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First summer events wow Millennium Square crowds

New businesses are making Leeds Kirkgate Market an even better choice for shoppers as its multi-million pound improvements programme continues to deliver the goods.

A new report has warned rising temperatures due to climate change pose serious health risks to the city’s population.

The Lord Mayor of Leeds paid tribute to the sacrifices of the First World War Leeds Pals battalion on Sunday (July 6 2025) at a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the start of the Battle of the Somme.

New sports facilities set for Woodhall in Calverley and Green Park in Temple Newsam

Senior councillors will next week be updated on efforts to safeguard the future of key heritage assets on an historic street in Leeds city centre.

The campaign, which takes a stand against all forms of discrimination, has been running for the past month with the unifying message of “What makes us different makes us Leeds”.

With posters across the city and social media activity the Leeds City Council campaign has communicated non-tolerance for misogyny, racism, anti-Muslim prejudice, antisemitism, ageism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, and disability discrimination.

People and businesses in Leeds are being asked to have their say on the future of development and land use in the district as Leeds City Council launches a consultation to update its Local Plan.

A new funding programme has been launched to support innovation, business growth and the development of Leeds’s next generation of entrepreneurs.

A specialist school in Leeds is celebrating the opening of a newly-renovated outdoor space designed to revolutionise play and learning for pupils.