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Show your love for Leeds and raise money with Just One Day: Lord Mayor of Leeds - 'Just One Day'

22 Mar 2024

Show your love for Leeds and raise money with Just One Day

The Lord Mayor of Leeds Charity Appeal ‘Just One Day’ event is returning on Friday 17 May, with the whole city being encouraged to get involved.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

Adorable spring arrivals at Temple Newsam farm: Kid

22 Mar 2024

Adorable spring arrivals at Temple Newsam farm

Spring has arrived at Temple Newsam’s Home Farm and has brought adorable new arrivals, with more still to come. Don’t miss out on catching the little piglets, lambs and kids over Easter.

Temple Newsam Home Farm

World Peace Flame unveiled in city centre park: World Peace Flame 2 sml

21 Mar 2024

World Peace Flame unveiled in city centre park

The Lord Mayor of Leeds has unveiled the UK’s first city centre-based World Peace Flame in Park Square, Leeds.

Lord Mayor of Leeds

New council scheme to help Leeds residents avoid illegal waste removers: LAWCS logo

19 Mar 2024

New council scheme to help Leeds residents avoid illegal waste removers

A new scheme has been launched to help Leeds residents dodge the rogue traders dumping their waste illegally and landing them with hefty fines.

Bin collections/waste services Flytipping

Important information issued ahead of local Leeds and regional elections: Voter ID for newsroom

18 Mar 2024

Important information issued ahead of local Leeds and regional elections

Key details and dates ahead of Leeds City Council and Mayor of West Yorkshire elections taking place on Thursday 2 May

Elections

Hats small folks as museum starts historic head count: image00015 - Copy

18 Mar 2024

Hats small folks as museum starts historic head count

A marvellous collection of vintage miniature millinery is among the historic headgear being documented by museum experts and volunteers in Leeds.

The remarkable range of tiny replica hats, some of which fit in the palm of a hand, were made by Leeds hatter John Craig in the early 1900s and is being carefully conserved as part of a project at the Leeds Discovery Centre.

Museums and galleries Arts

Warm glow for residents as £25m energy efficiency scheme delivers results: Parkway 1

13 Mar 2024

Warm glow for residents as £25m energy efficiency scheme delivers results

Hundreds of council flats in Leeds are set for a carbon-cutting, money-saving future thanks to a £25m energy efficiency improvements scheme.

Housing

Builder filmed illegally dumping waste gets suspended prison sentence: Fly tipping-3

11 Mar 2024

Builder filmed illegally dumping waste gets suspended prison sentence

A builder caught on camera dumping and illegally storing construction waste in a rat-infested bin yard has been hit with a fine and suspended prison sentence.

Flytipping

Vision for Leeds: Councillors to discuss new 10-year regeneration partnership with central and regional government: Leeds 1 sml

11 Mar 2024

Vision for Leeds: Councillors to discuss new 10-year regeneration partnership with central and regional government

Senior councillors are to discuss Leeds City Council’s exciting new partnership with national, regional and local government to transform six of its neighbourhoods, helping to achieve its regeneration ambitions and deliver inclusive growth.

Best city

Trinity Leeds signs up to ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme and welcomes key organisations: Trinity signs up to Ask for Angela

11 Mar 2024

Trinity Leeds signs up to ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme and welcomes key organisations

Trinity Leeds hosted a special event involving key organisations from across the city, as the retail and leisure destination was formally launched as the largest ‘Ask for Angela’ venue in the city.

Safer Leeds