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A third innovative pothole repair system is being trialled as part of Leeds City Council’s investment to improve the speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness of pothole repairs across the city.

Smoking and vaping are set to be sidelined at local sports clubs across Leeds thanks to a partnership between Leeds City Council, Leeds Rhinos Foundation and Leeds United Foundation.

Service resumes from 23 March

Press release published in partnership with Incommunities

Plans for new measures to make some of the busiest areas of Leeds city centre safer for pedestrians and shoppers will move to the next stage following overwhelming public support.

Consultation on the Briggate Action Plan asked the public for their views on proposals aimed at tackling a number of concerns they had raised, including the estimated 1,100 bikes travelling up and down Briggate each day.

Press release published in partnership with Yorkshire Housing

Leeds City Council is celebrating its strong partnership with German cities Dortmund and Siegen following the presentation of a German-British Friendship Award to a long-serving councillor.  

Thousands of children across Leeds can benefit from safer, healthier journeys to school thanks to new cycle and scooter parking facilities installed at schools across the city. 

Senior councillors have approved a 10-year strategy designed to open a new chapter in Leeds’s affordable housing success story.

With billions in economic potential and multiple nationally significant programmes advancing in 2026, Leeds confirms it is ready to move from vision to delivery this year. 

Political leaders, senior local authority officers and other prominent figures from across the country have gathered in Leeds today for 2026’s Securing the Future of Council Housing Summit.

Important details released for May 7 election including Monday 20 April deadline for registering to vote