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The World Reimagined
30th September 2022
2 mins read

Inspiring arts project sees pupils bring the whole world to Leeds

Creative young people from schools across Leeds have seen a series of stunning globes they crafted in the classroom go on display to the public. As part of a spectacular cultural education project, pupils from 13 schools around the city designed and created their own beautiful artworks which are now on show at Leeds…
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House of Cards
23rd September 2022
2 mins read

Play your cards light as arts extravaganza stacks the deck for Leeds

Leeds City Centre will be decked out with a giant display of illuminated playing cards when Light Night Leeds returns next month. The spectacular structure entitled House of Cards will be in place at Victoria Leeds, one of an incredible array of illuminated artworks coming to the city for the two-night arts extravaganza on…
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Innovation@Leeds
23rd September 2022
2 mins read

Funding schemes aim to provide lift-off for new generation of business innovators

Leeds City Council’s Innovation@Leeds programme is making vital funding support available to help unleash the talents of a new generation of entrepreneurs and bold business thinkers. A total of around £600,000 is set to be distributed to successful bidders through two different Innovation@Leeds grant schemes – capital and revenue. The capital grants – provisionally…
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Every Breath You Treat Medical Conference
23rd September 2022
3 mins read

Leeds City Council waives ticket costs for accredited national air quality conference designed for health professionals, medics and researchers

An accredited online medical conference bringing together some of the country’s top air pollution experts will now be free to attend on October 4, after event organisers announced they were waiving ticket costs so that more health professionals can benefit from cutting-edge insights to help improve patient outcomes. ‘Every Breath You Treat’ is believed…
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Leeds City Bikes
23rd September 2022
2 mins read

Leeds e-bike hire scheme moves a step closer

Electric bikes coming to city centre streets in push to make Leeds a city where you don’t need a car. The arrival of Leeds’s first public e-bike hire scheme has moved a step closer with potential operators being invited to bid for the contract. The scheme, which is due to launch next year, will…
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Safe System Pillars
23rd September 2022
3 mins read

Councillors endorse the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy

Councillors of Leeds City Council Executive Board confirmed support to adopt a new Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy. In March 2022 Leeds Safe Roads Partnership, chaired by Leeds City Council, launched a consultation that asked the people of Leeds to comment on a strategy, developed by the Leeds Safe Roads Partnership, to…
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Taxi and Private Hire
23rd September 2022
2 mins read

Leeds City Council’s Executive Board approve changes to taxi and private hire driver licensing standards to improve public safety in Leeds

Senior councillors have approved changes to taxi and private hire driver licensing standards in relation to minor motoring convictions. At the meeting, members of Leeds City Council’s Executive Board approved the adoption of the following set of standards for taxi and private hire licence holders: Applications for a new taxi or private hire driver…
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Light Night Leeds 2022
2nd September 2022
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Come out and play as Light Night Leeds returns to dazzle city

Celebrating the diverse and thriving creativity of Leeds, Light Night Leeds is an annual free multi-arts and light festival that takes over Leeds City Centre. The streets of Leeds will be transformed into an incredible illuminated playground when Light Night returns to the city this October. More than 50 spectacular light installations, dynamic projections…
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Leeds City Market
2nd September 2022
1 min read

Double century surprise as records reveal market’s milestone

A fascinating surprise discovery in Leeds this week has revealed the city’s historic Kirkgate Market is believed to have its 200th anniversary. Material pulled from the archives suggests traders first set out their stalls on what is now Europe’s largest undercover market way back on 31st August 1822. Referenced in the book “Kirkgate Market…
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Rock School UK
26th August 2022
2 mins read

Young musicians rock out for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice

Budding musicians from across Leeds who have been honing their craft during the summer holidays are performing live to raise vital funds for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice. Students aged between 9-16 years old from Armley-based Rock School UK are taking to the stage for special one-off gigs every Saturday at The Wardrobe in Leeds…
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