Leeds electronic music pioneers Utah Saints will curate and headline a brand-new, Ibiza-inspired outdoor summer dance party in Leeds next summer, as Club Classical Ibiza takes over Leeds Millennium Square.

A successful prosecution has underlined Leeds City Council’s determination to tackle rogue private sector landlords and the issues they cause for their beleaguered tenants.

Poignant festive messages inscribed on biscuits by soldiers and sent back home from the front lines of the First World War have been revealed in Leeds.

The fragile vintage snacks, more than a century old, were originally issued to servicemen as a durable emergency ration but were reputedly so unpalatable, they were instead repurposed as a humorous way of staying in touch with loved ones over Christmas.

Hardcore punk music fans showed their softer sides when they arrived at a Leeds gig armed with toy donations in aid of a Leeds City Council-run annual Christmas gift appeal.

This year’s Ice Cube at Christmas is more inclusive than ever, with the iconic Leeds Wheel of Light debuting a brand-new accessible gondola.

People out and about in Leeds over the festive period are urged to take care and be mindful of risks.