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Stage is set for Summer Series' spectacular return: SS-Setup 4

23 Jun 2026

Stage is set for Summer Series' spectacular return

A spectacular outdoor stage has appeared on Millennium Square as the city prepares for the showstopping Summer Series to return this week.

The square is once again getting ready to host a programme of standout live music concerts throughout the summer from June 26 until July 11, 2026.

Millennium Square Events

Final phase of highways works underway on popular route from Headingley to Leeds city centre: A660 Clarendon Road junction

22 Jun 2026

Final phase of highways works underway on popular route from Headingley to Leeds city centre

The A660 is a busy route with pedestrians and cyclists, seeing over 1,000 cyclists using it daily. Regrettably, injury collisions involving these groups are high, with improved infrastructure needed.

Connecting Leeds Highways Transport

Leeds Health and Care Partnership - Response to area SEND inspection report: Leeds Health & Care Partnership Logo Colour

18 Jun 2026

Leeds Health and Care Partnership - Response to area SEND inspection report

Leeds Health and Care Partnership welcomes today's area SEND inspection report from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. It provides an important, independent assessment of our services and a clear starting point for the next stage of improvement.

Children's services

Leeds will be pitch perfect for cricket fans during Women’s T20 World Cup: WT20WC 1

16 Jun 2026

Leeds will be pitch perfect for cricket fans during Women’s T20 World Cup

Leeds is set to catch yet more international sporting attention as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup (WT20WC) arrives in the city this week.

Leisure and sport Events

Experts earn their stripes with iconic tiger TLC: image00098

15 Jun 2026

Experts earn their stripes with iconic tiger TLC

It was once one of the animal kingdom’s most impressive apex predators and for generations has been the striped sentinel guarding the entrance to Leeds City Museum.

But an expert clean-up crew has discovered even the famous Leeds Tiger can fall prey to the passage of time and occasionally needs some careful pampering.

Leeds City Museum Museums and galleries Arts

Council congratulates Kevin Sinfield on his knighthood: SW Pix)

12 Jun 2026

Council congratulates Kevin Sinfield on his knighthood

Leeds Rhinos legend and MND campaigner knighted in King's Birthday Honours, while foster carer Linda Harrison-Simcock receives OBE

Leeds Rhinos

Tasty milestone shows Market Kitchen has right ingredients for continued success: Market Kitchen 1

12 Jun 2026

Tasty milestone shows Market Kitchen has right ingredients for continued success

Big smiles were the order of the day at Leeds Kirkgate Market as its Market Kitchen street food hall celebrated a decade of delicious dishes and rave reviews.

Markets

City’s heroes of ’66 remembered as World Cup stars warm up: 20061030 162225

11 Jun 2026

City’s heroes of ’66 remembered as World Cup stars warm up

Leeds United’s World Cup winning heroes are being remembered by the city’s librarians as England's current crop prepare to kick off their bid for glory this summer.

An inspirational photograph of 1966 legends including Jack Charlton and Norman Hunter being welcomed back to Leeds after The Three Lions’ historic triumph is going on display at Leeds Central Library alongside a book featuring their signatures alongside other Elland Road icons.

Libraries Arts Leeds United

Leeds Armed Forces Festival marches forward as Battle of Britain ‘ace’ honoured: Daisy Belles - Armed Forces Day cropped

10 Jun 2026

Leeds Armed Forces Festival marches forward as Battle of Britain ‘ace’ honoured

Second World War pilot honoured as armed forces themed events take place across the city.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

Full steam ahead for city’s historic loco project after major funding boost: image00063

08 Jun 2026

Full steam ahead for city’s historic loco project after major funding boost

Plans to showcase the city’s historic collection of locomotives are on the right track after being awarded a major funding boost, it was announced today.

The locomotive shed at Leeds Industrial Museum, which houses an incredible array of historic, Leeds-built machines, has been closed since being badly damaged by the Boxing Day Floods of 2015.

Museums and galleries Leeds Industrial Museum Arts

Key milestone for new council housing development in Leeds: Swinnow 1-2

04 Jun 2026

Key milestone for new council housing development in Leeds

Work on a new council housing development – set to deliver dozens of affordable homes in a Leeds community – has reached a key milestone.

Housing

Sailors make waves with historic city anniversary challenge: image00048-2

04 Jun 2026

Sailors make waves with historic city anniversary challenge

A popular outdoor activity centre based at a Leeds beauty spot is calling on local people to join their crew as they take to the water and celebrate a historic double milestone.

This weekend, the team at Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre will mark 20 years since they first set sail on the stunning Yeadon Tarn.

Leisure and sport Leeds 400 Arts