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Councillor Jess Lennox and Gerard Tinsdale
16th June 2023
1 min read

Work begins to demolish tower blocks in Killingbeck for future development

Demolition of the Highways tower blocks and maisonettes in Killingbeck has begun this week, marking the first step towards the development of new social housing on the site. Following positive engagement work with the few remaining tenants on site, the flats and maisonettes are now vacant allowing for the demolition work to start. Connell…
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Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip BBQ
16th June 2023
1 min read

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip: Heart Healthy BBQ

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip, written by the Health Promotion and Education Team at Heart Research UK. Nothing quite says summer like the smell of a BBQ. This week’s healthy tip is all about how we can turn a regular not-so-healthy BBQ into a flavour packed heart healthy feast for the whole family…
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2023 Leeds Air Quality Health Needs Assessment Summary
16th June 2023
5 mins read

Leeds’ air quality continues to improve, new data shows

Levels of air pollution in Leeds have not returned to pre-pandemic levels and continue their long-term decline as a result of citywide action, New Air Quality Data published by Leeds City Council on Clean Air Day confirms. Changing travel behaviours, a faster than average transition to plug-in vehicles, and major highways improvements are all…
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
16th June 2023
4 mins read

Charity-funded £2.4m MRI Simulator set to revolutionise radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients in Yorkshire

Staff at Leeds Cancer Centre are celebrating the official opening of a new MRI Simulator which will revolutionise radiotherapy treatment at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. In 2017, Leeds Hospitals Charity launched a £2.4 million pounds ‘MR Sim’ fundraising appeal to purchase the state-of-the-art machine. Thanks to the generosity of the people of Leeds,…
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Leeds City Bikes e-bike hire service
9th June 2023
2 mins read

Gearing-up for Leeds’ new e-bike hire service

First look at the e-bikes coming to Leeds this autumn as scheme is given green light. The new e-bikes coming to Leeds have been revealed, following the final green light for the public e-bike hire service to launch this autumn. Leeds City Bikes will be the first fully electric public bike hire service in…
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De Havilland Tiger Moth plane
9th June 2023
1 min read

Reach for the sky with Leeds Armed Forces Day 2023

One lucky winner can reach for the sky this summer, with the Leeds Armed Forces Day 2023 Grand Raffle to win a flight experience in a vintage De Havilland Tiger Moth plane. The flight experience winner (subject to meeting the terms and conditions) will take to the skies in the open cockpit of a…
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Leeds Bradford Airport
9th June 2023
1 min read

Planning Enforcement Case Statement: Leeds Bradford Airport

Leeds Bradford Airport have been found in breach of the planning condition that restricts night-time movements, exceeding the number of permitted night-time movements by 25% during the 2022 summer season. The council received a complaint in October 2022 which was investigated in accordance with the established processes and protocols, set out in the council’s…
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Were-Turning-Yorkshire-Pink-Social-Post
2nd June 2023
3 mins read

Candlelighters ‘Pink It Up’ flagship campaign returns for 2023

We need your help to turn Yorkshire pink and raise funds and awareness for children with cancer. We need our supporters to be as ambitious, creative, and PINK as possible from 5th to 11th June 2023. This year, we’re focusing on how the money raised during Pink It Up could help fund Candlelighters’ family…
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Healthy Heart Tip- Check your Cheese
2nd June 2023
1 min read

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip: Check your Cheese

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip, written by the Health Promotion and Education Team at Heart Research UK. Here in the UK, the 4th of June is National Cheese Day, a day dedicated to celebrating cheese. Cheese can form part of a healthy, balance diet as it is rich in protein and calcium which…
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Councillor Al Garthwaite
26th May 2023
1 min read

We would like to Congratulate to our new Lord Mayor of Leeds

Councillor Al Garthwaite has been announced as the new Lord Mayor of Leeds for the next year following the council’s annual general meeting. Taking over the role from Councillor Robert W Gettings MBE JP, Councillor Garthwaite becomes the 129th Lord Mayor of Leeds. Born into a military family that moved frequently, Councillor Garthwaite studied…
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Artist Sonia Boyce standing in room 5 at the British Pavilion, 2022, Image Cristiano Corte © British Council
26th May 2023
2 mins read

Gallery going for gold with award-winning musical exhibition

Sonia Boyce OBE is an interdisciplinary artist and academic working across film, photography, print, sound and installation. The stage is set for Leeds Art Gallery to host an internationally acclaimed exhibition showcasing the unique talents of five Black female musicians. Sonia Boyce’s Feeling Her Way will open at the gallery on May 26 after…
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