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Schools across Leeds are being invited to back a city-wide campaign encouraging children and young people to ditch their devices for a week – as figures show over half of pupils from years five and above say they spend over two hours or more a day on screens.

Music-lovers and gig-goers have been given an exciting first look at dynamic plans to transform concert and event facilities at historic Leeds Town Hall.

A series of eye-catching artists impressions have revealed how the building’s new entrance, box office and bar will look once work to revamp the stunning Victorian landmark’s interior is complete.

This Halloween, thrill-seekers are invited to Lotherton to step into the pages of twisted fairy tales where ‘happily ever afters’ don’t exist.

A magical journey into the realm of fiction and fairy tales will transform one of the city’s most recognisable buildings during next month’s spellbinding Light Night Leeds. 

The BookBinder is set to be one of the highly-anticipated cultural event’s most spectacular installations when it is projected onto the façade of the Queens Hotel on October 24 and 25. 

A collaboration with the British Library, the enchanting, large-scale artwork is inspired by their vast collection, and features a stunning, specially commissioned animation and an immersive soundscape. 

New store offering recycled goods opens

Leeds’s South Bank is to enjoy more affordable and lower carbon heating after £24.5m funding was secured to further expand the Leeds PIPES district heating network.

People in Leeds are being encouraged to have their say on the possible introduction of a new regulatory licensing scheme for private sector rented housing.

Historic relics from Leeds’s very first railway station have helped rediscover the city’s fascinating track record after being unearthed during an archaeological dig.

The remains of the former Marsh Lane station, which opened exactly 190 years ago this week, were revealed during a recently completed excavation carried out in the city centre.

One of the world’s most unique performance spaces will welcome two pianists from Leeds’s twin city for a special performance this weekend.

The spectacular Pianodrome at Leeds City Museum will play host to pianists from Brno, in the Czech Republic this Sunday, September 22 as part of the Leeds International Piano Competition.

The magnificent Pianodrome, the world’s first amphitheatre of its kind made entirely from up-cycled pianos, was visited this week by expert piano tuner John Tordoff, who was at the museum to ensure the Pianodrome was on song ahead of the concert.

Leeds City Council has published an update on its five-year medium term financial strategy, outlining the severe difficulties it faces to deliver balanced budgets in the face of the continued need to make significant savings.

Local residents, schools and businesses are being asked to feedback on proposals to improve walking and cycling routes around the Crossgates area. 

Leeds city centre will host a hugely popular festive market once again this Christmas after a triumphant debut year, it was announced today.

An improved Leeds Christmas Market will officially be back from Friday, November 22, bringing around 70 traditional stalls from international, national and local traders to two key locations in the city centre.