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City's pride and passion are winning combination for UK Corporate Games: Logo-29

24 Jul 2024

City's pride and passion are winning combination for UK Corporate Games

Leeds is ready to proudly roll out the red carpet for thousands of visitors as it stages the UK Corporate Games for the first time.

Events

Small aboard as city’s pint sized high seas styles set sail: image00002-3

24 Jul 2024

Small aboard as city’s pint sized high seas styles set sail

A collection of vintage sailor suits designed to ensure stylish Victorian children looked ship shape has been revealed by museum experts in Leeds.

The eye-catching naval attire includes a classic range of blue and white outfits, dresses and bellbottom trousers, looks which became hugely popular for children during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Museums and galleries Arts

Summer is smiles better with Breeze In The Park: Breeze 1-2

23 Jul 2024

Summer is smiles better with Breeze In The Park

Young people in Leeds can look forward to another sparkling summer of outdoor fun as the city’s annual Breeze In The Park entertainment extravaganza celebrates a special milestone.

Children Events

West Indian Carnival returns: West Indian Carnival-3

22 Jul 2024

West Indian Carnival returns

Leeds is set to celebrate its rich cultural diversity with the return of the Leeds West Indian Carnival on the August Bank Holiday weekend, this year with a slightly updated route.

Leeds West Indian Carnival

Leeds City Council Logo

19 Jul 2024

Joint statement on behalf of Leeds City Council and the Romanian and Roma community

Today, representatives of the Roma community met with Leeds City Council to express their concerns about a family matter yesterday (18 July 2024).

Leeds City Council

Armley Town Street: Highway proposals aim to improve public transport and active travel journeys: Armley Town Street - Gelder Road junction visualisation

19 Jul 2024

Armley Town Street: Highway proposals aim to improve public transport and active travel journeys

The £2.91m proposals aim to reduce bus delays whilst improving the street environment for visitors and shoppers with wider pavements, planting and landscaping and more crossing points to encourage active travel journeys.

Connecting Leeds Highways Transport

Playground announced for New Wortley park: Oak Road Recreation Ground

18 Jul 2024

Playground announced for New Wortley park

A park in the New Wortley area of Armley is set to get its own dedicated play area with climbing equipment and an agility play trail, in response to voices in the community.

After a successful bid for funding, Leeds City Council has announced that a new playground will be built at Oak Road Recreation Ground, known locally as Jailey Fields.

Parks and countryside Child Friendly Leeds

Leeds comes together for Pride this weekend: Pride Civic Hall

18 Jul 2024

Leeds comes together for Pride this weekend

Earlier this week, the leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor James Lewis, deputy leader, Councillor Jonathan Pryor, and LGBT+ champion, Councillor Hannah Bithell were joined by members of the council's LGBT+ staff network outside the Civic Hall to show their support for Leeds Pride taking place this weekend.

LGBTQ+ City centre

Former factory site in Leeds set for new lease of life as housing: Armley 1

17 Jul 2024

Former factory site in Leeds set for new lease of life as housing

Work is under way on a housing scheme that will provide dozens of high-quality affordable homes in Leeds.

Housing

Innovative plans to transform home care in Leeds are unveiled: Community Health and Wellbeing Service cropped

16 Jul 2024

Innovative plans to transform home care in Leeds are unveiled

Innovative plans to transform the way people are cared for in their own homes will be heard by councillors next week.

Adult social care