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Leeds Site Allocations Plan
2nd October 2017
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Leeds Site Allocations Plan (SAP) public examination update

The independent public examination of Leeds City Council’s Site Allocations Plan (SAP) is to begin next week. The consideration of the plan, which allocates land across the city for future housing, retail, employment and green space in a planned and co-ordinated way, is to start on Tuesday 10 October at 9:30am at Leeds Civic Hall.…
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Councillor Yeadon with Kirkstall Valley Primary school
2nd October 2017
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Art installation raises awareness of paper plea

A plea is being issued for residents to help reduce the mountain of unnecessary paper and cardboard waste produced in the city each year. This week Leeds City Council gave large sculpted letters to schools and businesses, which filled them with recyclable paper and card items to highlight the city-wide issue. Nine schools and businesses…
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Light Night 2017
29th September 2017
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Light Night Leeds sets new benchmark for cultural togetherness

Colourful illuminated benches will help bring people together to experience this year’s stunning Light Night Leeds. The beautiful light benches will be installed on Victoria Gardens ahead of next week’s annual arts showpiece, giving visitors a unique new place to get to know each other on October 5 and 6. Created by German artists Lichtbankobjekte with…
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Mental Health
28th September 2017
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New report aims to help tackle Leeds mental health inequalities

A new report from Leeds City Council’s public health team has reviewed mental health needs in the city and makes recommendations to improve access to healthcare and unequal health outcomes. With more than 100,000 people in Leeds estimated to experience mental health problems each year, the council believes it is vital for mental health…
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Natalie Haigh
27th September 2017
1 min read

Sea of flowers covers museum’s giant map of Leeds

A beautiful sea of thousands of handmade forget me nots has appeared at Leeds City Museum to raise awareness of dementia. The flowers, which symbolise love and memories, have been created by residents and organisations across Leeds ahead of International Day of Older People this Sunday, October 1. Staff and volunteers at the museum…
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Better Care Fund
26th September 2017
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Plans to provide more care for people recovering from a spell in hospital

Leeds City Council and its partners, including Leeds Community Healthcare Trust, have been awarded a multi-million pound contract to provide 72 community beds across the city. The new contract is part of a procurement exercise for 190 community beds in total, undertaken by the Leeds Clinical Commissioning Groups. It will provide a range of…
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Leeds City Council
26th September 2017
1 min read

Unsung heroes wanted for citywide community awards

Nominations are now open for Leeds City Council’s first ever Compassionate City Awards, which are set to take place this December. Anyone wishing to nominate individuals, communities and or organisations who always put others first and deserve to be recognised for their efforts in the local area, has until 20 October to submit their…
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Dog House Bar and Record Store
25th September 2017
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Regeneration scheme helps vinyl make a comeback at historic building

A former cloth merchant’s house in one of Leeds’s oldest streets has reached the vinyl frontier thanks to an exciting regeneration project. The building at 93 Kirkgate reopened last week as The Doghouse café and bar, with Paula’s Vinyl record shop above it, after receiving a grant through the Kirkgate Townscape Heritage Initiative. The project…
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George Pyke’s Musical Clock
25th September 2017
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Clocks talk will turn back time at Temple Newsam

For Eighteenth Century aristocrats, having an impressive ornamental timepiece to help you while away the hours was the ultimate status symbol. Now centuries later those magnificent decorative clocks give visitors to Temple Newsam House an insight into how lords and ladies passed the time in an historic country mansion. And on September 30, the…
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Light Night 2017
22nd September 2017
1 min read

Visitors will be over the moon with Light Night’s dazzling lunar creation

A magnificent recreation of a beautiful full moon will hover over the water at Leeds Dock during this October’s spectacular Light Night Leeds. Made using detailed images captured during a NASA space mission, artist Luke Jerram’s incredible installation will bathe the area in a lunar glow when the city’s brightest cultural occasion returns on…
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Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme
21st September 2017
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Next phase of Leeds flood protection plans on show

Proposals for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme are going on show next month to communities upstream of the city centre. A series of drop-in events are being held in Kirkstall, Horsforth, Rodley and Apperley Bridge areas of Leeds, giving residents the opportunity to view options to reduce the risk of flooding…
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The Business & IP Centre in Leeds
20th September 2017
4 mins read

Libraries kick-starting the next generation of entrepreneurs

The Business & IP Centre in Leeds Central Library will launch Start-up Day this Thursday (21 September) as part of a national drive to celebrate the region’s next generation of entrepreneurs. The day will be jam packed with free workshops, talks and events at the library to equip budding business owners with the tools…
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Baby Week Leeds
19th September 2017
2 mins read

Second Baby Week Leeds nurtures a best start in life

A week of events brought a South American idea to Leeds in a bid to help give all babies in the city the best start in life. Baby Week Leeds ran last week from 11-17 September 2017 with a six day schedule of conferences, workshops and fun activities for parents-to-be, new parents, and professionals.…
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Leeds Neighbourhood Networks
19th September 2017
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Nationally acclaimed neighbourhood networks set for funding boost

Council leaders are set to agree multi-million pound funding to continue and expand the work of the city’s highly acclaimed Neighbourhood Networks. Proposals for extra funding for the Neighbourhood Networks are being discussed at Leeds City Council’s executive board tomorrow, 20 September, following in-depth evaluation of the work they do. The Neighbourhood Networks focus…
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