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Unleash your inner superhero for the Lord Mayor’s charity: Insite artwork v1

27 Jan 2026

Unleash your inner superhero for the Lord Mayor’s charity

Unleash your inner superhero and show your secret superpowers to raise money for the Lord Mayor of Leeds Charity Appeal Just One Day event, which returns on Friday 13 February.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

Leeds City Council clarifies position on bin collections as new brown bin food waste trial announced: Cover photo caddy tipping into brown bin option1 full bin profile

27 Jan 2026

Leeds City Council clarifies position on bin collections as new brown bin food waste trial announced

No changes to overall bin policy as new trial service to begin in Wetherby and Collingham

Bin collections/waste services

Major apprenticeship fair returns this February: LARF 2026 3

27 Jan 2026

Major apprenticeship fair returns this February

The largest apprenticeship recruitment fair in the North of England is returning to Leeds’s first direct arena on Wednesday 11 February.

jobs and skills

Public consultation launches to improve walking, wheeling and cycling routes to schools in Leeds: Access to Schools-2

21 Jan 2026

Public consultation launches to improve walking, wheeling and cycling routes to schools in Leeds

Leeds City Council is proposing to introduce new measures on streets surrounding schools in Middleton and Halton Moor to improve access to schools and local amenities by making walking, wheeling, and cycling safer and more accessible.

Connecting Leeds Highways

Bridging generations through remembrance with Holocaust Memorial Day: LCC HMD 2026 Big Screen Ad 1920x1080px

20 Jan 2026

Bridging generations through remembrance with Holocaust Memorial Day

Bridging the generations through remembrance to carry the lessons forward is the theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day in Leeds, as the Lord Mayor invites everyone to remember the victims of genocide.

Lord Mayor of Leeds