Tag: Leeds City Council

Guidance on the national lockdown and how Council services are affected

The Government has announced a new national lockdown with rules coming into force from Thursday 5 November 2020. For four weeks until Wednesday 2 December the Government is asking people to stay at home, except for specific purposes; not to gather with others they don’t live with, except for specific

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Nowhere To Go: Councillors discuss city’s response to street homelessness

A report into the city’s approach to rough sleepers was discussed by senior Councillors at Leeds City council’s executive board on 21 October 2020. The independent report was commissioned following the deaths of ten people living on the streets between October 2017 and March 2019. The report found that over

Don’t go hungry this half term

Leeds City Council, charities, community organisations and businesses have come together to provide 36 locations where struggling families can access free school meals during the October half term. Sparked by footballer Marcus Rashford’s campaign to extend free school meals over the holidays, the city’s business community has rallied to support

Have your say on improving the New Forest Village Plantations

Whether you currently use the Plantations or not, Leeds City Council would like to hear your views on how this green space could be improved. Local residents are being encouraged to have their say over improvements to an important piece of green space in Middleton. The Plantations is a multi-functional