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£1.5 million flood resilience scheme protecting over 300 homes and businesses is complete: Sheepscar Beck - Section of the channel by Mushroom Street after the works with repaired brickwork and new outfall cropped

18 Aug 2025

£1.5 million flood resilience scheme protecting over 300 homes and businesses is complete

Sheepscar Beck is an historic watercourse that runs through the north of Leeds City Centre. Essential refurbishment works have been undertaken there to enhance flood resilience for over 250 businesses and 50 residential properties in Sheepscar and Mabgate.

Flooding

Lord Mayor of Leeds leads VJ Day 80th anniversary commemoration: VJDAY25 1

15 Aug 2025

Lord Mayor of Leeds leads VJ Day 80th anniversary commemoration

National two-minute silence observed as part of service at the war memorial on Victoria Gardens

Armed Forces/Remembrance

Leeds students celebrate A-level and post-16 results: Results-6

14 Aug 2025

Leeds students celebrate A-level and post-16 results

Young people in Leeds are celebrating after receiving their A-level and other post-16 results today.

Education Schools

Parks tennis courts given complete overhaul: Meanwood Park tennis courts

13 Aug 2025

Parks tennis courts given complete overhaul

Work to completely refurbish parks tennis courts across Leeds has finished, with 50 courts in 11 parks given new life.

Parks and countryside Leisure and sport

Latest data shows fall in childhood obesity rates in Leeds: Obesity rates in children

13 Aug 2025

Latest data shows fall in childhood obesity rates in Leeds

The rates of children living with obesity in Leeds have fallen for the second year running, according to the latest data from Leeds City Council.

Health Children

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted three in a row for Leeds’ Children and Families services: Ofsted Outstanding newsroom

12 Aug 2025

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted three in a row for Leeds’ Children and Families services

Leeds City Council’s Children and Families services have once again been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted – becoming the UK’s first core city to achieve the government inspectors’ highest possible grading three times in a row.

Children's services