#LeedsNews - Page 45

Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Robert W Gettings
17th June 2022
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Back of the net! New Multi Use Games Area opens in Gildersome

A new Multi Use Games Area has opened its gates for the first time in Gildersome. Due to a lack of informal sports and recreational provision in Gildersome, Leeds City Council’s parks and countryside team have worked alongside the Gildersome Action Group and other key partners to raise the funds to deliver the new…
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Neville St on completion of the full scheme
17th June 2022
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Update on works to improve city centre transport connectivity

Changes to traffic management on the approach to Leeds City Square are being introduced to prioritise bus services, ahead of the next stage of works to create a world-class gateway to the city and to significantly improve the main entrance to Leeds City Station. Preliminary works on Bishopgate Street and Neville Street, near to…
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Leeds PIPES Network
17th June 2022
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Council wins prestigious industry award for low carbon heat network

Leeds City Council has scooped up a prestigious industry award for the success of its flagship low carbon district heating network. The council and its network partners Vital Energi and Ener-Vate were revealed as the winners of the ‘Heat and Efficiency: Operational’ trophy earlier this week at the ADE’s Decentralised Energy Awards. By using…
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David Oluwale
17th June 2022
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Council chiefs set to back new tribute to David Oluwale

Council chiefs in Leeds are set to give their backing to the creation of a major new public artwork paying tribute to the life and legacy of David Oluwale. At a meeting, members of the council’s executive board will be asked to support the significant new piece by internationally-renowned artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA,…
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Celebrating Britain
10th June 2022
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Leeds celebrates 70 years of British achievement, creativity, and diversity with a specially commissioned street photography exhibition for the Platinum Jubilee

Leeds is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee this summer with the launch of a free to view photographic street exhibition showcasing 70 years of achievement throughout Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s reign. Since 6 February 1952, when Princess Elizabeth acceded to the throne to become Queen Elizabeth II, this country has celebrated many national and local…
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George is strapping on his proton pack and hunting down ghouls in an action-packed day, thanks to Leeds Libraries and the charity Make-A-Wish
10th June 2022
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Leeds Libraries to help make a boy’s Ghostbusters wish come true

A young Ghostbusters super fan is strapping on his proton pack and hunting down ghouls in an action-packed competition, thanks to Leeds Libraries. Working with the charity Make-A-Wish, Leeds Libraries will be helping to grant the wish of eight-year-old George, who lives with Ebstein anomaly, a rare and life-limiting congenital heart defect which means…
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AJ Bell 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds
10th June 2022
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AJ Bell 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds returns this weekend

Leeds City Council is urging people to plan ahead as AJ Bell 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds returns to Roundhay Park this weekend. Thousands of athletes are set to compete across the weekend, from amateurs to elites, with Olympic heroes such as Jonny Brownlee and Georgia Taylor-Brown taking to the start line. Saturday…
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Leeds City Centre
10th June 2022
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New braille-tactile maps help increase accessibility to Leeds

Blind and partially sighted people in Leeds will have a new way to explore some of the city’s best-loved landmarks thanks to a brand-new book of braille-tactile maps. Leeds City Council and Visit Leeds have collaborated with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to increase accessibility to the city by creating the…
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Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
27th May 2022
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Leeds City Council Launches ‘The Leeds Platinum Jubilee Memories Project’ in Honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s 70-year Reign

Cherished stories, memories and photos of royal events in Leeds are being brought together as the city prepares to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. People in Leeds are being asked to come forward with their contributions to the new historical record, which will be hosted by Leeds Libraries’ online Leodis Photo Archive…
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New Leeds Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
27th May 2022
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New Leeds Lord Mayor for 2022/23 officially announced

Councillor Robert W Gettings MBE JP has been announced as the new Lord Mayor of Leeds for 2022/23. He was handed the chains at the council’s Annual General Meeting, taking over from Councillor Asghar Khan. Councillor Gettings is the 128th Lord Mayor of Leeds and he will be accompanied during his time in office…
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Healthy Holidays Scheme
27th May 2022
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Healthy Holidays fund Active Leeds intensive swimming programme

Children across Leeds were invited to attend intensive swimming lessons over the school holidays, in partnership with Healthy Holidays Scheme, Zoggs and the Swimming Teachers Association. Over the course of the week each child was provided swimming equipment and five 45-minute swimming lessons for five days. The scheme was funded by the Department of…
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Council Housing Revenue Account
27th May 2022
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Over a thousand residents living in ‘back-to-back’ council properties to benefit from warmer homes

Over a thousand residents living in ‘back-to-back’ council properties in Leeds will benefit from a project which will make their homes warmer and better insulated. The TIBB project (Transformation Insulation to Back-to-Back), forms part of Leeds City Council’s commitment to invest £100million in decarbonising council housing. Once the project is complete in March 2023,…
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Somewhere Safe to Live
27th May 2022
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New service launches to support Leeds’ most vulnerable women

A new service has launched in Leeds which will support some of the city’s most vulnerable women into long-term accommodation. The ‘Somewhere Safe to Live’ project is being delivered by Leeds City Council in partnership with Together Women. The project will support homeless women in Leeds to access high quality, secure and safe ‘move-on’…
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Shifting Perspectives
27th May 2022
2 mins read

City’s diverse communities explore 300 years of Shifting Perspectives

Members of Leeds’s diverse communities have come together to re-examine and re-define more than 300 years of artwork ahead of a pioneering new exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery. Shifting Perspectives will explore different and sometimes complex representations of people of African, Caribbean and Asian heritage in almost 100 works dating from the 17th Century…
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