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Project empowering African Caribbean community wins Leeds’ unsung heroes award: Yvonne Opebiyi and Guiding Light Leads

13 Dec 2023

Project empowering African Caribbean community wins Leeds’ unsung heroes award

Yvonne Opebiyi of Guiding Light Leads became one of the winners at the Compassionate City Awards at a ceremony held at Leeds Civic Hall on Thursday 7 December.

Charities and third sector Awards Compassionate city

Leeds City Station: laying the foundations for New Year construction: Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway

12 Dec 2023

Leeds City Station: laying the foundations for New Year construction

The transformation of Leeds City Station’s main entrance is reaching its next milestone, with demolition works coming towards the end and construction due to begin in earnest in the New Year.

Transport City centre

New cycling and pedestrian improvements for Crown Point Road: Crown Point Bridge-2

07 Dec 2023

New cycling and pedestrian improvements for Crown Point Road

Works to improve walking and cycling connections over the River Aire have completed, marking a significant milestone for cycling improvements in Leeds city centre.

Transport Cycling Connecting Leeds

Leeds signs Friendship Oath with the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv: Leeds Kharkiv 1

06 Dec 2023

Leeds signs Friendship Oath with the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

In an expression of the deepening friendship between Leeds and the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Leeds City Council today signed an official Friendship Oath between the two cities. The Friendship Oath officially marks the start of negotiations to develop a more permanent link between the two cities with a view to signing a fuller Friendship Agreement in the future.

International relations

Leeds City Council Logo

01 Dec 2023

Leeds hospitals chosen for expanded national HIV programme

LGI and St James's part of campaign to end new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030

Health

Gallery unwraps festive favourites for art advent: Grimshaw-2

01 Dec 2023

Gallery unwraps festive favourites for art advent

Treasured favourites from the stunning Leeds Art Gallery collection are being unwrapped for a unique new “art advent” this month.

Members of the gallery’s team have selected their best-loved artworks and will be sharing their personal stories of why they love each one, with a different piece set to be unveiled each day throughout December.

Leeds Art Gallery Museums and galleries Arts

Festive waste and recycling collection arrangements announced for Leeds: Black Bins- Tinsel

01 Dec 2023

Festive waste and recycling collection arrangements announced for Leeds

With over a thousand tonnes of extra black and green bin waste expected to be produced and over a million bins to be emptied, Leeds City Council’s refuse service will be working through the Christmas period to ensure bin collections continue to run smoothly.

Environmental Services

Green light for Leeds Kirkgate Market hotel scheme: Hotel 1

01 Dec 2023

Green light for Leeds Kirkgate Market hotel scheme

The regeneration of the area around Leeds Kirkgate Market is set to take another impressive stride forward after plans for a new hotel and gym were given the green light.

City centre