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Smokers in Leeds urged to use free support to quit for Stoptober: Stoptober Leeds 1

14 Oct 2026

Smokers in Leeds urged to use free support to quit for Stoptober

Public health leaders in Leeds are urging people to make the most of the free support on offer in the city to quit smoking during Stoptober.

Health

Train commuters engaged in conversations on hate crime: Hate Crime Awareness Week group photo 1

14 Oct 2026

Train commuters engaged in conversations on hate crime

Council staff and partners have spoken directly with people passing through Leeds Station about hate crime on 12 October, to launch Hate Crime Awareness Week.

Equality Crime

Help shape plans to improve public transport, walking, cycling, and public space on the eastern side of Leeds city centre: St. Peters Street

13 Oct 2026

Help shape plans to improve public transport, walking, cycling, and public space on the eastern side of Leeds city centre

Leeds City Council is asking people for their views about transport options and public space on the eastern side of Leeds city centre.

Highways Connecting Leeds

Leeds foster carers get to the root of better support for children in care with Afro-textured hair: RevivebySecondChance 1

07 Oct 2026

Leeds foster carers get to the root of better support for children in care with Afro-textured hair

A passionate pair of Leeds foster carers have launched free hair and skincare packs to help fellow carers better support Black and dual-heritage children in care.

Fostering

The ‘goat’ of lawnmowers introduced at Roundhay grassland: Goats Asket Hill by Louise Gibson

06 Oct 2026

The ‘goat’ of lawnmowers introduced at Roundhay grassland

An unusual new kind of lawnmower has been introduced to a field near Roundhay Park.

To protect and encourage biodiversity the grassland on Asket Hill is now managed by a herd of goats.

Parks and countryside Environment

Lane rental schemes launched in Leeds, Wakefield and Kirklees: Traffic management Rodley to Horsforth A6120 cropped-2

05 Oct 2026

Lane rental schemes launched in Leeds, Wakefield and Kirklees

Three West Yorkshire councils have today (October 5) launched lane rental schemes which will charge companies for carrying out works on their busiest roads during the busiest times.

Highways

Baby bliss as five extremely rare cows born at Temple Newsam: Vaynol calf

01 Oct 2026

Baby bliss as five extremely rare cows born at Temple Newsam

One of the rarest cattle breeds in the UK has had calves at Temple Newsam’s Home Farm. The new arrivals are five of only around 150 animals in the UK.

Temple Newsam Home Farm Parks estates

Exciting new ‘Love Leeds’ improvement programme launched: LoveLeeds newsroom 1200x675px

30 Sep 2026

Exciting new ‘Love Leeds’ improvement programme launched

A groundbreaking new programme to improve the look and feel of neighbourhoods in all areas of Leeds has been launched today.

Community groups

Storybook creation promises a knight to remember on Briggate: Far, Far Away by Lightspray Visual

28 Sep 2026

Storybook creation promises a knight to remember on Briggate

Illuminated dragons and heroic young adventurers will take visitors to Briggate on a magical trip into the spellbinding world of fairytales when Light Night Leeds returns next month.

A spectacular new commission co-produced with the British Library will give visitors at this year’s event a chance to awaken their inner child thanks to a captivating six-part projection. 

Light Night Arts Events

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28 Sep 2026

Nearly 10,000 young people in Leeds access careers support

Thousands of young people have been helped to access high-quality careers information, meet employers and make confident decisions about their futures through Leeds City Council’s Informed Choices programme.

jobs and skills

Frozen kickabout scores a place in library’s historic new exhibition: City Library Leeds 400-4

28 Sep 2026

Frozen kickabout scores a place in library’s historic new exhibition

The first written record of a game of football in Leeds is among centuries of incredible stories captured in a new exhibition celebrating a historic civic milestone.

The impromptu kickabout took place on a frozen River Aire in the depths of a harsh 18th century winter and is documented in a remarkable Memoranda Book penned by historian John Lucas.

Libraries Arts Leeds 400