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New social cohesion strategy to go before council leaders: Anti-discrimination posters

03 Feb 2026

New social cohesion strategy to go before council leaders

A new strategy outlining Leeds’s commitment to strengthening social cohesion across the city is set to be presented to council leaders on 11 February.

Equality Community safety

New five-year strategy is set to deliver the goods for Leeds Kirkgate Market: Market entrance

03 Feb 2026

New five-year strategy is set to deliver the goods for Leeds Kirkgate Market

Senior councillors will next week be asked to approve a five-year strategy designed to guide Leeds Kirkgate Market successfully into the 2030s – and beyond.

Markets

Leeds City Council Logo

03 Feb 2026

Final budget plans focused on improving essential and everyday services announced by Leeds City Council for 2026/27

Annual budget to be debated and voted on at full council meeting on 25 February

Council budget

Leeds City Council Logo

02 Feb 2026

Council holds first ever Antisemitism awareness week

Leeds City Council is holding its first Antisemitism awareness week for employees and partners in the city.

Equality

Region-wide consultation asks how best to maximise benefits of Mass Transit system: An artist's impression of a mass transit system in Leeds

29 Jan 2026

Region-wide consultation asks how best to maximise benefits of Mass Transit system

** News release issued on behalf of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with Leeds City Council **

Transport