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10 Jan 2025
Lotherton zoo badly damaged after heavy snow
After being closed for nearly a week due to the deluge of snow, Lotherton’s Wildlife World will reopen on 11 January in a limited capacity. The estate is offering half price tickets throughout January.

10 Jan 2025
Call to city to join Baton of Hope suicide prevention tour as it heads to Leeds for first time
A symbolic baton representing mental wellbeing will be carried through Leeds for the first time later this year as part of a special UK-wide tour to inspire hope through action in suicide prevention.

09 Jan 2025
Historic costume gives a little peep at children’s fancy fashions
A vintage Little Bo Peep costume proudly worn by a Leeds girl more than 120 years ago has been restored to its former glory ahead of a new exhibition.
Records show the beautiful, dainty garment was Gladys Redman’s fancy dress outfit when she attended a prestigious chapel concert, held in Leeds in 1900.

09 Jan 2025
Urgent appeal to find a kidney donor for 12-year-old boy in care
Leeds City Council is issuing an urgent plea to find a kidney donor who could help transform the life of a 12-year-old boy in its care.

08 Jan 2025
Consultation begins on proposed changes to crown green bowling facilities in Leeds
People in Leeds are being encouraged to have their say on proposals for changes to the city’s crown green bowling facilities.

08 Jan 2025
Cold weather update - 10 January 2025


06 Jan 2025
Library kicks off zine appeal ahead of fan-tastic new exhibition
A collection of zines charting decades of the cheers, tears and triumphs experienced by football fans is being gathered together for a new exhibition in Leeds.
Librarians at Leeds Central Library are calling on supporters across the region to raid their collections at home and submit some of their favourite zines, which could be displayed in Voice of the Fans when it opens at the library in May.

03 Jan 2025
Bin collections Sunday 5 January
Collections on Sunday postponed due to expected extreme weather

03 Jan 2025
Leeds set to receive its 100th fruit orchard as charity digs in
Leeds is getting its 100th fruit orchard this winter, making it the city with the most orchards in the UK outside of London.

02 Jan 2025
Library’s stunning manuscript starts new year by the book
A stunning 540-year-old manuscript filled with beautifully illustrated tips on how to stay on the right track throughout the year is going on display in Leeds.
Penned in around 1480 and inscribed on delicate vellum, the Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, or Book of Hours, contains forty-six vividly illuminated images depicting various duties to be carried out each month along with the signs of the zodiac.