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Leeds is set to sparkle this holiday season as the much-loved Ice Cube at Christmas returns to Millennium Square, Victoria Gardens, and Cookridge Street from 21 November 2025. A highlight of the city’s festive calendar, the event promises something for everyone — from the ever-popular covered ice rink and traditional Christmas market stalls to thrilling rides and cosy seasonal hangouts.

The sale of a unique car number plate used by Lord Mayors of Leeds for more than 120 years has been agreed for the price of £750,000, it was announced today.

Leeds City Council approved the sale of the U1 plate following a comprehensive process, with the funds generated set to go back into the council budget to help protect important local services.

Over £700,000 of funding has been announced for Leeds organisations to provide pre-employment support to people who are economically inactive due to health reasons.

Leeds City Council has hailed a series of successful court cases as a “clear signal” of its determination to combat housing fraud.

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Dan Cohen, is honoured to invite everyone to join him on Remembrance Sunday as he leads the city’s tribute to servicemen and women who have lost their lives in service of their country.

A captivating exhibition will shed new light on the life and work of renowned Leeds artist John Atkinson Grimshaw.

Grimshaw’s ‘moonlights’, as the artist called them, including depictions of Boar Lane and Park Row, will feature in Don’t Let’s Ask For the Moon: Nocturnes and Atkinson Grimshaw, which opens at Leeds Art Gallery this November.

Fascinating new illustrations reveal how a Saxon pendant unearthed in Leeds once looked as the ancient treasure is displayed for the first time in more than 1,200 years.

The beautiful, early medieval pectoral cross has gone on display at Leeds City Museum alongside hand drawn images showing how it could have appeared when it was possibly worn around the neck of a church official in the eighth century.

A mysterious iron cauldron sealed inside the walls of a Victorian house more than a century ago in a ritual to ward off evil spirits has been revealed in Leeds.

The fascinating find was made after reports of eerie occurrences at the house, and is now part of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection, uncovering more about the lives, beliefs and customs of people in Leeds.

Deadline of January 31 2026 to re-apply, with 60,000 postal voters in Leeds still needing to do so

The Leader of Leeds City Council has spoken in support of all those affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean in modern history.

Developers have started digging on a major new sports hub in Calverley, set to offer top class sports pitches and a completely new space for the community to meet.

Three new full-sized artificial third generation pitches and one new natural grass pitch will ensure that all local junior sports teams have equal access to quality facilities.