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Morley town centre set for £1.1m transformation: Queen Street Works-5

04 Nov 2026

Morley town centre set for £1.1m transformation

Major works to start in Morley following the appointment of a contractor to deliver public realm scheme

Morley Town Deal

Lord Mayor to lead Remembrance Sunday tributes: Victoria Gardens-2

04 Nov 2026

Lord Mayor to lead Remembrance Sunday tributes

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Stephen Holroyd, is extending an invitation to the people of Leeds to join him this Remembrance Sunday.

Lord Mayor of Leeds Armed Forces/Remembrance

Public health officials urge all eligible to protect themselves with winter vaccinations: Winter Vaccines 2026

30 Oct 2026

Public health officials urge all eligible to protect themselves with winter vaccinations

People across Leeds are being urged to protect themselves and their families this winter by taking up the offer of free vaccinations against flu and Covid-19.

Health

City shines as Light Night Leeds makes memorable return: In Dual Light -  Nele Fack & Niels Blondeel

29 Oct 2026

City shines as Light Night Leeds makes memorable return

Leeds looked stunning last night as the city’s annual dazzling light festival returned for the first of its two nights.

Light Night Arts Events

Famous soothsayer’s prophecies make for a spellbinding read: image00010

28 Oct 2026

Famous soothsayer’s prophecies make for a spellbinding read

A two-hundred-year-old book of prophecies foretold centuries ago by a famous Yorkshire soothsayer is among the spine-tingling texts being researched by librarians in Leeds this Halloween.

The curious tome is part of Leeds City Library’s special collections and is filled with a remarkable series of predictions once made by legendary fortune-teller and mystic Mother Shipton.

Libraries

Leeds Business Anchors open doors to young people with care experience: Leeds Business Anchors

28 Oct 2026

Leeds Business Anchors open doors to young people with care experience

*** Issued on behalf of the Leeds Business Anchors Network ***

Inclusive growth

New arrival set to become a familiar face at Temple Newsam's Home Farm: Batley Charlotte Gray-4

23 Oct 2026

New arrival set to become a familiar face at Temple Newsam's Home Farm

A young Shire horse has become the latest resident at Temple Newsam's Home Farm, where she will begin training for a future role helping to bring traditional farming practices to life for visitors.

Parks and countryside Temple Newsam Home Farm

Full route is revealed for 2027 Grand Départ in Leeds: Tour de France Femmes

22 Oct 2026

Full route is revealed for 2027 Grand Départ in Leeds

Preparations for the Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift moved up a gear today as full details of the route that cyclists will follow through Leeds were revealed.

Leisure and sport Events

Love letter to Leeds set to captivate thousands this Light Night: Call My Name, Call Me Home by imitating the dog

22 Oct 2026

Love letter to Leeds set to captivate thousands this Light Night

A beautiful ode to memories of a life lived in Leeds will take centre stage as one of the major projections at Light Night Leeds next week.

Transforming the façade of The Queens Hotel, ‘Call My Name, Call Me Home’ combines song and story in a moving celebration of belonging and the places that shape a life.

Light Night Events Arts

Housing upgrade milestone is heartwarming news for Holbeck: Heart of Holbeck 1

21 Oct 2026

Housing upgrade milestone is heartwarming news for Holbeck

A major package of improvement work on back-to-back terraced homes – part of wider efforts to make the Holbeck area of Leeds a healthier, greener and better-connected place to live – has reached a key milestone.

Housing Regeneration

Vision Zero: be bright this October: Leeds Vision Zero col

21 Oct 2026

Vision Zero: be bright this October

Leeds City Council’s Vision Zero campaign is urging motorists and pedestrians to ‘be bright’ this October to help reduce the risk of deaths and serious injuries on the city’s roads.

Connecting Leeds Transport