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Remembering the Leeds Kirkgate Market fire, 50 years on: 1975 fire 1

10 Dec 2025

Remembering the Leeds Kirkgate Market fire, 50 years on

It was Leeds Kirkgate Market’s darkest day – but also one that brought the city together in a remarkable show of resilience and fighting spirit.

Markets

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10 Dec 2025

Reminder about cost of living advice and support for winter

Leeds City Council is sharing a reminder of the support around for anyone struggling this winter.

Cost of living

Demolition work sets the stage for regeneration of eyesore flats site in Leeds: Kingsdale 1

03 Dec 2025

Demolition work sets the stage for regeneration of eyesore flats site in Leeds

Demolition work is in full swing at an eyesore complex of empty flats as Leeds City Council pushes forward with plans to transform the site with new-build affordable homes.

Housing

First Heritage Investment Fund works completed in Morley: HIF 5

02 Dec 2025

First Heritage Investment Fund works completed in Morley

Two historic commercial buildings on Morley’s Queen Street have become the first to be restored and repurposed using Morley Town Deal Heritage Investment Fund grants administered by Leeds City Council.

Morley Town Deal

Historic air raid damage uncovered during Leeds Town Hall transformation: 2003121 4197329

02 Dec 2025

Historic air raid damage uncovered during Leeds Town Hall transformation

Damage caused by a devastating Second World War air raid more than 80 years ago has been uncovered during the major redevelopment of historic Leeds Town Hall.

The true impact of the 1941 blast had been hidden behind repair work carried out in the aftermath of the bombings, before being exposed during recent work on the iconic building’s eastern wing.

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