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Active Leeds Leisure Centres
18th February 2022
1 min read

Active Leeds unveils two new state of the art gyms

New state of the art gyms have been unveiled at two popular Active Leeds Leisure Centres, as part of Leeds City Council’s ambition to get more people moving. Significant investment has been made into new equipment and wider refurbishments at Pudsey and Garforth Leisure Centres, with just under a million pounds being invested across…
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Leeds Lit Fest
11th February 2022
3 mins read

Save the Date! Leeds Libraries to launch Leeds Lit Fest 2022 with a day of free events for families and children

Join us on 26 February for family-friendly reading activities at Leeds Central Library. People across the city are invited to join Leeds Libraries to celebrate this year’s Lit Fest, with a programme of live, face-to-face author events, workshops and activities for children and families – many of which will be free to enjoy. This year’s…
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Innovation@Leeds
11th February 2022
2 mins read

Bright ideas are top of the agenda at council-backed innovation events

A Leeds City Council funding scheme is set to shape the post-pandemic digital and tech landscape by helping unleash the talents of a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurial thinkers. A string of conferences and other knowledge-sharing events will be taking place in the coming weeks and months with support from the Innovation@Leeds scheme. Innovation@Leeds…
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External Wall Insulation Leeds
11th February 2022
2 mins read

Leeds City Council receives funding to make hundreds of homes warmer by boosting thermal efficiency

External wall insulation is a great alternative when looking to improve the insulation of a building, reducing heat loss and improving the building envelope. 630 properties in Leeds will see improvements in their energy and thermal efficiency thanks to a £9.6million grant from the government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. The funding will be used to…
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ABCD Leeds
11th February 2022
2 mins read

New ABCD grants, worth over a quarter of a million, announced to support community building programmes across Leeds

New grants worth £262,500 have been announced to support the expansion of the successful Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) programme across Leeds, with five new ‘pathfinder’ sites receiving grants. The successful third sector organisations awarded the ABCD community grants are Halton Moor and Osmondthorpe Project for Elders (HOPE), InterACT, Slung Low, New Wortley Community…
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Real Living Wage
4th February 2022
3 mins read

Leeds City Council committed to supporting most vulnerable residents and frontline services as annual budget plans confirmed

Investing in new and improved ways of supporting vulnerable children and adults together with protecting frontline services are the key commitments in Leeds City Council’s annual budget plans to be confirmed this month. Those elements underpin the annual budget for 2022/23, which will be considered by senior councillors at the executive board meeting next…
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Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair
4th February 2022
1 min read

Apprenticeships to headline First Direct Arena in February

With over 80 employers and apprenticeship providers attending, the event continues to be one of the largest apprenticeship recruitment fairs in the north of England. The annual Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair is returning to the First Direct Arena on Monday 7 February between 2pm-8pm. The event, which kicks off National Apprenticeship Week, offers a…
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World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds
4th February 2022
3 mins read

World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds routes announced

Following the success of the event moving to see all races start and finish in Roundhay Park in 2021, this year’s routes will once again see the park be the focal point of the weekend to create a festival atmosphere around the site. The event provides the opportunity to compete on much of the…
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E-bikes Leeds
4th February 2022
3 mins read

Leeds pedals out bid for public e-bike ambition

Leeds City Council’s executive board will consider a report to approve a minimum £2 million funding bid to implement a fully docked, public electric bike hire scheme in the city. The funding bid will be discussed at the meeting of senior councillors held at Leeds Civic Hall on Wednesday 9 February, seeking to approve…
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Leeds Standard
4th February 2022
3 mins read

New plans and progress tackling climate change to be discussed by Leeds councillors

Senior councillors will discuss the city’s progress towards becoming a carbon neutral city at a meeting of the council’s executive board next week. Ahead of the meeting the council has published new plans to generate renewable energy, improve the sustainability standards of new council-funded buildings, and to support the rollout of charging infrastructure for…
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Homecare workers in Leeds
4th February 2022
1 min read

Homecare workers in Leeds set for Real Living Wage pay increase

Workers in Leeds carrying out essential services in the city are to be given a wage increase as part of Leeds City Council’s ongoing commitment to pay the Real Living Wage. Proposals to increase minimum pay for council officers as well as homecare providers commissioned by the council to the Real Living Wage of…
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Reflections on the Aire Highres
4th February 2022
2 mins read

Artist’s captivating moonlit masterpiece comes home to Leeds

An atmospheric riverside scene created by one of the city’s most celebrated artists is coming home after being acquired by Leeds Art Gallery. Reflections on the Aire – on strike was painted by Leeds-born John Atkinson Grimshaw in 1879, a rare example of one of his signature ‘moonlit’ scenes combined with a social message. Showing…
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Peoples Woodland Leeds Hospitals Charity
4th February 2022
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Work has started on the transformation of the former South Leeds Golf Course

Work has started at the former South Leeds golf course on the creation of a 48-hectare country park and green space. Much of the former golf course will be developed as a country park with new woodland planting and pathways. There will also be a ‘Peoples Woodland’, delivered in partnership with Leeds Hospitals Charity, creating…
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Georgian Library
4th February 2022
2 mins read

Library messages reveal fascinating chapter in the story of Temple Newsam

A trove of centuries-old keepsakes, footnotes and family crests has been discovered inside the antique tomes of a Leeds mansion’s beautiful Georgian library. Staff at Temple Newsam House carrying out meticulous conservation work on the stunning room made a series of fascinating finds in a select few of the library’s 500 books, some of…
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Transforming Care Programme
4th February 2022
1 min read

Plans to develop new community provision for adults with learning disabilities set to be approved by senior councillors

Plans to develop a new community provision for adults with severe learning disabilities and autism, including a new location for the site, are set to be discussed at Leeds City Council’s executive board next week. Aiming to deliver six high quality flats designed to accommodate some of Leeds most vulnerable citizens, who are in…
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Zero Waste Leeds
4th February 2022
2 mins read

More advice and support to households to help them responsibly dispose of unwanted items to be outlined by Leeds City Council

Senior councillors in Leeds are set to underline their commitment to reduce waste and help residents responsibly and legally dispose of unwanted items. A report being presented to Leeds City Council’s executive board next week, asks senior councillors to approve a raft of new proposals enhancing the legal options available to residents to dispose…
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