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A thought-provoking new exhibition bringing the worlds of protest and photography into focus will open in Leeds this November.

Leeds Art Gallery will present Steve McQueen: Resistance – How Protest Shaped Britain and Photography Shaped Protest, an exhibition conceived by renowned artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen and curated in collaboration with Clarrie Wallis and Emma Lewis of Turner Contemporary. The exhibition will open later this year, it was announced today.

Young people across Leeds are today receiving their much-anticipated GCSE results – helping them prepare to move on to further education or training.  

Essential maintenance works on retaining walls along the Leeds Inner Ring Road will begin next month, as part of a long-term programme to protect and maintain one of the city's most important transport routes.

Visitors can see Leeds in a new light as the dazzling showcase of Light Night Leeds celebrates a historic year with tales of the city's past and future. 

For the first time, the festival will take place during half term, on 28 and 29 October, making it easier for families and visitors of all ages to experience all it has to offer.

And with the clocks having gone back the previous weekend darkness will fall earlier, allowing the festival's spectacular large-scale projections and immersive artworks to begin from 6pm alongside the rest of the programme.

Colourful figures will paint the sky next weekend as Lotherton is gearing up to embark on its first ever Kite Festival, taking place on 22 and 23 August.

A major traffic management plan will swing into action this weekend as Leeds hosts one of the biggest events in its 2026 sporting calendar.

He’s a true sporting giant who was a towering presence on the rugby pitch throughout his glittering career.

But even Leeds Rhinos legend Sir Kevin Sinfield has found himself with some big shoes to fill as he steps into a larger-than-life new role for his panto debut this festive season.

The Rugby League icon and tireless charity campaigner has been officially announced as the voice of The Giant in the Carriageworks Theatre’s family pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk.

Thousands of students across Leeds are celebrating today as they collect their A-level and other post-16 results.

The Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvement scheme has reached another major milestone, with final surfacing works now underway as the project moves into its final stages ahead of completion in early 2027.

Visitors to Millennium Square can explore the wonders of the universe this summer when a state-of-the-art mobile planetarium lands in Leeds.

Planetarium Go UK arrives on the square next month, promising immersive astronomy and science-based experiences which use the latest technology to capture the stunning far reaches of space.

Plans for a high-quality affordable housing development in the heart of a Leeds community have taken a significant step forward.

Press release issued in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority