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The descendants of Leeds schoolmistress Lily Cathcart travelled to the Leeds Discovery Centre this week, where they viewed their precious family heirloom, donated to the museum by Lily’s daughters Bessie, Jean and Isabel in the early 1970s. L-R is Lily’s great, great grandson Alexander Bromley, Christina Bromley, Jennifer Slater and Emmeline Bromley, whose namesake Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the leading lights of the Suffrage movement.

A computer-generated image showing Leeds City Council's vision for the market's blockshops area.

Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council’s deputy leader and executive member for economy, transport and sustainable development, pictured in October last year with some of the refurbished blockshop units at Leeds Kirkgate Market.

A computer-generated image showing plans for one part of an 88-home scheme under construction across various sites in the Seacroft and Gipton areas of Leeds.

Some of the 100 family homes built as part of a housing development in Middleton that also includes 60 extra care apartments and 16 wheelchair-accessible bungalows.

Councillor Jess Lennox, Councillor James Lewis and Tom Riordan with other attendees at the Gascoigne House opening event.

The roof terrace at Gascoigne House, pictured in November 2023.

An aerial image (from November 2023) of Gascoigne House with some of the family homes and accessible bungalows that form part of the wider redevelopment of the site.

Councillor James Lewis speaking at the Gascoigne House opening event.

Councillor James Lewis and Councillor Jess Lennox help Rosemary and Steven Brown with the cutting of a celebratory cake at the Gascoigne House opening event.

Serving up hot and cold drinks, ice cream, cakes, sandwiches, pastries and confectionary, the kiosk has always been very popular with park goers and those passing by. Pudsey Park and the kiosk were originally opened to the public in April 1928 by the Duke and Duchess of York, later to become King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Serving up hot and cold drinks, ice cream, cakes, sandwiches, pastries and confectionary, the kiosk has always been very popular with park goers and those passing by. Pudsey Park and the kiosk were originally opened to the public in April 1928 by the Duke and Duchess of York, later to become King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.