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Metro chairman Chris Greaves has welcomed a campaign by Leeds MPs to ensure that plans for a new rail station at Kirkstall Forge are not sidelined as part of the Government's spending cuts.
I value the arts – do you? Lively Leeds debate over at The Culture Vulture.
Oscar nominated screenwriter and novelist William Nicholson will be the lead judge in a playwriting competition run by West Yorkshire Playhouse, to celebrate the world premiere of his new play Crash, which opens on 16 October. The Playhouse is inviting budding writers from across Yorkshire to pen a five minute script for no more than two actors, inspired by a current news story. For more details, email alex.chisholm@wyp.org.uk.
Find out the latest on Morley Literature Festival's stellar lineup.
Town hall councillors in Leeds should be elected once every four years in a move which would save taxpayers at least £1.2m, a city MP has said.
What attracts people to live in Leeds? asks Niche Volumes.
It's a far cry from the bustling Tokyo metropolis, but the Japanese have been learning a thing or two about caring for older people … in Armley.
Leeds Unison branch attacks social enterprise proposals.
The legacy of Fred Trueman is assured at Headingley where a new enclosure has been named after the legendary player, reports the Yorkshire Post.
Creatures of the Night is your chance to spend every Saturday night revelling in the side of cinema that is dark, depraved and deliriously fun at the Hyde Park Picture House.
Particulations blog is themed around particular types of imagery on and around the site of Armley Mills.
Thousands of students will be made to feel safe and secure during their time in Leeds as police, university security staff and student volunteers join forces for this year's Walksafe campaign.
The first of a series of cycle routes, which will form the Leeds Core Cycle Network will be officially opened on Monday 20 September, says the council.
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