Council secures funding towards PCSOs in city
A response by the Leader of Leeds City Council Cllr Keith Wakefield and Cllr Peter Gruen to the news that the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire has agreed a funding package for PCSOs in...
View ArticleCouncil to act as payday loans hit record levels
Leeds City Council is continuing its fight against the payday loan industry in the city as news that the level of borrowing from payday lenders in the UK has shot up by 80% in the last year. The...
View ArticleLeeds City Council Names Local Sporting Heroes As Batonbearers On Day 13 Of...
With not long to go until the XX Commonwealth Games begins in Glasgow, Leeds announced the six Batonbearers selected to carry the Queen’s Baton when it arrives in the city. The Queen’s Baton Relay will...
View ArticleCouncil Working To Improve Air Pollution
Following the estimates of the number of deaths in UK local authorities that can be attributed to long term exposure to particle air pollution being published by Public Health England, Dr Ian Cameron,...
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View ArticleCouncil Serves Up Free Tennis Sessions Across Leeds
Tiny tennis stars in Leeds could take their first steps towards Wimbledon. Free mini tennis sessions for children aged 3-8, with specially modified equipment, will be part of a range of ace activities...
View ArticleTour de France director Christian Prudhomme addresses the council chamber...
The director of the Tour de France has praised the people of Leeds’ as the city gears up for this weekend’s Grand Depart. Addressing a meeting of Leeds City Council’s full council this week, Christian...
View ArticleLeader of Leeds City Council proud of Leeds on this ‘incredible day’
Statement from the leader of Leeds City Council about the celebrations in Leeds around the Grand Départ as the day draws to a close and the city reflects on what has been a momentous occasion. Leader...
View ArticleCouncil Serves Up Free Table Tennis Sessions Across Leeds
Visitors to Trinity Kitchen got some table service with a difference when they got to see one of the country’s top young ping pong stars in action. England table tennis international Shayan Siraj, 12,...
View ArticleCouncil Must Replace Tallest Maypole In The UK Without Further Delay
Greg Mulholland MP, Member of Parliament for Leeds North West, has called on Leeds City Council to replace the tallest Maypole in the UK without further delay. Otley’s iconic Maypole was taken down...
View ArticleFirst Mobile Specialist Toilet Purchased By Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council has taken delivery of its first mobile ‘Changing Places’ toilet catering for disabled people. Bought by the council’s Learning Disability Community Support Service, the toilet has...
View ArticleCouncil Digs In To Create A City Centre Oasis In Leeds
It was a milestone moment for what is intended to be an oasis of calm for people to enjoy in a built-up part of Leeds city centre as the first ground was broken on the Sovereign Square green space...
View ArticleCouncil And Partner Support Vulnerable With Food Donation
Hundreds of vulnerable families and people are receiving a welcome boost from the council and one of its partners following a generous food donation. Liberty Gas, one of the council’s gas contractors,...
View ArticlePop-up running event at shopping centre as council backs This Girl Can campaign
Women in Leeds are being invited for a dash round the shops with a difference this weekend. A special pop-up running event will take place at the Trinity Leeds shopping centre this Sunday as Leeds City...
View ArticleEnterprise Zone Given Revamp By Council
A wide-ranging programme of environmental improvements are currently being undertaken by Leeds City Council in an area designated to drive forward economic growth and job creation in the city. Since...
View ArticleLeeds City Council Joins Military Charity In Offering Employment And Training...
Leeds City Council has pledged to work with Armed Forces charity RBLI (Royal British Legion Industries) on an initiative to reduce levels of unemployment among ex-service personnel living in the...
View ArticleLeeds City Council Wins Award For Water Safety – Again!
Leeds City Council’s commitment to pool safety and drowning prevention has been recognised at the most important awards in the water safety industry. Winner in 2013, the City Council was again voted...
View ArticleCouncil Reveals 17,000 Housing Approvals In Place In Leeds
Leeds City Council has revealed there are currently planning approvals in place to build more than 17,000 homes as the city awaits further details on proposed government changes to national planning...
View ArticleConstruction Company On Board To Shape New Council Homes
Leeds City Council has appointed a contractor to help shape and deliver the next phase of ambitious plans to provide new council housing. Kier Living, the residential division of Kier Group has been...
View ArticleHalf Way Point Reached In Cutting Carbon
Leeds is half way to achieving its carbon cutting targets according to a new report. The update on Leeds’ journey to becoming a low carbon city was presented to the council’s executive board recently....
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