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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
19th November 2019
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Consultation begins for new SEND places in Leeds

Consultation has started in Leeds on plans for a new special free school for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The number of children and young people with SEND living in Leeds has increased over the past decade, leading to an increase in demand for specialist provision. To make…
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United Kingdom General Election
19th November 2019
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Voting by post? Miss the deadline, miss the vote

Leeds has one of the biggest postal votes in the UK and people who haven’t voted by post before but now want to are being advised to register early in the first December general election in nearly a century. With the deadline of 5pm on November 26 to vote by post fast approaching, people wishing to do so…
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Leeds Christkindelmarkt
11th November 2019
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Time to get into the festive spirit as Leeds Christkindelmarkt returns

The city’s ever-popular German Christmas market returned to Millennium Square. Running over six weeks until Saturday 21 December, the Christkindelmarkt is once again boasting a wide range of festive stalls and authentic German food & drink alongside the traditional Christmas Carousel and other themed children’s rides. Now in its 18th year, the annual festive…
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Jasvinder Sanghera CBE
7th November 2019
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Jasvinder Sanghera CBE announced as new Independent Chair of Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership

Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Jasvinder Sanghera CBE as its new Independent Chair. The LSCP is an independent intermediary body which works with all agencies to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in Leeds. Jasvinder will give the partnership arrangements for children’s…
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Lord Mayor of Leeds to lead Remembrance Sunday
7th November 2019
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Lord Mayor to lead Remembrance Sunday tributes in Leeds

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Eileen Taylor, will lead the tributes to service men and women who have lost their lives in times of conflict on Remembrance Sunday. Held on Sunday 10 November, people of the city are once again warmly invited to gather at the war memorial on Victoria Gardens to join…
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Leeds Best City for Health and Wellbeing
4th November 2019
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Council supports employees to breastfeed or express milk at work

Leeds City Council has updated its work practices to support new mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work. The council has reviewed its Infant Feeding Policy to allow new mums up to an hour of paid time to breastfeed or express breastmilk for their baby during work hours. Breastfeeding plays an important role…
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Leeds Culture Forum Oct 2019
21st October 2019
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Cultural experts trip the light fantastic as EUROCITIES Culture Forum comes to Leeds

Cultural experts from across Europe gathered in Leeds as the city celebrated its most colourful annual arts spectacular. Leeds City Council, in collaboration with the University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds’s cultural sector, welcomed 98 of the continent’s top cultural experts, representing 58 different cities to this year’s EUROCITIES Culture Forum. With…
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Breeze has Talent 2019 winner
21st October 2019
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Breeze has Talent 2019 winner set to light up Leeds this Christmas

Breeze has Talent 2019 winner, Sophie Littlejohns, with Councillor Salma Arif and Sanchez Payne. 17 year-old Sophie Littlejohns has been crowned winner of this year’s Breeze has Talent competition at an event showcasing Leeds’ most talented young performers. The final of this year’s competition was hosted by radio presenter and former Leeds United FC…
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Leeds United
5th October 2019
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Museum teams up with Leeds United to make football history

Fans will get the chance to relive some epic nights in Elland Road history thanks to a new display celebrating 100 years of Leeds United. Cherished memorabilia harkening back to some of The Whites’ unforgettable Champions League clashes will take pride of place at Leeds City Museum alongside photos, programmes and souvenirs from key…
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Leeds Big Book Grab
29th September 2019
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Schools take part in Big Leeds Book Grab

Schools from across the city joined the Big Leeds Book Grab, with each one choosing up to 150 free books from a warehouse packed with 8,000 brand new titles. With an array of fiction and non-fiction for ages 3-15 on offer, it was a great opportunity to refresh school libraries, ready for National Libraries…
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Light Night Leeds 2019
29th September 2019
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Light Night’s love-themed artwork will be all heart

A romantic illuminated artwork will set hearts racing outside Leeds Town Hall during next month’s highly-anticipated Light Night Leeds. The striking piece entitled With Love will see a giant, bright red love heart take centre stage outside the historic building during October’s spectacular two-night celebration and give visitors the chance to see their heartbeats…
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Blot on the Landscape
29th September 2019
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Volunteers bring home award for unearthing mining history

Volunteers who dug deep to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Yorkshire’s pit workers have scooped a prestigious national award. Working with the team at Temple Newsam House, the group recently co-curated Blot on the Landscape, an exhibition exploring the fascinating history of deep shaft, drift and open cast mining on the estate. Their creative…
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Youth Justice Service colleagues Leanne Smith and Claire Duguid meeting HRH The Princess Royal
29th September 2019
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Right royal occasion for Leeds youth service

Staff in Leeds, who work to prevent offending and re-offending by children and young people, welcomed a Royal visitor. Organised by Butler Trust, a charity which recognises, celebrates, develops and disseminates outstanding work and best practice across UK prisons, probation and youth justice services, HRH The Princess Royal visited Leeds Youth Justice Service in…
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