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Beautiful vintage clocks will take museum visitors in Leeds on a journey through time this week.

The carefully curated collection of historic timepieces will be going on show at the Leeds Discovery Centre during a special family workshop exploring the art of clockmaking while looking at some of the museum’s huge collection.

Councillor Dan Cohen became the new Lord Mayor of Leeds yesterday, following Leeds City Council’s annual general meeting.

Plans for new council housing on a site in Leeds currently occupied by dozens of empty run-down flats have taken a significant step forward.

The Leeds Armed Forces Festival is back for a second year with an extravaganza of themed activities taking place leading up to Armed Forces Day itself at the end of next month.

From gnomes galore at Abbey House Museum to Woolfest at Leeds Industrial Museum - check out our highlighted free and low-cost things to do in Leeds with your family over the May half term break.

A foster carer has praised the ‘invaluable’ help provided by a series of nurturing networks which have just celebrated 10 years of supporting families in Leeds.

German dignitaries attending UKREiiF have visited Dortmund Square to see how Leeds City Council plans to continue celebrating its twinning relationship with the North Rhine-Westphalia city. 

A meerkat surprised staff at the Leeds zoo with two little babies last month and keepers are saying mum is keen to show them off to the world.

Famous names and unsung heroes took centre stage last night at the 22^nd annual Leeds Sports Awards ceremony.

A captivating new exhibition in Leeds has brought together work by generations of artists from around the world.

To Improvise A Mountain opens at Leeds Art Gallery this week and has been curated by leading contemporary artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.