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Dan Cohen becomes the 131st Lord Mayor of Leeds: Lord Mayor of Leeds 25-26

23 May 2025

Dan Cohen becomes the 131st Lord Mayor of Leeds

Councillor Dan Cohen became the new Lord Mayor of Leeds yesterday, following Leeds City Council’s annual general meeting.

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Quick march to the Leeds Armed Forces Festival: Armed Forces Day Leeds cropped

21 May 2025

Quick march to the Leeds Armed Forces Festival

The Leeds Armed Forces Festival is back for a second year with an extravaganza of themed activities taking place leading up to Armed Forces Day itself at the end of next month.

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Lord Mayor marks 80th anniversary of VE Day at wreath laying ceremony: Two Minute Silence 1200x675

08 May 2025

Lord Mayor marks 80th anniversary of VE Day at wreath laying ceremony

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, this morning marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by laying a wreath at the city’s war memorial.

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Six former Leeds councillors receive major civic honour: Alderpeople 2025

31 Mar 2025

Six former Leeds councillors receive major civic honour

Six former Leeds councillors received one of the highest civic honours the city can bestow at a special session of full council last week.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

Celebrate, commemorate and reflect with VE and VJ 80 Days in Leeds: VE-VJ80 in Leeds

20 Mar 2025

Celebrate, commemorate and reflect with VE and VJ 80 Days in Leeds

The Lord Mayor of Leeds invites everyone to join her in marking the commemoration of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan with an evening of music, word, and song in May.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

Lord Mayor and High Sheriff host Iftar at Leeds Civic Hall: Iftar2025

07 Mar 2025

Lord Mayor and High Sheriff host Iftar at Leeds Civic Hall

Over two hundred guests joined the Lord Mayor of Leeds and the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire, at Leeds Civic Hall’s Banqueting Suite for a fast-breaking iftar meal on Wednesday 5 March.

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Just One Day success: 1-513

03 Mar 2025

Just One Day success

The Lord Mayor of Leeds Charity Appeal ‘Just One Day’ has been hailed a 'great success', after returning last Thursday (27 February) with the theme of ‘one day to play’.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

Son of ‘Britain’s Schindler’ helps mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: Leeds HMD 2025

21 Jan 2025

Son of ‘Britain’s Schindler’ helps mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

The son of the man dubbed ‘Britain’s Schindler’ will deliver the keynote speech at this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day civic event as Leeds marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

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Lord Mayor unveils new plaque to remember road crash victims in Leeds: Memorial tree and new plaque in Park Square

26 Nov 2024

Lord Mayor unveils new plaque to remember road crash victims in Leeds

Last Friday the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, led a ceremony in Park Square to unveil a new plaque commemorating 25 years of the city’s memorial tree, dedicated to honouring those who have lost their lives in road collisions. 

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Honouring the fallen: Lord Mayor to lead Leeds in the act of remembrance: Remembrance Sunday 2023 cropped

06 Nov 2024

Honouring the fallen: Lord Mayor to lead Leeds in the act of remembrance

The Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung warmly invites everyone to join her on Remembrance Sunday as she leads the city’s tribute to servicemen and women who have lost their lives in service of their country.

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