Posts by yorkshire reporter

A new walking trail is giving people in Leeds the chance to take a step back in time and learn more about the history of one of the city’s most famous streets. New Briggate – Explore and Discover is a self-guided tour around a part of the city centre that…

A unique museum education project that has helped bring history into hundreds of homes across Leeds during the pandemic has scooped a top national award. Leeds Museums and Galleries’ innovative Closing the COVID Gap project, the only one of its kind in the country, won a prestigious Museums and Heritage…

Apprentices have stepped into the spotlight to demonstrate their painting and decorating skills at Leeds College of Building.  The college hosted the Northern regional heat of the Apprentice/Trainee of the Year competition, run by national trade body the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA).  Apprentices from across the region – including…

Welcome to Yorkshire, the region’s tourism marketing agency, has today relaunched a Yorkshire Ambassador programme to help support its objectives over the next few years. The Ambassadors, drawn from all areas of Yorkshire, will support a range of different sectors within the wider economy as the region continues its post-Covid…

Leeds City Council is encouraging residents and businesses to have their say on its draft Local Plan Update, which will set out the authority’s approach to planning policy and new development across the district over the next decade and beyond. The draft Local Plan Update is titled ‘Your Neighbourhood, Your…