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Teaching union “sympathetic” over extortionate holiday prices, as Supreme Court decides if term-time breaks should be banned

By Leonie Stanton
A TEACHING union has criticised travel companies for penalising parents by inflating prices of holidays outside of term-time.Read More »Teaching union “sympathetic” over extortionate holiday prices, as Supreme Court decides if term-time breaks should be banned
Holbeck community centre reopens
A revamped community centre at the heart of a regeneration project in Holbeck has officially re-opened.
Ingram Gardens community centre has undergone a major transformation ahead of nearby properties being refurbished as part of the council’s housing regeneration project.Read More »Holbeck community centre reopens
Lotherton Hall celebrates the birth of 27 fawns on their estate
By Elizabeth Archer
27 fawns have been born at Lotherton Hall in Leeds this month, much to the delight of visitors and staff alike.
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Planning approvals in place for 17,000 new homes in Leeds

By Mike Berriman
Planning approvals are in place to build 17,000 new homes in the city.
Recently proposals to change the national planning guidlelines means that the building of thousands of new houses could be fast-tracked.
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Leeds City Council express frustration with housing situation

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 set for expansion

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.
Leeds bids to receive millions of pounds as European Culture Capital
by David Mackie
Leeds is eager to follow in the footsteps of Liverpool and Glasgow as it bids to become the European Capital of Culture 2023, a title which could generate hundreds of millions of pounds for the city.
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Meanwood noisy neighbours kicked out in landmark council action
by David Mackie
Residents have been removed from a private house in Meanwood after they repeatedly ignored warnings that they were behaving anti-socially.
The Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team (LASBT) worked with partners including West Yorkshire Police to enforce the Premise Closure Order – the first order of its kind in Leeds.
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Councillor calls for review of Leeds primary school place fiasco
By Michael Berriman Leeds City Council have called for a review after a fiasco led to nearly 90 families not being granted any of their five primary… Read More »Councillor calls for review of Leeds primary school place fiasco