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Award from Nature 2030 campaign and sponsored by Keep Britain Tidy

UPDATE: The Baton of Hope suicide prevention tour arrived in Leeds today and has been travelling across the city, carried by 84 baton bearers, all bereaved or affected by suicide. A selection of images can be downloaded below. 

Leeds City Council can confirm it has received a planning submission from the Home Office in relation to a building in Headingley that is currently used as student accommodation.

A new council housing development is bringing high-quality affordable homes – and a champion tribute to a sporting hero of yesteryear – to a community in Leeds.

Elland Road in the running to stage matches in the tournament

A new housing development in Leeds is set to welcome its first residents as the power of partnership working continues to deliver high-quality affordable homes in communities across the city.

Leeds Libraries are inviting residents to help create an inspiring new tapestry that will become a lasting part of the city’s cultural heritage. As part of the national campaign Our Freedom: Then and Now, the Threads of Freedom project has received funding to work with communities across the city to produce a collaborative textile artwork. This new piece will be displayed alongside the much-loved Leeds Tapestry on the first floor of Leeds Central Library. 

The dates of this October’s Light Night Leeds have been changed to avoid a clash with an upcoming Leeds United Premier League fixture.

After discussions with artists, stakeholders and sponsors, the decision has been taken to now hold this year’s annual cultural spectacular on Wednesday, October 22 and Thursday, October 23. The event was originally due to take place on October 23 and 24.

The new play barn at Temple Newsam's home farm is set to open to the public on 20 September after works to convert the old cow byre have been completed. 

The number of casualties on Leeds' roads has reduced over the last three years, according to figures announced by the council at the latest Vision Zero conference in the city.

Work on a new housing development has reached a key milestone as Leeds City Council continues to create high-quality affordable homes for local people.