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18 Mar 2026

Community set for update on affordable housing plans at former school site

Press release published in partnership with Incommunities

Housing

Briggate Action Plan to move forward following public support: Briggate 2-3

17 Mar 2026

Briggate Action Plan to move forward following public support

Plans for new measures to make some of the busiest areas of Leeds city centre safer for pedestrians and shoppers will move to the next stage following overwhelming public support.

Consultation on the Briggate Action Plan asked the public for their views on proposals aimed at tackling a number of concerns they had raised, including the estimated 1,100 bikes travelling up and down Briggate each day.

City centre Community safety Public safety Road safety

Affordable housing scheme breathes new life into former factory site: Armley homes 1

17 Mar 2026

Affordable housing scheme breathes new life into former factory site

Press release published in partnership with Yorkshire Housing

Housing

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13 Mar 2026

Leeds City Council offers reassurance to Leeds' Jewish community after Michigan synagogue attack

The Leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor James Lewis, and the executive member for communities, customer service and community safety, Councillor Asghar Khan, have issued a joint statement to reassure Leeds’ Jewish community following an attack on a synagogue in Michigan yesterday.

Community safety

Leeds City Council celebrates its strong German partnerships following councillor's friendship award: Dortmund Square 15

13 Mar 2026

Leeds City Council celebrates its strong German partnerships following councillor's friendship award

Leeds City Council is celebrating its strong partnership with German cities Dortmund and Siegen following the presentation of a German-British Friendship Award to a long-serving councillor.  

International relations