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Young Curators Make History With Another Top Award Win

Arts & Crafts, Museum
A group of determined young curators who stuck together during the pandemic to work on a series of socially-conscious exhibitions and innovative digital displays has scooped a top award. Leeds City Museum’s Preservative Party travelled to London’s British Museum, where they were named joint regional winners of the prestigious Marsh…

Snuff Boxes Come Home

Arts & Crafts, Museum
An exquisite collection of antique gold snuff boxes has returned home more than 40 years after being stolen from a Leeds mansion by a mystery thief. The seven beautifully ornate, late 18th Century containers arrived back at Temple Newsam House, the latest twist in a decades-long whodunnit which staff at…

Leeds Kirkgate Market New Online Shopping With Local Delivery Service

Local News
Steeped in tradition, Leeds’ iconic Kirkgate Market has created a new online market shopping experience in the city. The market has teamed up with Good Sixty, an online marketplace for independent and artisan food producers, to provide a sustainable local delivery service powered by zero-emission electric vans. Customers can browse…

Key Moment As Historic Leeds Town Hall Organ Pipes Down For Major Revamp

Local News
Expert engineers have literally been pulling out all the stops as work to secure the future of Leeds Town Hall’s historic organ finally got underway. The once-in-a-lifetime project, which technicians say is among the biggest the country has ever seen, will see the huge instrument carefully deconstructed and then rebuilt…

New Consultation Launches To Improve Lawnswood Roundabout

Local News
A new consultation has started to deliver improvements at the junction of the A6120 Outer Ring Road and A660 Otley Road, in north Leeds. Connecting Leeds revised plans will improve safety for all road users and improve facilities for walking and cycling across the Lawnswood junction. The plans also want…

Leisure Centres Across Leeds Receive Green Boost

Local News
Leeds City Council leisure and wellbeing centres will soon house some of the greenest gyms and pools in the city, thanks to more than 10million pounds of investment in low carbon upgrades. With work at several key Active Leeds leisure centres across the city already crossing the finishing line, local…

Former CEO Of Carers Leeds, Val Hewison Receives Prestigious Leeds Award

Local News
The long-time advocate for unpaid carers across Leeds, Val Hewison has received one of the city’s highest civic honours. In recognition of her dedication, in working with and supporting unpaid carers across Leeds, Val Hewison was presented with the prestigious Leeds Award by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar…
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