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Family friendly things to do over the October half term: October half term 25 activities

08 Oct 2025

Family friendly things to do over the October half term

Whether it's a spooky surprise or a day of creativity and adventure, see our highlights for amazing things to do with your family over October half term in Leeds.

Families

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07 Oct 2025

Senior councillors in Leeds to consider major refresh of children’s centre network

Senior councillors will next week discuss plans for a major refresh of the city’s children’s centres to offer a modernised service maintaining Leeds’s position as having the largest network of any major city in England, outside of London.

Children's services

Nearly 2,000 sport kits donated to make a change in communities: KEEP community day at John Charles

03 Oct 2025

Nearly 2,000 sport kits donated to make a change in communities

A pilot event held at John Charles Centre for Sport last week saw 1,890 pieces of sport kit donated, to tackle inequality in sports.

Leisure and sport

All lights on love story at city landmark: One Second Lovestory 04

01 Oct 2025

All lights on love story at city landmark

One of Leeds’ most iconic buildings will be transformed to showcase a love-at-first-sight animated graphic novel during Light Night Leeds later this month.

One Second Lovestory will be projected onto The Queens Hotel as one of the key displays on October 22 and 23.

Light Night Events

Top tips in spades as library digs into 500 years of gardening: Unearthed at Leeds Central Library

29 Sep 2025

Top tips in spades as library digs into 500 years of gardening

More than 500 years of in-depth knowledge cultivated by green-fingered gardening gurus through the ages has taken root in a new exhibition in Leeds.

Unearthed: The Power of Gardening at Leeds Central Library explores the story, impact and legacy of gardening and the positive role it has played in the lives of thousands of people past and present.

Libraries Arts

Housing programme is delivering quality results for council tenants in Leeds: Manston Lane 1

25 Sep 2025

Housing programme is delivering quality results for council tenants in Leeds

Building and buying is proving a winning combination when it comes to delivering high-quality affordable homes for council tenants in Leeds.

Housing

New campaign clamps down on harassment of women runners: JogOn group photo

25 Sep 2025

New campaign clamps down on harassment of women runners

People are encouraged to report incidents as the Leeds JogOn campaign sends a message that harassment of women and girls whilst exercising will not be tolerated.

Safer Leeds Anti-social behaviour

Leeds launches ambitious roadmap to tackle poverty and inequality: A number of representatives from Team Leeds coming together to launch the Leeds Ambitions

24 Sep 2025

Leeds launches ambitious roadmap to tackle poverty and inequality

A strategic and ambitious roadmap aimed at tackling poverty and inequality in Leeds has been launched today.

Best council

Bidders invited to step up to the plate as historic sale begins: U1 number plate

24 Sep 2025

Bidders invited to step up to the plate as historic sale begins

A unique number plate used by Lord Mayors of Leeds for more than 120 years has officially gone up for sale.

After comprehensive market testing, Leeds City Council has engaged three specialist dealers who will now manage the sale process for the historic U1 plate.

Council budget

Miniature monkey makes a move to save species: Pygmy marmosets 3

22 Sep 2025

Miniature monkey makes a move to save species

One of Tropical World’s pygmy marmosets was matched with a female through a breeding programme and has moved in with her at Drayton Manor Zoo.

Tropical World Parks and countryside