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Some of the new play installations in the grounds of the Compton Centre.

A Scholes playground is open again for play after a much-needed refurb.

The Scholes playground now has new surfacing, a new multi-unit that offers climbing and a slide, as well as a spinner and a seesaw.

Staff at Leeds City Council have been supporting a Christmas Shoebox Appeal for local families. Shown left to right are: Liz Roarty (appeal lead), Councillor Debra Coupar (Leeds City Council’s deputy leader and executive member for resources) and Sarah Martin (chief officer, Civic Enterprise Leeds).

Winner of Environmental Achievement of the Year, Hyde Park Source currently runs seven different weekly volunteer gardening groups.

Janet Wilcock has won the Unsung Hero of the Year award at the Compassionate City Awards 2024.

The winner in the Community Sports Project of the Year category was Farsley Celtic Deaf FC.

Curators of natural sciences Sarah Burhouse (left) and Clare Brown measure the huge wandering albatross preserved at Leeds Discovery Centre. More than a century old, up-to-date measurements taken this week show the gargantuan seabird to be more than three metres across despite only being a juvenile.

Among the remarkable examples getting some delicate care and attention was an impressive, wandering albatross, displayed behind Victorian glass to fully showcase its immense wingspan. More than a century old, up-to-date measurements taken this week show the gargantuan seabird to be more than three metres across despite only being a juvenile.

Curator of natural sciences Sarah Burhouse conserves the towering skeleton of a full grown adult ostrich, the world’s largest bird. Believed to date from around 1841, the skeleton was repositioned for display ten years ago with the help of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society.