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Councillor Eileen Taylor presenting Major Watts with medal
11th August 2019
1 min read

Lord Mayor honoured to present Royal Army Major with service medal

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Eileen Taylor, welcomed Major David Watts to Leeds Civic Hall this month to present him with a medal following his service abroad. Major Watts, who serves as part of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), had been deployed as part of a seven-month UK training mission to Iraq. As someone…
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Leeds Park and Ride - Elland Road
5th August 2019
3 mins read

Building work for Elland Road park and ride expansion begins

Construction work to create an extra 550 spaces to Elland Road park and ride has started. The Council’s Connecting Leeds programme is set to create an additional 2,000 park and ride spaces across the city by March 2021. The work on Elland Road marks the start of increasing car parking capacity with an extra…
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Tall Buildings Design Guide for Leeds
5th August 2019
1 min read

Public consultation begins on tall buildings design guidance for Leeds

Public consultation is now underway on the Tall Buildings Design Guide for Leeds. Designed to advise on buildings that are taller than their neighbours, the guide provides advice on where tall buildings may be located and what design principles should be followed. The guide is a refresh of the original version adopted in 2010…
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Secondary school places in Leeds
5th August 2019
1 min read

Applications open for secondary school places in Leeds

Parents and carers across Leeds are being reminded to get their applications in for their child’s secondary school place for September next year. Although it is only early in the summer holidays, families with children starting secondary school in September 2020 can already start applying for their child’s school place. Parents and carers are…
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