Good morning Leeds.
What's making Leeds tick today?
A little piece of Germany returns to the heart of Leeds from next Friday as the city's popular annual Christkindelmarkt German Christmas Market returns to Millennium Square.
North West Leeds police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in an unprovoked attack in Burley.
It's National Adoption Week this week - and Leeds-based How To Laugh in the Face Of It All blog has posted a number of times on the topic, with an emotional piece on her memories of being adopted as a child particularly worth a look.
Thomas Harvey's blog reviews Veritas in Great George Street.
The YEP reports that transport bosses have told Leeds' festive bus users: "We've got good news and bad news." On the topic of buses, Metro wants to improve bus services throughout West Yorkshire and introduce a Quality Contract Scheme that would make them responsible for setting routes, fares, timetables and quality standards - an informal public consultation has just started.
The city of Leeds has appointed its first joint director of public health, a post jointly accountable to the chief executives of NHS Leeds and Leeds Council. The appointment is seen as a major move toward closer working between the two organisations.
Children who learn about alcohol in the home from an early age learn positive messages about drinking in moderation, according to new research by the Universities of Leeds and Manchester.
Hundreds of jobs are to be created when a major retailer opens a distribution centre in Sherburn-in-Elmet, reports BBC Leeds.
Fashion Looks North blog features a very fashionable duo.
Leeds blogger Mike Chitty writes an open letter to the new enterprise csar Lord Young.
Check out November's Fabrication event to help you make Christmas presents, suggests Creative Boom Leeds.
And find out why Cake, Cats and Cocktails blog just loves Meanwood's Waitrose!
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