Monday 3 November 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.
Monday 3 November 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.
Friday 31 October 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.
Thursday 30 October 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
Wednesday 29 October 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.