Local businesses react to slow progress in collapsed building repairs
Eight months on from a derelict building collapsing in Leeds, businesses near the site have said progress has been far too slow
Jake Grattage
10 December 2024
Jake Grattage
Local school children show off lanterns at light switch-on
The annual Farsley Christmas light switch-on has been joined by a parade of lanterns made by local school children
Jake Grattage
10 December 2024
High Street cheesemonger announces closure after 33 years in business
A cheese and wine shop has announced it will close its door in the new year after just over three decades on Brighouse High Street
Jake Grattage
10 December 2024
Leeds Post Office announces closure plans
The Post Office has announced plans to close a number of branches across the country in a cost-cutting move
Jake Grattage
10 December 2024
Charity shop selling only designer clothes opens in Leeds
Edit by Marie Curie is focused on sustainability and curbing the fast fashion trend. The shop promotes buying second-hand clothes and accessories to create a
Jake Grattage
10 December 2024
University tuition fees set to rise in 2025
Students studying in England next year will have to face an increase of £285 per academic year, seeing the tuition fee rise to £9,535
Jake Grattage
10 December 2024
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Government announces disposable vape ban for June 2025
The government has announced that disposable vapes are due to be banned from the 1st June 2025
Jake Grattage
10 December 2024
Multiplatform Newsdays
Leeds record shop opens new venue on first anniversary
Record Plant in Farsley has opened a new venue only a year after initially opening
Jake Grattage
10 December 2024
Digital Newsdays
Sculpture honours nearly 400 Leeds women
A sculpture dedicated to nearly 400 women has been unveiled in Leeds city centre.
Jake Grattage
15 October 2024
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Leeds 200th blue plaque dedicated to visionary dance teacher
Leeds Civic trust has unveiled a new blue plaque honouring the work of visionary dance teacher Nadine Senior MBE.
Jake Grattage
8 October 2024
Digital Newsdays
Blue plaque dedicated to anti-fascist history of Leeds
A blue plaque has been unveiled, marking the site of a 1930’s anti-fascist demonstration.
Jake Grattage
1 October 2024
Leeds organisation hosts Sustainable Fashion Week
Sustainable Fashion Week will see the Scrap Centre of Creative Reuse in Farsley host workshops, exhibitions, clothes swaps, repair shops and an evening of sustainability
Jake Grattage
24 September 2024
Leeds pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030
A Leeds Now investigation into the environment in Leeds has found that Leeds City Council have begun to enforce certain ways to create a greener
Oliver Jackson-Bolton
14 December 2023
Digital Newsdays
Smokers pay over £250,000 in city centre fines over last 15 months
99% of all littering fines have been for smokers who incorrectly discard their cigarettes
Jake Grattage
14 December 2023
Digital Newsdays
Bus Patrol launched by West Yorkshire Police in Leeds
West Yorkshire Police have launched a new safer bus patrol in Leeds.
Jake Grattage
9 November 2023
Digital Newsdays
The art exhibition introducing the fourth dimension to Leeds
“And She Built a Crooked House”
Jake Grattage
2 November 2023
Digital Newsdays
National Pumpkin Day the holiday before Halloween
Celebrating National Pumpkin Day, the holiday before Halloween
Jake Grattage
26 October 2023
Digital Newsdays
Keep Space for Peace Week demonstration held at RAF Menwith Hill
Demonstrators gathered outside RAF Menwith Hill as part of the Keep Space for Peace Week campaign.
Jake Grattage
19 October 2023