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29 Oct 2024
New funding aims to boost business innovation and deliver positive change for local communities
New funding is on offer for projects that will help local business innovators make a positive difference to life in Leeds.
29 Oct 2024
Ed Whiting OBE set to be appointed new permanent Leeds City Council chief executive
Full council to formally approve appointment in November
25 Oct 2024
Thousands see Leeds in a new light as city’s dazzling cultural spectacle returns
The stunning sights and sounds of Light Night Leeds transformed the city centre last night as the incredible cultural spectacle returned for its 20th edition.
A huge programme of mesmerising illuminated artworks from around the world arrived at well-known buildings and locations in Leeds for the event’s first night, with the stunning show set to continue this evening (Oct 25).
22 Oct 2024
New film highlights the dangers of school gate parking
School pupils across Leeds are asking parents, carers and the wider community to rethink their travel habits on the school run, with the help of a new short film.
21 Oct 2024
Get ready for fun with Leeds’s first ever Festival of Play
A fun-filled week-long celebration of the magic of play is set to sweep Leeds later this month with the launch of the city’s first ever Festival of Play and Creativity.
21 Oct 2024
Train scan gives inside track on marvellous museum model’s secrets
High-tech 3D scans have revealed the intricate inner workings of the world’s oldest model locomotive for the first time in more than 200 years.
Leeds Industrial Museum’s incredible miniature recreation of a pioneering early steam locomotive recently underwent a detailed CT X-Ray survey using sophisticated equipment at the University of Leeds.
17 Oct 2024
Leeds parks set to serve up tennis courts refurbishment
Leeds City Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have been working over the summer to breathe new life into local park tennis courts across the city.
16 Oct 2024
Halloween events with Leeds City Council
14 Oct 2024
Global honour for pioneering Leeds sports kit recycling partnership
Leeds Equipment and Kit Exchange Partnership triumphs at Sport Positive Awards 2024
14 Oct 2024
Eligible Leeds residents urged to protect themselves against viruses with free winter jabs
Leeds’s public health boss has issued a plea for all those eligible to take up the offer of a free flu vaccine this winter after worrying uptake levels last year.