Bill Hart at the ceremony at Leeds. Photo credit: Heather Whiston Photography
By Emma Kirwan
Leeds Trinity’s oldest student has graduated in the ancient Chinese art of Lishi at the age of 90.
Bill Hart from Bingley, graduated on Tuesday in Professional Coaching of Lishi Movement which is a meditative style of exercise derived from ancient Chinese culture.
Read More »90-year-old student graduates in Lishi from Leeds Trinity
Leeds Town Hall
By Hayley Longster
There are currently 17,000 approved planning applications for housing in Leeds that are not in the process of being built, to the frustration of Leeds Council.
Some of these have been on the books since the recession and have therefore not made any progress since 2007.Read More »Leeds City Council express frustration with housing situation
West Yorkshire Playhouse
By Hayley Longster
Plans to provide extra funding for the expansion of West Yorkshire Playhouse have been approved by Leeds City Council at an Executive Board meeting today.
The plans follow the recent announcement that Leeds will bid to become a European Capital of Culture in 2023.
Monty Python star Terry Jones
By Emma Kirwan
A Leeds theatre company has raised more than £25,000 in one year after having its primary source of funding stopped.
Save Red Ladder was set up as an independent campaign after Red Ladder, the UK’s leading radical theatre company, had all of its funding from the Arts Council stopped on 1 July 2014.
Read More »Leeds theatre company fights back after having funding stopped
by David Mackie
James Gilbey, killed yesterday in a hit-and-run incident on Stanningley bypass
A sixth man has now been arrested following a hit-and-run incident in Leeds, which resulted in the death of 25-year-old James Gilbey.
Police have arrested the 29-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender after he handed himself in at a police station in West Yorkshire.Read More »UPDATE: Sixth man arrested in Stanningley hit-and-run
By Emma Kirwan Dog walkers and their furry friends will be competing in Rodley this summer in a bid to raise much needed funds. After… Read More »Could your dog be crowned ‘Best in Show’ in Rodley this summer?
Photo copyright David Mackie
The weather in Leeds should stay warm and dry all day today – which bodes well for the rest of the summer.
According to legend, the weather on St Swithun’s Day (July 15) will continue for forty days.
by Elizabeth Archer
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and another has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender after a 25-year-old man was killed on Stanningley Bypass.
Police are still seeking Majid Malik, 27, and Adnan Ahmed, 29, [pictured below] in connection with the fatal accident, which happened around midnight on Monday.Read More »Four arrests made after Stanningley Bypass hit and run
A view of Clarence Dock, Leeds, at night
by Hayley Longster
With the news that Leeds will bid to become a European Capital of Culture in 2023, arts organisations around the city have been offering their support for the bid.
Read More »Arts organisations rally round 2023 European Capital of Culture Bid
Leeds Skyline
A £10 million Park & Ride system is planned for Leeds following the success of a similar site at Elland road.
Tomorrow, plans for developing the one-thousand space Temple Green Park & Ride site, adjacent to the A63 Pontefract Lane will be discussed in front of the council cabinet.