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People in recovery help shape new action plan to tackle drug and alcohol harm in Leeds: Drug and alcohol strategy 1

12 Mar 2025

People in recovery help shape new action plan to tackle drug and alcohol harm in Leeds

A dad-of-three who turned his life around with the help of Leeds’s drug treatment programmes is among those who have helped shape a major new five-year plan to tackle substance use harm in the city.

Health

Funding boost for Leeds as more smokers access support to quit: Stop Smoking

11 Mar 2025

Funding boost for Leeds as more smokers access support to quit

Record-breaking numbers of people are accessing Leeds Stop Smoking services for support as health leaders step up efforts to encourage more people to quit.

Health

Postal voters in Leeds to receive important information about renewing their details: Oct 2023 Postal Proxy Twitter Organic 4

11 Mar 2025

Postal voters in Leeds to receive important information about renewing their details

Messages being sent from today advising voters of need to carry out process before January 2026 deadline

Elections

Lord Mayor and High Sheriff host Iftar at Leeds Civic Hall: Iftar2025

07 Mar 2025

Lord Mayor and High Sheriff host Iftar at Leeds Civic Hall

Over two hundred guests joined the Lord Mayor of Leeds and the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire, at Leeds Civic Hall’s Banqueting Suite for a fast-breaking iftar meal on Wednesday 5 March.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

Five giant tortoises find shell-ter in Leeds: Sulcata tortoises

05 Mar 2025

Five giant tortoises find shell-ter in Leeds

A Leeds zoo has welcomed five giant tortoises this week after they grew too big for their previous home.

Tropical World