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10 Nov 2026

New partnership-led action plan sets targets for how to end homelessness

A new ambitious action plan for how to end homelessness is set to be presented at Leeds City Council’s executive board meeting on 18 November.

Homelessness Executive board

Reminder issued for last brown bin collections before winter break: Brown bin with leaves

10 Nov 2026

Reminder issued for last brown bin collections before winter break

The final collections of garden waste in Leeds will begin next week.

Bin collections/waste services

Construction work begins to improve safety and accessibility along Burley Street, Park Lane and Westgate: Park Lane-3

09 Nov 2026

Construction work begins to improve safety and accessibility along Burley Street, Park Lane and Westgate

Leeds City Council has announced that construction work is starting on the Westgate Connector scheme.

Highways

Muse are headline news as Roundhay Park gets ready to rock in 2027: Roundhay 2027

09 Nov 2026

Muse are headline news as Roundhay Park gets ready to rock in 2027

Roundhay Park will be rocking in 2027 thanks to the return of a live music event that has further strengthened Leeds’s reputation as one of the country’s cultural capitals.

Events

Station Gateway opens: £46.1m transformation provides improved access for everyone: TCF station gateway main

09 Nov 2026

Station Gateway opens: £46.1m transformation provides improved access for everyone

The Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway has today (Monday 9 November) fully opened, transforming the main entrance to Leeds City Station into a safer and more accessible space which will help meet ever-increasing demand for rail travel.

Leeds Rail Station

Game-changing new concept for Leeds museum revealed: AHM Norman Hall 2

05 Nov 2026

Game-changing new concept for Leeds museum revealed

An ambitious vision for the future of much-loved Abbey House Museum has been revealed today.

Innovative proposals for the Kirkstall attraction would see the Grade II listed museum transformed into an immersive family-friendly visitor experience, playfully exploring the story of Leeds and celebrating the city’s past, present and future.

Abbey House Museum Leeds Industrial Museum

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 ***

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