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Over four weeks starting on Monday 28 July 2025, road repairs and resurfacing works will take place on the Stanningley Bypass, as part of the £44.179m Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvement scheme.

Some of Leeds’ most popular parks have been awarded the Green Flag Award after being recognised as being of international quality.

See our highlights for brilliant free and low-cost things to do with your family over the summer school holidays in our museums, galleries, zoos, estates, parks, and libraries.

First summer events wow Millennium Square crowds

New businesses are making Leeds Kirkgate Market an even better choice for shoppers as its multi-million pound improvements programme continues to deliver the goods.

A new report has warned rising temperatures due to climate change pose serious health risks to the city’s population.

The Lord Mayor of Leeds paid tribute to the sacrifices of the First World War Leeds Pals battalion on Sunday (July 6 2025) at a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the start of the Battle of the Somme.

New sports facilities set for Woodhall in Calverley and Green Park in Temple Newsam

Senior councillors will next week be updated on efforts to safeguard the future of key heritage assets on an historic street in Leeds city centre.

The campaign, which takes a stand against all forms of discrimination, has been running for the past month with the unifying message of “What makes us different makes us Leeds”.

With posters across the city and social media activity the Leeds City Council campaign has communicated non-tolerance for misogyny, racism, anti-Muslim prejudice, antisemitism, ageism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, and disability discrimination.