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Leeds, Leeds Star
24th March 2017
3 mins read

£3.5 million to help Leeds and Bradford families at risk of social exclusion

Bradford and Leeds councils have been jointly awarded £3.5 million to help tackle social exclusion and provide early intervention to families at risk. The funding has been awarded as part of Building Better Opportunities, a joint programme between the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund. The Stronger Families programme will provide early…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
23rd March 2017
1 min read

Statement from Leeds City Council Leader re Westminster attacks

Leeds Civic Hall and Leeds Town Hall will be lit up red, white and blue tonight as a mark of respect to those affected by the Westminster attack as civic leaders express their condolences with the people of London. Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council said: “On behalf of Leeds City Council and…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
23rd March 2017
2 mins read

Actor Dean Smith to host sixth Leeds Young Filmmakers

The 18th Leeds Young Film Festival takes place from 10-20 April 2017. The festival’s most spectacular edition yet will open with Leeds Young Filmmakers Golden Owl Awards, before inviting families to explore the world of film, animation and virtual reality at four venues across the city, with programmes and events including Reel Kids, The…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
23rd March 2017
1 min read

Leeds and Bradford secure approval for £9.8m programme to tackle unemployment

Leeds City Council and City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council have been awarded a £4.9m grant from the European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF), which will be match funded by each authority to help reduce unemployment across both cities. Leeds will receive a share of the funding to deliver the £2.8m Skills Training Employment Pathways…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
17th March 2017
2 mins read

Leeds women leading the way in challenging radicalisation and preventing conflict

Women from communities across Leeds have completed an accredited 10-week programme tackling a range of issues relating to radicalisation and conflict. As part of the ‘Women for Peace’ project delivered by national charity ‘The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace’, women from a range of different cultures and backgrounds came together to share…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
16th March 2017
1 min read

Sixty new primary school places created for north Leeds

With the support of the head teachers, staff and governing bodies, Leeds City Council has secured an additional 60 reception class places for September 2017 at two north Leeds primary schools. The places are required in order to address a shortage of reception places, due to birth rate increases and movement into the area…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
14th March 2017
1 min read

Senior councillors to discuss first neighbourhood plan in Leeds

The creation of the first local neighbourhood plan influencing future development in an area of Leeds is to be discussed by senior councillors next week. The neighbourhood plan for Clifford in Wetherby which is now ready to be adopted will be debated by Leeds City Council’s executive board at its meeting at Civic Hall…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
14th March 2017
1 min read

Final recommendations on future Leeds City Council electoral arrangements

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) has today published its final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Leeds City Council. A press release from the LGBCE is available here and information about the process, full report and interactive mapping of the final recommendations can be viewed on the LGBCE website here. The independent…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
13th March 2017
2 mins read

Creative pupils let their pens do the talking

Pupils who have been taking part in a creative writing competition will be awarded for their poetic and literary efforts at a civic ceremony on Wednesday. Hundreds of children from primary schools across the city submitted entries into this year’s Arooj creative writing competition, with 27 pupils being short listed as potential winners. The…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
13th March 2017
3 mins read

Leeds residents urged to make their used metal matter

Leeds residents urged to make their used metal matter. Households across Leeds are being urged to recycle more of the 350 million items of waste metal packaging used in the city each year, to do their bit for the environment. Leeds City Council has teamed up with organisations from the metal packaging manufacturing industry,…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
13th March 2017
3 mins read

Campaign highlights best chance of quitting for Leeds smokers

SMOKERS IN Leeds are being targeted by a new campaign to highlight the effectiveness of local Stop Smoking Services. Cancer Research UK has launched an advertising campaign, aimed at increasing awareness and encouraging people to get help from their local Stop Smoking Service, which give smokers the best chance of giving up for good.…
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