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Acclaimed Leeds social enterprise Create is down and out

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:23:04 GMT

Troubled social enterprise Create is on the verge of going out of business, the Yorkshire Evening Post can reveal.

Leeds Metropolitan University plans to cut foreign languages

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:38 GMT

Specialist foreign language courses will be reduced at a Leeds university because of cuts in Government funding.

Leeds restaurant serves up to help homeless

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:33:43 GMT

A Leeds restaurant has teamed up with St George’s Crypt to help serve up free food and drink for the city’s homeless.

Leeds United lose out in casino bid UPDATED

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:13:57 GMT

Leeds city centre’s new Victoria Gate development has won the race to be the home of West Yorkshire’s biggest ever casino.

Leeds arena date for veteran rocker Rod Stewart

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:29:23 GMT

VETERAN rocker Rod Stewart is the latest big name to confirm a show at the new Leeds concert arena.

Congregation celebrates start of Leeds church roof repairs

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:11:26 GMT

A £189,000 project to repair the roof of a historic Leeds church has finally got under way.

Runner completes Leeds Half Marathon with broken leg

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:42:54 GMT

A runner completed the last three miles of the Leeds Half Marathon in agony only to discover he had a broken leg.

Footfall goes up as Leeds Trinity opens but so do ‘To Let’ signs

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:04:50 GMT

In its first two months, four million people have passed through the glass-domed wonder of Leeds’s Trinity scheme, but at what cost to the rest of the city? Neil Hudson considers the gaps in the high street left behind.

Bid to trace three men over brawl between Leeds United and Sheffield United fans

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:25 GMT

Detectives investigating a fight between Leeds United and Sheffield United supporters are re-appealing to trace the final three men that remain unidentified following the brawl at a Leeds city centre pub.

Incoming Lord Mayor of Leeds has the young at heart

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:54:13 GMT

The new Lord Mayor of Leeds will be doing it for the kids during his year in office.

Praise for improving inner city Leeds school

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:33:41 GMT

a leeds school saved from closure four times has been praised by an education watchdog.

‘Trike’ private hire application leaves Leeds council officers scratching their heads

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:22:23 GMT

Council officers have been left scratching their heads over an application for a three-wheeled private hire vehicle for the city centre.

Double treat in store for comedy fans at Leeds arena UPDATED

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:29:31 GMT

Comedy fans have a double treat in store at the new Leeds concert arena.

Tougher checks for Leeds’s cabbies being considered

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:16:30 GMT

Licensing bosses in Leeds will mull over plans to introduce more regular criminal record checks on the city’s cabbies today.

Central Leeds: Plaza plan is to revive square

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:19:06 GMT

AN office plaza space in the centre of Leeds is set to be transformed later this year.

Weird and wonderful bikes to visit Leeds

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:51:08 GMT

With Yorkshire braced to saddle up for next year’s Tour de France Grand Départ, the region’s artists are already in the frame for the celebrations.

Clampdown on bars in Leeds city centre

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:42:34 GMT

Call Lane could become a no go area for any new bars and clubs in one of a number of major changes to the city’s licensing policy.

Slideshow: 2013 Jane Tomlinson Leeds Half Marathon

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:19:45 GMT

Check out a picture slideshow of highlights from the 2013 Jane Tomlinson Leeds Half Marathon. Are you pictured?

Leeds: Volunteers are needed to dig in to green project

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:26:16 GMT

Residents from an inner city estate are going green as they dig in to a gardening project that aims to rejuvenate the area and bring the local community together.

Real ale buffs mourn historic Leeds pub’s loss in mystery blaze

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:31:05 GMT

Real ale campaigners are mourning the loss of an historic former Leeds pub gutted in a mystery blaze.