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City salutes trailblazing Windrush pioneer with prestigious award: 4.B. FOR KING AND COUNTRY OOMF APR2023 69 - DAVID LINDSAY (1)

15 Nov 2023

City salutes trailblazing Windrush pioneer with prestigious award

One of the nation’s last surviving HMT Empire Windrush passengers and the city’s only remaining Caribbean Second World War serviceman will receive a prestigious civic honour, it was confirmed today.

Awards Lord Mayor of Leeds Council meetings

Residents and councillors mark major milestone for affordable housing scheme: sugarhill1

14 Nov 2023

Residents and councillors mark major milestone for affordable housing scheme

Press release published on behalf of Leeds Federated Housing Association

Housing

Continued efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour in Leeds city centre: Civic Hall

14 Nov 2023

Continued efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour in Leeds city centre

Further action is being taken to tackle anti-social behaviour in Leeds city centre with the renewal of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).

Safer Leeds City centre Public safety

80s icons Bananarama to headline Leeds’ open-air symphonic spectacular: 80s Classical poster

13 Nov 2023

80s icons Bananarama to headline Leeds’ open-air symphonic spectacular

Tickets for 80s Classical 2024 concert go on sale from 10am on Friday 17 November

Events Millennium Square City centre

Leeds City Council purchases Morley church as part of £24.3m Morley Town Deal: St Marys in the Wood

13 Nov 2023

Leeds City Council purchases Morley church as part of £24.3m Morley Town Deal

In July 2023, Leeds City Council was successful in its bid to purchase St Mary’s in the Wood United Reformed Church in central Morley for an undisclosed sum.

Towns Fund

Timeless tales and mythical dragons take library visitors on a storybook adventure: image00017

09 Nov 2023

Timeless tales and mythical dragons take library visitors on a storybook adventure

Classic storybooks filled with centuries of captivating fairy tales are being opened up this week as dragons land in Leeds for a spellbinding new exhibition.

Visitors to Leeds Central Library are being invited to step inside the pages of antique works by iconic storytellers such as The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen as the library explores the remarkable realm of fantasy.

Libraries Arts

Leeds City Council Logo

09 Nov 2023

Celebration of early childhood kicks off this November in Leeds

Parents, babies and professionals will be taking part in events across Leeds to celebrate Baby Week, a weeklong celebration of early childhood, from Tuesday 14 November.

Children's services

New outdoor artworks celebrate history, life, and culture of Leeds: Artwork-5

08 Nov 2023

New outdoor artworks celebrate history, life, and culture of Leeds

Ten unique large-scale artworks are set to celebrate history, life, and culture in Leeds as a new outdoor exhibition opens on Neville Street. 

City centre Transport

Watch: Stark warning as council strikes crushing blow taking five fly tippers off the road: LCC Van Crushing 1

07 Nov 2023

Watch: Stark warning as council strikes crushing blow taking five fly tippers off the road

“We can and we will destroy your vehicle if it is used for fly tipping”

Environmental Services

Lord Mayor to lead 2023 Act of Remembrance in Leeds: Lord Mayor of Leeds-13

07 Nov 2023

Lord Mayor to lead 2023 Act of Remembrance in Leeds

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Al Garthwaite, warmly invites all Leeds communities to join her at Victoria Gardens on Sunday 12 November, as she leads the city’s Act of Remembrance. 

Lord Mayor of Leeds