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One year to go! Leeds marks key milestone in build-up to Grand Départ

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:39:00 Z

Cycling was the centre of attention in Leeds today as the year-long countdown to the Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift got under way in style.

Over 40s in Leeds urged to take up offer of free heart health check

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:38:00 Z

Thousands of people in Leeds aged over 40 are being urged not to miss out on a free and potentially life-saving heart health check at their GP surgery.

Residents and businesses asked for views on latest flood risk management strategy

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:14:00 Z

Leeds City Council is consulting on its latest Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, outlining how it intends to provide greater resilience across the city over the coming years.

Museums SEND careers initiative brings home top national training prize

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:05:00 Z

An innovative careers programme helping the city’s aspiring SEND museums professionals make history has scooped a top national award.

Careers for All, run by Leeds Museums and Galleries, was named Training Initiative of the Year (Public and Not for Profit) at the prestigious British Training Awards after impressing a panel of judges from across the learning and business sectors.

Widower praises power of community groups for giving him new lease of life

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:00 Z

A widower has hailed the “life-changing” impact of community groups for helping him emerge from years of loneliness and solitude to find his voice as a singer in one of Leeds’s best-known choirs.

Lawnswood Roundabout enters final phases

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:00 Z

Road users are being urged to plan ahead for the final stages of the Lawnswood roundabout improvement scheme, with essential carriageway works taking place throughout August and into early September.

Leeds Street Feast serves up world flavours and live music this weekend

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:10:00 Z

A brand-new food festival will arrive on Millennium Square this weekend bringing foods from around the world to the heart of the city centre.

This Friday to Sunday (July 24-26) Leeds Street Feast will see street food vendors, local independent traders, live music and DJs on the square for a three-day celebration of food and culture.

New road closures at major Leeds park to prevent damage to grounds

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 Z

Road closures will be introduced at Temple Newsam estate starting Thursday 23 July to combat nuisance driving and anti-social behaviour.

Astonishing fossil fish unearthed in city’s prehistoric park

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:03:00 Z

The fossilised remains of a fascinating 320-million-year-old fish once thought to be extinct have been unearthed at a popular Leeds beauty spot.

The well-preserved, prehistoric skull bone of a coelacanth was discovered by a geologist at Roundhay Park earlier this year after being frozen in time aeons ago, during an era when the park was submerged under a vast tropical lagoon.

Vans seized in Leeds fly-tipping crackdown

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:08:00 Z

Two vans suspected of being used in fly-tipping offences have been seized by Leeds City Council as part of ongoing efforts to tackle environmental crime across the city.

The vehicles were confiscated this week following separate investigations led by the council’s specialist serious environmental crime team.

Both operations were carried out in the Harehills area with support from West Yorkshire Police, highlighting the strong partnership approach being taken to crack down on illegal waste dumping.