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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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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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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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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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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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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Walking to school is a great method of transportation for children whose schools are located within a reasonable distance. It improves children’s health and allows them to travel independently – but their safety and security is vital. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar Khan, marked Walk to School Week by visiting Gledhow Primary…
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Just One Day is an annual one day event where those who work, live, play, learn, eat, drink or shop in Leeds can show their pride in our city by supporting fundraising for the Lord Mayor’s chosen charity Leeds Hospitals Charity. This year’s date for Just One Day is 20th May 2022 – Whether…
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The public are invited to show their support for The 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (4PARA) as they march through the streets of Leeds this weekend (26 March) to exercise their right to the freedom of the city. Saturday will bring together 4PARA, past, present and future as they take part in a freedom…
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In a Leeds Civic Ceremony attended by Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Sue Baker JP, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar Khan, and Leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor James Lewis planted a young Acer Palmatum (Atropurpureum) tree at Golden Acre Park to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The tree planted in Friday’s…
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On the 21st May 2021, Councillor Asghar Khan was officially announced as the city’s 127th Lord Mayor of Leeds. During his time as Lord Mayor, Councillor Asghar Khan has chosen to support Leeds Hospitals Charity. Leeds Hospitals Charity is the charity for Leeds Teaching Hospitals, and thanks to donations is able to provide an…
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This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day will be held at the City Varieties Music Hall on Sunday (Jan 23) with a theme of ‘One Day.’ Due to the closure of Leeds Town Hall for refurbishment, the historic theatre will host a live in-person commemoration event. Following the success of last year’s live stream, members of…
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Kevin Sinfield OBE completed his Extra Mile Challenge at Headingley Stadium in front of hundreds of fans, players, friends and family and was welcomed back by the man who inspired it all, his friend and former team mate, Rob Burrow MBE. After raising over £2.7 million through his first fundraising effort to raise funds…
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The long-time advocate for unpaid carers across Leeds, Val Hewison has received one of the city’s highest civic honours. In recognition of her dedication, in working with and supporting unpaid carers across Leeds, Val Hewison was presented with the prestigious Leeds Award by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar Khan this week. Val has…
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On Monday 15 November the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar Kahn, will join twelve councillors and local business owners who are taking on a unique fundraising challenge in support of Leeds Hospitals Charity, the Lord Mayor of Leeds’s Charity for 2021/22. The group will spend the day locked up in the chambers beneath…
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Members of all communities across Leeds are warmly invited to join the Lord Mayor on Victoria Gardens to mark Remembrance Sunday. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar Khan, will lead the tributes to service men and women who have lost their lives in times of conflict on Remembrance Sunday. Held on Sunday 14 November,…
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For the first time in the history of the role, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar Khan, has elected two chaplains for his year in office, enabling him to be advised by respected figures of different faiths. Appointed earlier this summer, Councillor Asghar Khan has selected Father Darren Percival as his Church of…
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Fifty years after the world said “Never Again” to the horrors of the Holocaust, genocide took place on European soil. The name Srebrenica has become synonymous with those dark days in July 1995 when, in the first ever United Nations declared safe area, thousands of men and boys were systematically murdered and buried in…
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Councillor Asghar Khan has become the city’s 127th Lord Mayor of Leeds after unanimous support from members of all parties at the council’s annual meeting. Taking over the role from the previous incumbent Councillor Eileen Taylor, who served an unprecedented two years in the role, Councillor Asghar Khan will be accompanied during his time…
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A special pre-recorded civic service in remembrance of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh will be available to view online from this Friday. Led by the Rector of Leeds, The Reverend Canon Sam Corley, and with a sermon by the Anglican Bishop of Leeds, The Right Reverend Nick Baines, the service will be…
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