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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

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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

Unleash your inner superhero for the Lord Mayor’s charity: Insite artwork v1

27 Jan 2026

Unleash your inner superhero for the Lord Mayor’s charity

Unleash your inner superhero and show your secret superpowers to raise money for the Lord Mayor of Leeds Charity Appeal Just One Day event, which returns on Friday 13 February.

Lord Mayor of Leeds