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Ten unique large-scale artworks are set to celebrate history, life, and culture in Leeds as a new outdoor exhibition opens on Neville Street. 

“We can and we will destroy your vehicle if it is used for fly tipping”

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Al Garthwaite, warmly invites all Leeds communities to join her at Victoria Gardens on Sunday 12 November, as she leads the city’s Act of Remembrance. 

The Lord Mayor of Leeds has urged residents to check if they are eligible for the free flu or covid-19 vaccine this winter.

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Leeds City Council has today issued an update on the current known impacts of Storm Babet, which brought high winds and heavy rain between October 19-21 2023.  

A book of historic lighthouse designs from the brilliant mind of Leeds-born engineering genius John Smeaton has gone on display in Leeds.

The beautiful first edition, penned by Smeaton himself, is among the fascinating objects featured in a new exhibition which has opened at Leeds Industrial Museum.

Tourism chiefs from across West Yorkshire came together this week for the inaugural meeting of a new partnership aimed at unleashing the vast potential of the region’s visitor economy.

The first meeting of the Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) saw representatives from each of the five West Yorkshire districts join forces with key figures from the tourism sector to begin exploring ways to grow the visitor economy, attract more visitors and inward investment and create job opportunities across West Yorkshire.

An event marking a special birthday of a pioneering asset-based community development programme in Leeds has been held this week.

Over 150 attendees, including members of third sector organisations, interested representatives of other local authorities and city councillors came together at Slung Low in Holbeck to celebrate the 10^th birthday of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) programme.