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Leeds City Council confirms new interim chief executive: Mariana Pexton Aug 2024

11 Sep 2024

Leeds City Council confirms new interim chief executive

Leeds City Council has confirmed the appointment of Mariana Pexton as interim chief executive in a unanimous vote of its full council.

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Mass transit: Council backs first phase of scheme: An artist's impression of a mass transit system in Leeds

11 Sep 2024

Mass transit: Council backs first phase of scheme

Leeds City Council is backing the first phase of West Yorkshire’s mass transit scheme, in a report due to go before senior councillors next week.

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Inspiring women’s landmark legacy project to go before council chiefs: Civic Hall lit up in green for Recycling week

11 Sep 2024

Inspiring women’s landmark legacy project to go before council chiefs

The city’s senior councillors are set to hear more about inspiring plans to honour some of the trailblazing women who have made history in Leeds.

Members of Leeds City Council’s executive board will next week be asked to give their backing to plans to add the names of six inspirational women to the walls of the council chamber at Leeds Civic Hall.

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Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan confirms leaving plans: 1603 Tom Riordan 4

10 Sep 2024

Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan confirms leaving plans

Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan has confirmed his leaving plans after being appointed to a leading role in driving the improvement of health outcomes across the country. 

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Leeds support services come together to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2024: Kirkgate Market event

05 Sep 2024

Leeds support services come together to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2024

Kirkgate Market will play host to a special event showcasing a range of support services on offer in Leeds as the city comes together to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2024.

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Light fantastic as city’s cultural showpiece set for 20th dazzling display: Light Night Leeds 2024

05 Sep 2024

Light fantastic as city’s cultural showpiece set for 20th dazzling display

A compelling programme of illuminated artworks will wow crowds in Leeds this October when the dazzling spectacle of Light Night Leeds returns for its landmark 20th edition.

The UK’s largest light art festival, Light Night will be back in Leeds city centre on October 24 and 25, bringing a programme of incredible, large-scale projections, live street theatre and interactive installations to some of the city’s most recognisable buildings and locations.

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