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Solar panels installed at council garden centre to reduce energy consumption: Solar panels The Arium 1

10 Feb 2026

Solar panels installed at council garden centre to reduce energy consumption

Over 600 square metres of rooftop solar panels have been installed at the council-run plant nursery and garden centre The Arium, expecting to cut its energy consumption by 39 per cent.

Energy

Free and low-cost things to do in Leeds during February half term: Free and low cost things to do over half term banner

10 Feb 2026

Free and low-cost things to do in Leeds during February half term

Find out about free and low-cost events and activities taking place in Leeds during the February school holidays.

Children Families

Museum a fitting last stop for secret superfan’s marvellous models: image00061

09 Feb 2026

Museum a fitting last stop for secret superfan’s marvellous models

An incredible collection of handmade models crafted in secret by a local enthusiast has revealed one man’s fascinating lifelong love for the buses of Yorkshire.

The new display at Leeds City Museum gives visitors a chance to see a selection of the vast array of replicas created by physicist Dr Gordon Brooke, which were found in a box room by his astonished family following his death at the age of 82.

Leeds City Museum Museums and galleries Arts

Leeds Storytelling Festival returns with a new programme celebrating the National Year of Reading: Leeds Storytelling Festival 2026 - Photo by Lian Furness

06 Feb 2026

Leeds Storytelling Festival returns with a new programme celebrating the National Year of Reading

Leeds Storytelling Festival will return from Saturday 14 February to Sunday 8 March, bringing a citywide celebration of stories especially for children and families.

Libraries

Blueprint for future of Elland Road land set to move forward: Elland Road neighbourhood visualisation

04 Feb 2026

Blueprint for future of Elland Road land set to move forward

An ambitious vision to guide the transformation of land around Leeds United’s iconic Elland Road stadium is set to go before senior councillors in Leeds next week.

Members of Leeds City Council’s executive board will be updated on the proposed final draft of the Elland Road planning statement, which sets out principles for what the future may hold for around 30 acres of land surrounding the club’s famous ground.

Planning Leeds United Regeneration

Long-serving foster carer appeals for more to open up their hearts and homes: MarieProcter

03 Feb 2026

Long-serving foster carer appeals for more to open up their hearts and homes

One of the city’s longest-serving foster carers who has given more than 100 children a better start in life is calling on others to follow in her footsteps.

Fostering Children's services