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Roar on the Lionesses from Millennium Square as they bid for Euro 2025 final place: Mill Square England women's football

18 Jul 2025

Roar on the Lionesses from Millennium Square as they bid for Euro 2025 final place

Semi-final against Italy to be shown live on the big screen

Events Millennium Square

New funding set to empower communities in Leeds: Leeds Skyline-3

18 Jul 2025

New funding set to empower communities in Leeds

Applications are now open for grassroots organisations to apply for funding to deliver impactful change in their communities.

Community groups Funding

Get beach ready as the seaside comes to Leeds for summer holidays: Lotherton seaside 3

18 Jul 2025

Get beach ready as the seaside comes to Leeds for summer holidays

Leeds is getting its own seaside resort this summer, complete with beach huts, a pier and a fairground.

Lotherton Hall Events Parks estates

Giant avian clean-up job is moa than meets the eye: image00007-3

17 Jul 2025

Giant avian clean-up job is moa than meets the eye

The skeletal remains of a giant bird which last walked the earth more than 500 years ago have been given a clean bill of health by museum curators in Leeds.

The incredibly rare and complete bones of the heavy-footed moa, a huge flightless bird which once roamed parts of New Zealand, were carefully cleaned by experts at Leeds City Museum this week.

Leeds City Museum Museums and galleries Arts

Leeds reaffirms its commitment to LGBT+ inclusive support in time for Pride weekend: Pride 2025 Group photo 2

16 Jul 2025

Leeds reaffirms its commitment to LGBT+ inclusive support in time for Pride weekend

The event is expected to attract over 60,000 people as the city centre is transformed with a colourful parade on Sunday 20 July.

Equality LGBTQ+

Reminder plan ahead: Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvements enter next phase: Dawsons Corner-7

16 Jul 2025

Reminder plan ahead: Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvements enter next phase

Over four weeks starting on Monday 28 July 2025, road repairs and resurfacing works will take place on the Stanningley Bypass, as part of the £44.179m Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvement scheme.

Connecting Leeds Highways Road closures

Seven Leeds parks awarded as some of the best in the country: Otley Chevin Boardwalk

16 Jul 2025

Seven Leeds parks awarded as some of the best in the country

Some of Leeds’ most popular parks have been awarded the Green Flag Award after being recognised as being of international quality.

Parks and countryside Parks estates Awards

Free and low-cost things to do in Leeds over the summer holidays: Free and low-cost things to do over the summer holidays

16 Jul 2025

Free and low-cost things to do in Leeds over the summer holidays

See our highlights for brilliant free and low-cost things to do with your family over the summer school holidays in our museums, galleries, zoos, estates, parks, and libraries.

Families

Ideal choice for shoppers as new businesses open at Leeds Kirkgate Market: Market-53

15 Jul 2025

Ideal choice for shoppers as new businesses open at Leeds Kirkgate Market

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.

Markets

Report warns of rising health risks in Leeds from increasing temperatures due to climate change: Heat in the City 4

09 Jul 2025

Report warns of rising health risks in Leeds from increasing temperatures due to climate change

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

Health Climate change

Lord Mayor of Leeds honours the sacrifices of First World War Leeds Pals: LMOL Leeds Pals 2

09 Jul 2025

Lord Mayor of Leeds honours the sacrifices of First World War Leeds Pals

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.

Lord Mayor of Leeds