Tag: Leeds City Council

Leeds declares a Year of Reading

Leeds City Council has declared a ‘Year of Reading’ across the city. The aim of Leeds Year of Reading is to promote and encourage a love of reading across the city and, in particular, to engage children and their families, from different communities and backgrounds, in positive reading activity to help generate a long-term love of reading.

Mini motorised marvel parks up at Leeds Industrial Museum

With its quirky design, handlebar steering and a top speed of 50mph, it might not be a modern motorist’s first choice. But when it comes to tales of Leeds innovation and invention, Hunslet’s very own Scootacar is certainly the wheel deal. The bright blue, three-wheeled wonder is set to be

Residents urged to recycle more of the right things, more often

People of Leeds taking recycling into their own hands as part of Recycle Week Events, at White Rose Shopping Centre and John Charles Centre for Sport  in South Leeds will mark Recycle Week 2019 which starts today as Leeds City Council challenges residents to recycle more of the right things,

Leeds United training ground – will it benefit Holbeck?

Local people have been reacting to the news that Leeds City Council will discuss selling the site of the former Matthew Murray High School in Holbeck to Leeds United, at a meeting on Wednesday (18 September 2019). The plan is to move Leeds United training facilities currently at Thorpe Arch,

Tempest Road to close for World Car Free Day 2019

Tempest Road in Beeston, together with roads in Otley and Headingley is to be closed to traffic on Sunday 22 September as part of celebrations for World Car Free Day. Leeds will join cities from across the world including London and Paris taking part in this year’s World Car Free