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Visit Britain
28th July 2023
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New West Yorkshire partnership approved to boost regional tourism

Towns and cities across West Yorkshire have joined forces for a new strategic tourism partnership that will maximise the potential of the region’s visitor economy. Today it was announced that an ambitious joint bid by councils in Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees, Bradford and Wakefield to form a new Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) alongside West…
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Leeds West Yorkshire
28th July 2023
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New £50,000 grants to help local communities tackle climate change

Communities will benefit from grants of up to £50,000 to deliver projects that help their area become greener and more resilient to climate change. Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor, has launched the £1.7 million community grants scheme to help cut carbon emissions and make neighbourhoods across the region greener and healthier. Projects that could…
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Leeds City Bikes e-bike hire service
9th June 2023
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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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West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin
19th May 2023
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Mayor drives forward road safety in West Yorkshire

Work to improve the safety of road users in West Yorkshire has been bolstered thanks to funding from the region’s Mayor. As part of her commitment to drive forward road safety, since coming into office in 2021, West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin, has funded a number of initiatives to improve the safety of all…
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Martin Clunes, Councillor Helen Hayden and West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin welcomed the mounted police unit from the West Yorkshire Police.
27th January 2023
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Actor Martin Clunes comes to Leeds to see the award-winning equestrian infrastructure on the East Leeds Orbital Route

The East Leeds Orbital Route wins award for “Gold Standard” designed equestrian route and Martin Clunes, the president of The British Horse Society comes to Leeds to commemorate. Doc Martin actor, and British Horse Society President, Martin Clunes visited Leeds on Friday 20 January to see first-hand the designated bridleway on the East Leeds…
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Leeds Winter Coat Appeal
16th December 2022
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City steps up to boost heart-warming winter coat appeal

Zero Waste Leeds in partnership with Leeds City Council have launched a winter coat appeal, to ensure good quality warm second-hand winter coats are available to everyone in Leeds. Big-hearted people in Leeds have donated more than 3,500 coats to an appeal helping those in need wrap up warm this winter. The winter coat…
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Connecting Leeds
28th October 2022
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Connecting Leeds £270 million investment in the transport network has completed

Connecting Leeds work to transform transport and travel around Leeds following completion of the unprecedented £270 million Leeds Transport Investment Programme. After the start of the programme in 2018, the vision for Connecting Leeds was to deliver a transformational change in the transport network and connectivity across Leeds and the wider region, helping to…
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Leeds City Bikes
23rd September 2022
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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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Councillor Helen Hayden and Leader of the Council, Councillor James Lewis
26th August 2022
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The East Leeds Orbital Route is fully open

Leader of the Council, Councillor James Lewis and Councillor Helen Hayden, executive member for Infrastructure and Climate officially open the biggest infrastructure project undertaken by Leeds City Council for fifty years, since the completion of the Leeds Inner Ring Road. This new route will become the new Outer Ring Road in North-East Leeds and…
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Leeds Corn Exchange
20th May 2022
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Leeds Corn Exchange celebrates landmark occasion in style

People of all ages had fun in the sun as a smart new look for one of the best-loved locations in Leeds City Centre was showcased in dazzling style. A free day of celebratory activities was held at Leeds Corn Exchange, with a packed schedule of entertainment on offer that included arts, music and…
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Regent Street Flyover
13th May 2022
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Regent Street Flyover fully opens after two years of works

Regent Street Flyover was built in the late 1960s and carries the A64(M) Inner Ring Road over the A61 Regent Street. The removal of the contra-flow marks the Regent Street Flyover project fully reopening the A64 to traffic. The construction of the new flyover commenced two years ago, after it reached the end of…
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Stourton Park and Ride
24th September 2021
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Buses from the past brought back to the future for Ministerial opening of UK’s first fully solar powered park and ride

On 16 September Stourton Park and Ride was officially opened by the Minister for future of transport and environment, Minister Rachel Maclean MP. Minister Maclean was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport on 14 February 2020. Stourton Park and Ride is the third park and ride site in Leeds…
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RootOutRacism
27th August 2021
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Organisations Across Leeds United in Pledge to Root Out Racism

Leeds has come together in overwhelming support of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health Care Partnership (WY&H HCP) anti-racism movement. With over 40 organisations across the City coming together in a pledge to Root Out Racism. Joining Councillor James Lewis, leader of Leeds City Council and Tom Riordan, the Council’s chief executive and the…
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E-Cargo Bikes Leeds City Centre
5th August 2021
3 mins read

Leeds City Council and partners secure grant to buy more electric-cargo bikes for sustainable deliveries in West Yorkshire

A successful bid by Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Bradford Council secures Department for Transport and Energy Saving Trust’s grant to fund 32 new electric-cargo (e-cargo) bikes to the value of £160,000. The Energy Saving Trust’s £2m fund in England last year aims to help businesses and local authorities purchase cargo…
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