Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council said: “I’d like to extend a warm Leeds welcome to all the students returning to study and those joining us for the first time. “Leeds rightly prides itself on being a welcoming city, and a place where we all work together. The council is working with…
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Distinguished Leeds-born poet and playwright Tony Harrison, has received one of the city’s highest civic honours. On hand to present Tony with a ‘Leeds Award’ in recognition of his nationally and internationally acclaimed work was the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Eileen Taylor as part of a special ceremony held at the city’s civic…
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Leeds City Council and the Leeds Climate Commission have kicked off a three-month consultation on climate change at a packed launch event held at the University of Leeds last night. The Big Leeds Climate Conversation aims to raise awareness of the need to tackle climate change, find out whether individuals are willing to take…
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Leading innovation districts from across the UK have joined together to urge government, cities and city regions to channel investment in to mature and growing innovation districts. The UK Innovation Districts Group (IDG) and consulting and engineering firm, Arup, have released a report outlining the importance of these centres to the UK economy. The…
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We’re closing the roads to traffic in Leeds on Sunday 2 September and hosting a street festival for anyone on a bike. Saddle up as we take over the streets of Leeds city centre for a day of cycling fun at the HSBC UK Let’s Ride Cycling Festival. See Leeds city centre and surrounding…
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Young people in Leeds are celebrating receiving their A-level and other post 16 results today. Over 2500 pupils across Leeds received their grades today and should all be extremely proud of their achievements. Leeds City Council is still collecting results from across the city, but provisional results from schools suggest an increase in average…
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A delegation of industry leaders from Leeds is heading to Boston in America this week to strengthen and develop links between the two cities. Building on visits to Leeds from delegates from Greater Boston in recent years, the trip taking place from July 25-27 is being managed by Leeds City Council, with chief executive…
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The emotional first-hand account of a Leeds man held captive in a German First World War internment camp has been rediscovered by a group of young history-lovers. Albert Stockwell’s moving diary is being shown to the public for the very first time at Leeds City Museum as part of a new display looking at…
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A Leeds City team has successfully bid for a place on a prestigious leadership programme run by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the world’s top universities. The two-year Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme (REAP) provides expert, evidence-based guidance for teams to bring about significant economic and social change in their region. MIT selects…
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Schoolchildren in Leeds were given the chance to see the famous Tour de Yorkshire trophies today as the leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor Judith Blake, welcomed them to the city as part of Welcome to Yorkshire’s trophy tour. Each year in the lead up to the race, both the men’s and women’s trophies…
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An ambitious plan to use HS2 as the spark to create thousands of jobs for the Leeds City Region is launched today. Around 300,000 jobs are expected to be created over the period covered by the Leeds City Region HS2 Growth Strategy including 41,000 from proposals set out in the plan, 5,000 from construction…
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Responding to the publication of the New Year’s Honours 2018 list, Councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council said: “Congratulations to all those in Leeds and Yorkshire on recieving their honours. “It’s great to see Steve Robinson honoured for all that he has done in his community for those with disabilities, and also volunteers…
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A youth conference exploring community cohesion and peace education being held in Leeds for the first time later this month, will welcome a special guest, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairéad Maguire from Northern Ireland. The two-day conference, which will be held at Leeds Trinity University, over the weekend of the 25th and 26th of November,…
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A new teaching partnership between Leeds and Wakefield councils and two universities in Leeds aims to improve education, training and career opportunities for social workers and students. The Leeds and Wakefield Social Work Teaching Partnership (LWSWTP) consists of children’s and adults’ social work services within Leeds City Council and Wakefield Council, and the Leeds…
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The University of Leeds is investing £10m to develop the UK’s first dedicated centre for high speed rail technologies and system integration. Offering a ‘complete system’ approach to high-speed rail engineering, it will give the UK an unrivalled centre of excellence for high speed rail planning, design, construction and manufacturing. The Institute for High Speed…
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A pioneering Climate Commission is being launched in Leeds this week to encourage investment in low-carbon, climate-resilient developments and therefore save cities millions of pounds as well as countering climate change. The commission will be launched on Thursday (September 7) by former Environment Secretary and current chair of the UK Committee on Climate Change,…
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A report by prominent Life Science’s Champion Professor Sir John Bell recommending the creation of new Digital Innovation Hubs in the UK has been welcomed by Leeds City Council and partners. With Sir John setting out a recommendation in the report on the future of the UK’s Life Science sector to ‘Establish two to…
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Perhaps the biggest UK sporting spectacle in living memory, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games left an indelible mark on Leeds. With thousands lining the streets to watch the Olympic torch relays and the city’s athletes putting in a superb display, communities in Leeds still have many happy memories from 2012. A permanent…
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Among the huge array of objects which make up Leeds City Museum’s In Their Footsteps exhibition, there are many stirring examples of courage and heroism. But in some ways, the story of Jogendra Sen epitomises the selflessness and dedication shown by the Leeds soldiers who gave their lives on the battlefields of the First…
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Leeds Art Gallery has said a temporary farewell to a celebrated Yorkshire favourite. Dual Form by Barbara Hepworth has been transported the short distance to the University of Leeds while the gallery is closed for major roof repairs. The sculpture was bought from the artist by Leeds Art Fund back in 1967 and has…
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