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Library-goers will be over the moon with out-of-this-world event: image00020

12 Nov 2026

Library-goers will be over the moon with out-of-this-world event

Budding space explorers can take one small step towards their own lunar mission this weekend when some genuine fragments of the moon touch down at a Leeds library.

Otley Library and Community Hub will be hosting a spectacular Touch the Moon event this Saturday (Nov 14) as part of Otley Science Festival, giving visitors the chance to handle an incredible collection of lunar rocks and meteorites.

Libraries Arts

Leeds to become home to £1 million hub supporting veterans across West Yorkshire: Armley community hub

11 Nov 2026

Leeds to become home to £1 million hub supporting veterans across West Yorkshire

Leeds is set to become home to a new £1 million regional hub supporting veterans, reservists and their families across West Yorkshire, making it easier for them to find and access the help they need.

Armed Forces/Remembrance

Leeds City Council Logo

10 Nov 2026

New partnership-led action plan sets targets for how to end homelessness

A new ambitious action plan for how to end homelessness is set to be presented at Leeds City Council’s executive board meeting on 18 November.

Homelessness Executive board

Reminder issued for last brown bin collections before winter break: Brown bin with leaves

10 Nov 2026

Reminder issued for last brown bin collections before winter break

The final collections of garden waste in Leeds will begin next week.

Bin collections/waste services

Construction work begins to improve safety and accessibility along Burley Street, Park Lane and Westgate: Park Lane-3

09 Nov 2026

Construction work begins to improve safety and accessibility along Burley Street, Park Lane and Westgate

Leeds City Council has announced that construction work is starting on the Westgate Connector scheme.

Highways

Muse are headline news as Roundhay Park gets ready to rock in 2027: Roundhay 2027

09 Nov 2026

Muse are headline news as Roundhay Park gets ready to rock in 2027

Roundhay Park will be rocking in 2027 thanks to the return of a live music event that has further strengthened Leeds’s reputation as one of the country’s cultural capitals.

Events