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Famed Leeds artist’s moon-lit works set to shine at gallery: image00010

03 Nov 2025

Famed Leeds artist’s moon-lit works set to shine at gallery

A captivating exhibition will shed new light on the life and work of renowned Leeds artist John Atkinson Grimshaw.

Grimshaw’s ‘moonlights’, as the artist called them, including depictions of Boar Lane and Park Row, will feature in Don’t Let’s Ask For the Moon: Nocturnes and Atkinson Grimshaw, which opens at Leeds Art Gallery this November.

Museums and galleries Arts Leeds Art Gallery

City’s remarkable Saxon discovery reimagined as ancient treasure goes on display: image00022-2

03 Nov 2025

City’s remarkable Saxon discovery reimagined as ancient treasure goes on display

Fascinating new illustrations reveal how a Saxon pendant unearthed in Leeds once looked as the ancient treasure is displayed for the first time in more than 1,200 years.

The beautiful, early medieval pectoral cross has gone on display at Leeds City Museum alongside hand drawn images showing how it could have appeared when it was possibly worn around the neck of a church official in the eighth century.

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Historic cauldron find lifts lid on city’s spirited past: image00028

31 Oct 2025

Historic cauldron find lifts lid on city’s spirited past

A mysterious iron cauldron sealed inside the walls of a Victorian house more than a century ago in a ritual to ward off evil spirits has been revealed in Leeds.

The fascinating find was made after reports of eerie occurrences at the house, and is now part of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection, uncovering more about the lives, beliefs and customs of people in Leeds.

Museums and galleries Arts

“Renew your details to avoid your postal vote being cancelled” is message from Leeds City Council as deadline looms: Reapply postal 31 Jan vote 16x9 England

30 Oct 2025

“Renew your details to avoid your postal vote being cancelled” is message from Leeds City Council as deadline looms

Deadline of January 31 2026 to re-apply, with 60,000 postal voters in Leeds still needing to do so

Elections

Leader of Leeds City Council speaks on Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica: LCC logo

29 Oct 2025

Leader of Leeds City Council speaks on Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

The Leader of Leeds City Council has spoken in support of all those affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean in modern history.

Leeds City Council

Work kicks off on new multi-million pitch perfect sports hub: Cllr Arif Woodhall Sports Hub 2

27 Oct 2025

Work kicks off on new multi-million pitch perfect sports hub

Developers have started digging on a major new sports hub in Calverley, set to offer top class sports pitches and a completely new space for the community to meet.

Three new full-sized artificial third generation pitches and one new natural grass pitch will ensure that all local junior sports teams have equal access to quality facilities. 

Leisure and sport Development