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Leeds Light Night 2018
14th August 2018
2 mins read

Bright idea to mix art and science at cultural spectacular

The historic stonework of Leeds Civic Hall will be transformed by a breathtaking fusion of modern art and cutting-edge science when Light Night Leeds returns this October. A team of international artists is currently working on a spectacular projection, which will use the Georgian building’s distinctive, white facade as a canvas to explore the…
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SMART LEEDS
14th August 2018
2 mins read

Leeds City Council to extend free Wi-Fi into 20 community buildings

Free Wi-Fi is to become available at 20 community buildings across Leeds as part of a leading digital skills programme being delivered by Leeds City Council. Following the successful introduction of free Wi-Fi in most council buildings, the programme is now being extended into non-council community buildings with a particular focus on areas of…
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Rob Young and Angus
13th August 2018
4 mins read

A bumper summer of cycling

Record numbers have been making the most of the summer weather on Bradford and Leeds cycling infrastructure, which was either built or improved as part of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £60m CityConnect programme aimed at encouraging more people to cycle and walk. Between May and July, almost 120,000 trips were made on the award-winning…
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A Woman's Place
9th August 2018
1 min read

Object of the week- Ivy Benson ceramic

At a time when war raged across Europe, Ivy Benson was calling her own tune. The pioneering musician and band leader, who was born in Holbeck, became something of a celebrity when war gave her a chance to break into the world of big bands. In fact her All Girls Orchestra became the BBC’s…
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Leeds Network Rail
2nd August 2018
1 min read

Statement by Leader of Leeds City Council following meeting with rail operators

Commenting on this morning’s appearance of representatives from Network Rail, Northern and TransPennine at today’s West Yorkshire Combined Authority meeting. Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire’s representative on the Transport for the North Board said: “It is good that the operators and Network Rail apologised for the chaos that’s…
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Secondary School Places in Leeds
2nd August 2018
1 min read

Applications now open for secondary school places in Leeds

Parents across Leeds are being reminded to get their applications in for their child’s secondary school place for next September. Although it is only early in the summer holidays, families with children starting secondary school in September 2019 can already start applying for their child’s school place. Parents and carers are being encouraged to…
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
1st August 2018
3 mins read

Public ballot for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 opens

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Public Ballot opened today (Wednesday, 1 August) at 10 am (BST) on Wednesday 1 August. When ticket applications were opened to all members of the public, backed by a major marketing and PR campaign, warmly called Are You In? The Public Ballot will be open until 29 August and…
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One Yorkshire Devolution Plan
1st August 2018
1 min read

Comment on One Yorkshire devolution by Leader of Leeds City Council

Yorkshire Devolution – an historic opportunity for the whole country. The One Yorkshire plan would see one combined devolved authority – like those established in the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and the Liverpool city region for the whole of the county. It would be headed by a directly elected mayor and would oversee transport,…
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HMO Licensing
31st July 2018
1 min read

Landlord licence changes for houses in multiple occupation

Landlords are being urged to ensure their licences are up to date ahead of changes to the law that mean more people who live in privately-rented houses in multiple occupations (HMOs) will be covered by the scheme. New government rules will come into effect on 1 October 2018 that widen the scope under which…
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Leeds 2023
30th July 2018
1 min read

Search has begun for leader of city’s new cultural cornerstone

The search has begun for a dynamic new leader to spearhead the city’s ambitious vision for an international cultural festival celebrating the best of Leeds. Following approval from Leeds City Council’s Executive Board last month, Leeds Culture Trust is looking for a chair with the skills, knowledge and influence to assemble a high-level board…
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26th July 2018
2 mins read

People Powered Press is right type of attraction for museum

For centuries, it’s been home to the hulking heirlooms of Leeds’s industrial heyday which once propelled the city to the pinnacle of global production. Now a modern mechanical marvel powered entirely by people has taken its place amid the technological giants of the past at Leeds Industrial Museum. The incredible People Powered Press, thought…
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Leeds City Markets
25th July 2018
1 min read

Yorkshire’s best young traders set out stalls in Leeds Market

Young entrepreneurs from across Yorkshire are setting out their stalls at Kirkgate Market in Leeds on Wednesday, 1 August, as part of a competition to find the county’s best young stallholder. The Yorkshire Youth Market gathers together 40 traders aged between 16 and 30 who are running businesses trading on markets, festivals, and fairs…
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Beavers to Weavers
25th July 2018
1 min read

Object of the week- Pearl Buddha statues

Beautifully rendered in perfect pearl, these tiny statues illustrate one of the many ways nature’s unparalleled creativity has been utilised by humans. Currently on display at Leeds City Museum, the gently shimmering effigies are contained within a large, freshwater oyster shell. Originally inserted into the molluscs by oyster farmers, the miniature statues of Buddha…
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme
24th July 2018
4 mins read

Leeds delegation set for stateside Boston mission

A delegation of industry leaders from Leeds is heading to Boston in America this week to strengthen and develop links between the two cities. Building on visits to Leeds from delegates from Greater Boston in recent years, the trip taking place from July 25-27 is being managed by Leeds City Council, with chief executive…
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