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Council-run museums and galleries in Leeds have generated a staggering £41.7m for the local economy in the last year, a new report has revealed.

Compiled by Leeds Museums and Galleries, the impressive economic impact report shows the popular visitor attractions have also given a big boost to local jobs as well as supporting businesses and schools.

Leeds City Council’s exciting plans for the regeneration of Holbeck have been allocated more than £15 million, as part of the latest round of investment from the government’s Levelling Up Fund.

Tourism chiefs from across West Yorkshire came together this week for the inaugural meeting of a new partnership aimed at unleashing the vast potential of the region’s visitor economy.

The first meeting of the Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) saw representatives from each of the five West Yorkshire districts join forces with key figures from the tourism sector to begin exploring ways to grow the visitor economy, attract more visitors and inward investment and create job opportunities across West Yorkshire.

Leeds City Council has launched a new network to support large businesses across Leeds to drive forward positive social outcomes and contribute to the delivery of inclusive growth across the city.  

Nine ‘big ideas’ to deliver inclusive growth, focusing on people, place, and productivity, have been agreed by senior councillors this week as part of the next phase of the Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy.

Childcare nurseries in Leeds are set to receive a welcome boost, as Leeds City Council extends its discretionary business rate relief scheme to the sector.