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The image shows a farm with visitors and trees inside sat down

Leeds Christmas tree farm boom as families ditch plastic

Methley Estate is one of the Yorkshire farms which sells Christmas trees all year round

Toby Almond
A gallery with brick walls and arched doorways showcasing large, detailed photographs of human irises, with a sign reading "VIZUALYEYES" and prices starting from £29.

Leeds Corn Exchange welcomes a new eye-opening art experience

Leeds Corn Exchange has welcomed its newest opening, Vizualeyes, an iris photography studio delivering a fresh art experience to the city.

Macy Cooke

“Back it and build it” – Leeds business bosses demand Northern Powerhouse Rail

A coalition of northern business leaders have written an open letter to the government demanding that they back the Northern Powerhouse Rail project in full.

Archie Simpson Tarling
A street view of a stone building with a café on the ground floor named 'Silver's'. The café has a white façade with large arched windows and red chairs set up outside. Above the café is a bright red and yellow sign listing menu items like coffee, sandwiches, and breakfast. The building has multiple windows and a sloped roof, and there's a green waste bin and orange crates on the pavement. The sky is clear and blue.

Leeds sandwich shop wins national restaurant award

The restaurant in Bramley took home £100,000 in prize money.

George Jenkins
A car park scene at Station Gardens Car Park in Leeds, UK, featuring two modern pay-and-display parking meters in the foreground. A prominent blue sign provides parking information, stating that parking is free for up to 3 hours from Monday to Saturday (8am–6pm), with a £2.15 daily charge thereafter and an optional £10.15 weekly ticket. A small sign above the meters reads "PLEASE DO NOT LITTER" and another one details the pay times. Nearby are parked vehicles and a black litter bin marked for dog waste. The area is bordered by dense green trees in the background.

Leeds businesses ‘overlooked and ignored’ following new parking charges

Businesses in areas of Leeds face concerns over new parking pay machines.

Jack Houldsworth
Leeds Corn Exchange-A grand, historic stone building with a curved facade and classical architectural elements. The structure features ornate carvings, arched windows, and decorative columns. A prominent round clock is set into a richly adorned pediment at the top center. Hanging flower baskets add vibrant greenery beneath the arches, softening the formal stonework.

Heritage Open Days had “low impact” on Corn Exchange businesses

A festival celebrating culture and heritage have not had an impact of businesses located in central hubs such as Leeds Corn Exchange, Emma Haresign reports.

Emma Haresign
A busy indoor train station featuring two stationary trains at adjacent platforms. The train on the left is a modern Northern Class 331 electric unit, numbered 331009, with a sleek blue and yellow design. Next to it on the right is an older Northern Class 158 diesel unit, numbered 158757, with a more classic shape and similar blue and yellow livery. The station has a high, arched roof with exposed beams and industrial lighting. Passengers are visible on the platform and escalator, and a digital clock displays the time as 16:16:35. Overhead signs direct travellers to various platforms, and daylight is visible through the far end of the station.

Northern trials app for improved passenger experience

Passengers using Northern trains between Harrogate and Leeds have been selected to take part in the trial of a new app

Jack Houldsworth
Signs for Little Owls Nursery placed on a fence outside of the nursery

Nursery set to charge 25% extra on fees for parents

Little Owls Nursery bill prices are set to rise following privatisation

Ella Wignal
A group of people browse through vinyl records at a busy record fair. The image shows several plastic crates labeled with handwritten black signs indicating music genres and categories, including "IRON MAIDEN," "SYNTH / ELECTRONIC," "PROG ROCK," "MISC Q–T," "PUNK," and "GRUNGE / ALT ROCK." A man in the center wearing a white "Blue Flowers" t-shirt and navy hoodie is examining a record. To his right, an older man in an AC/DC t-shirt and with a tattooed arm is also browsing. The setting appears lively and crowded with music enthusiasts.

Vinyl music is ‘ritualistic for people’

A record fair in Leeds is taking place at the end of the month till the end of the year in Leeds Corn Exchange, Emma Haresign reports.

Emma Haresign
A quiet look to Lower Briggate, the rainbow railway bridge over the street home to Under the Arches

Leeds’ new underground venue to boost rave culture

New venue Under the Arches is set to host its first gig on September 27.

Ella Wignal
A construction site in front of a newly built three-story red-brick apartment building with white-framed windows and glass Juliet balconies. In the foreground, two orange excavators, one branded "Kubota" and the other "Doosan," are actively moving materials into a large green skip. The area is enclosed by metal safety fencing, with construction equipment, materials, and waste bags scattered around. A curved path with fresh landscaping borders the work area, while a partly cloudy sky creates a bright backdrop.

Armley affordable housing project welcomes first residents

Yorkshire Housing, Termrim and Leeds City Council have been working on a new affordable housing project in Armley. This week, the first residents were welcomed to the development.

Jack Houldsworth
This is a close up image of a tattoo artist inking somebody's arm. They appear to be doing a butterfly design

Leeds tattoo studio offers tattoos for toys in festive season

Ink Kingz tattoo studio believe around 300 tattoos were completed over the course of the day

Saffron Carroll
Trains in Leeds city train station.

Leeds transport is still feeling the effects of Covid

With a change in government and nearly 5 years of time passing, Leeds transport usage is drastically different from 2019.

Georgia Lee

Four council staff arrested over bribery allegations

Four Leeds City Council planning staff were arrested at the end of last month.

Sophia Kenny

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

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

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

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 new slow fashion

Jake Grattage

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
A shop window displays many flavored disposable vapes set to be banned in 2025

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
Record Plant in Farsley shows off its new home. A big room with tall ceilings and walls all painted white and adorned with hanging lights.

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
A shop window

Refill shops face risks of closure

Are people are choosing to shop for convenience rather than for the planet?

Sophia Kenny
A purple wall has the name TRAD Collective dispolayyed across is.

Sustainable fashion company TRAD Collective win Fashion for Good award

TRAD Collective, a sustainable fashion company from Leeds are doing their part to slow down the climate emergancy we face.

Caitlin Page

Government announces rise in university tuition fees

The Secretary of State announced university tuition fees will increase from £9250 to £9535 per year.

Ella Wignal

Leeds businesses suffer after government crackdown on vapes

New legislation will see disposable vapes banned from 1 June 2025.

George Jenkins
Guitar

New business rates hit music venues

Business rate increases in the recent budget are set to hit music venues severely.

Ben Dinning
Leeds Corn Exchange

Labour’s first budget divides councillors and businesses across Leeds

On Wednesday the 30th of October Keir Starmer along with his Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced Labour's first budget since 2010

Leo Wood

Small business owners’ requests for grants denied by the council

Local small business owners are being denied grants from the council to jumpstart their businesses due to harsh regulations.

Ella Wignal
Poster which depicts the attempt to keep Aire Street Workshops open.

Aire Street Workshops face closure

Businesses in Aire Street Workshops have been told to vacate by the 31st of January 2025.

Lonan Sheldrake
Aire Street Workshops building

Aire Street Workshops: historic building home to 31 creative businesses faces closure

Leeds City Council plans to sell Aire Street Workshops, a not-for-profit company which provides affordable work spaces for small creative businesses.

James Ghirarduzzi
Queen's Court pride bar in Leeds from the outside

Leeds pride bar reveals events after £250k makeover

Take a look inside one of Leeds' infamous pride venues following the recent transformations.

Jack Houldsworth
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COVID continues to affect small businesses

Small businesses in Leeds have been dramatically impacted by the increase in rent prices since COVID 19.

Grace ODowd
Inside Leeds corn exchange

Rent increases put pressure on Leeds small businesses

Independent businesses in Leeds struggle to stay open due to recent increase in unit rent.

Megan Doyle
An image of the Old Red Lion pub located on York Road, Whinmoor. The building is white with red signage. The bottom windows are boarded up and the top windows have been smashed. The grass at the front of the building is overgrown.

Health concerns over plans to convert derelict Leeds pub into a McDonalds

Of the 500 people surveyed in the public consultation, 61 per cent were in support of the proposal to replace the pub with a McDonald’s restaurant

Saffron Carroll
Clothing racks inside the Revive Reuse shop, in Kirklees. There are green signs on the walls behind.

Leeds’ third Revive Reuse shop opens in Hunslet

This new store is one of five in West Yorkshire, three of which are based in Leeds

Saffron Carroll

Second-hand September: The rise of rehoming clothes

Today, more and more people are buying second hand clothing with the sector seeing a 27.2 per cent increase since 2021 acroding to statistic. But what is the cause of this?

Caitlin Page
Elland Road Stadium

Elland Road Expansion

Leeds United announce Elland Road expansion plans.

Ben Dinning

My trip to LA: an unforgettable experience

From Leeds to LA- a once in a lifetime opportunity that has improved my journalistic life forever.

Caitlin Page

When life gives you Apple: how Chris Brennan carved his career

Chris Brennan built his career as a successful magazine journalist, exposing some of the large issues in the technology industry over the years.

Molly Dutton

LBS Well-being Day: Hard-Working Staff of Leeds Beckett Business School Practice their Mindfulness 

The staff at Leeds Beckett Business School attended a fun day filled with activities.

Sophia Kenny
A box full of a variety of food being prepared to give to foodbank users

Leeds foodbank usage increases by 20% in a year

Leeds has seen a 66% increase in foodbank usage over the past three years causing many people to question why.

Caitlin Page

Cost of living crisis continues to affect people of Leeds

The economic crisis is affecting many aspects of day-to-day life for people in Leeds

Caitlin Page, Saffron Carroll, Molly Cook, Daisy Shortt, Ben Dinning, Flynn Connolly, Matthew Caines, Joe Jacklin

Scream Park makes horrifying return to Hell Lane

The Yorkshire Scream Park is back this year for another thrill filled Halloween experience.

Molly Dutton

Consultation set to launch over bus franchise idea

Plans to bring West Yorkshires buses back under public control has been put out to the public.

annabelwales

Leeds to follow Manchester’s ‘revolutionary’ bus scheme.

Leeds' public transport system may be overhauled pending the results of a council meeting. This comes after inspiration from Greater Manchester's new council owned bus service.

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Local councils set to ban disposable vaping by 2024

The end of single-use vapes may be on the horizon due to rise in underage vaping.

Molly Dutton
Daniel Sewell

What varsity means to the Leeds Universities

An article to show how important varsity is to the universities in Leeds

Daniel Sewell

Lawsuit Could Leave Students £5000 Richer: Universities ‘Breached Contracts’

Student's across the country could face financial compensation if a lawsuit filed against their universities succeeds in court. The lawsuit aims to expose how universities broke contracts in relation to what was promised to students pre-lockdown.

junopratt

Heinz supplies free meals via Morrisons cafes across country

"I'm lucky not to need it, but so many people will get help through this initiative."

Aayushi Shahu

Leeds shop owner backs sustainability

Leeds sustainable business owner speaks on the importance of turning sustainable

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Yorkshire bars face threat of closure amid surging energy costs

Bars in West Yorkshire face rising costs

connorbriggs

Unemployment figures in Leeds sky rocket during national Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has made a lasting effect to the unemployment rate in Leeds.

Poppy Doherty

Canada’s CN Tower gets $21 million revamp

The renovations will modernise the tower, improve accessibility and maximise viewing capacity.

Amelia Canty, Sloane Caetano

‘Buy now pay later’ apps cause worry for students this Christmas holiday

Students in Leeds are becoming more weary of 'Buy now pay later' apps, as the Christmas holiday approaches.

Poppy Doherty

Leeds student in debt with ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ scheme

"Stay away from it and be careful" - student warns against using Buy Now Pay Later apps.

bethancann

‘Winter bus travel underfunded and understaffed’ says bus bosses

A significant lack of bus drivers has resulted in industry panic over the future of West Yorkshire bus travel.

junopratt

Kirkgate Market launches online sustainable delivery service

Kirkgate Market is available online following a partnership with a eco-friendly delivery service.

Brett Poskett

The holidays are coming at Leeds Corn Exchange

The small business venue will play host to a miniature Christmas market throughout November and December.

Emmie Penkett

Foster Care shortages due to work commitments

Leeds City Council are offering 9 days paid leave to employees wanting to become foster carers.

antoniafairburn

Job vacancies at an all-time high

The UK payroll exceeded pre-coronavirus levels in September causing businesses struggling to find to staff.

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Job vacancies hit record high

A post on the record number of job vacancies at the minute.

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