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Roar on the Lionesses from Millennium Square as they bid for Euro 2025 final place: Mill Square England women's football

18 Jul 2025

Roar on the Lionesses from Millennium Square as they bid for Euro 2025 final place

Semi-final against Italy to be shown live on the big screen

Events Millennium Square

New funding set to empower communities in Leeds: Leeds Skyline-3

18 Jul 2025

New funding set to empower communities in Leeds

Applications are now open for grassroots organisations to apply for funding to deliver impactful change in their communities.

Community groups Funding

Get beach ready as the seaside comes to Leeds for summer holidays: Lotherton seaside 3

18 Jul 2025

Get beach ready as the seaside comes to Leeds for summer holidays

Leeds is getting its own seaside resort this summer, complete with beach huts, a pier and a fairground.

Lotherton Hall Events Parks estates

Giant avian clean-up job is moa than meets the eye: image00007-3

17 Jul 2025

Giant avian clean-up job is moa than meets the eye

The skeletal remains of a giant bird which last walked the earth more than 500 years ago have been given a clean bill of health by museum curators in Leeds.

The incredibly rare and complete bones of the heavy-footed moa, a huge flightless bird which once roamed parts of New Zealand, were carefully cleaned by experts at Leeds City Museum this week.

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Leeds reaffirms its commitment to LGBT+ inclusive support in time for Pride weekend: Pride 2025 Group photo 2

16 Jul 2025

Leeds reaffirms its commitment to LGBT+ inclusive support in time for Pride weekend

The event is expected to attract over 60,000 people as the city centre is transformed with a colourful parade on Sunday 20 July.

Equality LGBTQ+

Reminder plan ahead: Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvements enter next phase: Dawsons Corner-7

16 Jul 2025

Reminder plan ahead: Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvements enter next phase

Over four weeks starting on Monday 28 July 2025, road repairs and resurfacing works will take place on the Stanningley Bypass, as part of the £44.179m Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvement scheme.

Connecting Leeds Highways Road closures