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One year to go! Leeds marks key milestone in build-up to Grand Départ: TdFF1

30 Jul 2026

One year to go! Leeds marks key milestone in build-up to Grand Départ

Cycling was the centre of attention in Leeds today as the year-long countdown to the Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift got under way in style.

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Over 40s in Leeds urged to take up offer of free heart health check: NHS Health Check 1

28 Jul 2026

Over 40s in Leeds urged to take up offer of free heart health check

Thousands of people in Leeds aged over 40 are being urged not to miss out on a free and potentially life-saving heart health check at their GP surgery.

Health

Residents and businesses asked for views on latest flood risk management strategy: FAS2 flood storage gate deployed

24 Jul 2026

Residents and businesses asked for views on latest flood risk management strategy

Leeds City Council is consulting on its latest Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, outlining how it intends to provide greater resilience across the city over the coming years.

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Museums SEND careers initiative brings home top national training prize: PXL 20260715 151439709~3

23 Jul 2026

Museums SEND careers initiative brings home top national training prize

An innovative careers programme helping the city’s aspiring SEND museums professionals make history has scooped a top national award.

Careers for All, run by Leeds Museums and Galleries, was named Training Initiative of the Year (Public and Not for Profit) at the prestigious British Training Awards after impressing a panel of judges from across the learning and business sectors.

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Widower praises power of community groups for giving him new lease of life: DPHAR 2026 - Colin 1

23 Jul 2026

Widower praises power of community groups for giving him new lease of life

A widower has hailed the “life-changing” impact of community groups for helping him emerge from years of loneliness and solitude to find his voice as a singer in one of Leeds’s best-known choirs.

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Lawnswood Roundabout enters final phases: Night-time surfacing works generic example

22 Jul 2026

Lawnswood Roundabout enters final phases

Road users are being urged to plan ahead for the final stages of the Lawnswood roundabout improvement scheme, with essential carriageway works taking place throughout August and into early September.

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