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Restoring walled garden’s legacy is coming up roses: Lotherton walled garden 1916

13 Apr 2026

Restoring walled garden’s legacy is coming up roses

Those with a passion for flowers are being asked to support a rose and become part of the legacy of a famous Edwardian garden as its revival is taking root.

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Candidates for Leeds City Council election announced: Voting methods image newsroom

09 Apr 2026

Candidates for Leeds City Council election announced

Candidates list contesting 36 seats across the city on May 7 released

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08 Apr 2026

Former smoker from Leeds voices her support for regional quit smoking campaign

Clair Smith from Leeds is lending her support to Yorkshire and Humber’s first quit smoking campaign developed and filmed in the region.

Clair smoked for nearly 30 years before quitting after seeing the harm of smoking and losing her dad to heart failure. She is urging the 72,900 people who smoke in Leeds to quit.

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Plans for new Leeds Kirkgate Market leisure attraction take another step forward: STACK Leeds CGI

27 Mar 2026

Plans for new Leeds Kirkgate Market leisure attraction take another step forward

A planning application has been submitted for a ‘container village’ attraction at Leeds Kirkgate Market, marking a major milestone for a scheme that aims to add a vibrant new element to the city’s leisure offer.

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Speed of pothole repair in Leeds dramatically increases following challenging climatic start to the year: Pothole-9

27 Mar 2026

Speed of pothole repair in Leeds dramatically increases following challenging climatic start to the year

Efforts by Leeds City Council's highways teams to restore the city’s roads following the challenging weather have seen the pothole repair rate almost triple in the first three months of 2026. 

Highways

Gallery’s spectacular Summer of Sculpture shows the shape of things to come: LMG LAG Feb2019 103 (1)

27 Mar 2026

Gallery’s spectacular Summer of Sculpture shows the shape of things to come

A new seasonal sculptural spectacular will see stunning works by world-renowned artists go on show in Leeds this summer, it was announced today.

Leeds Art Gallery’s Summer of Sculpture will feature an impressive programme of thought-provoking exhibitions and installations including eye-catching pieces by some of contemporary sculpture’s leading lights.

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