Good morning, Leeds
The weekend's almost here! It's been a quiet week in Leeds - I suspect a lot of people in holiday.
Today I'll be looking at yesterday afternoon's marathon city council plans meeting and three major planning applications which neatly sum up many of the issues which face residents in the Headingley, Hyde Park and Woodhosue areas.
If you're planning an event for the weekend, why not post details of it in the comments section below?
Here's what's making Leeds tick today
"So it seems certain that Leeds will get an Arena. An important gap in our cultural birthright (the right to see middle-sized events that are not big enough for large stadiums but too big for 3,000 seater venues, without having to travel 40 miles) will be plugged."
- Mike Chitty writes on his Community Development blog about Leeds Arena.
How Many People Can Fit In The New Mini? 62? Surely Not! is the headline of a series of amazing pictures captured over at Stuarts Photography Leeds blog.
Southpoint Roof, Leeds by day/night is a series of pictures of Leeds over at underclassrising.net
Atmospheric Grade 1 Listed Temple Works Leeds is transformed into Twin Peaks in a tribute to the series that arguably laid the foundations for all series…
Find out more over at the Culture Vulture.
First reports that service X64, which operates between Leeds and York, will be withdrawn from 29 August due to low passenger numbers. And bus timetable changes in Leeds from tomorrow can be found over at Metro's website.
Social media guru John Popham attended a workshop on the Vision for Leeds in 2030 and found a welcome lack of 'visioning twaddle'. You can find the full report over at John Popham's Random Musings blog.
Leeds Metropolitan University's YouTube channel has been ranked as the internet video provider's top educational channel in the world.
My Life in Leeds has a new report on Performance art at Holbeck Urban Village and on Swillington community supported agriculture scheme.
Leeds Council is among the organisations offering staff access to corporate wellbeing coaching, wellness incentive days and onsite massage, reports employeebenefits.co.uk.
Paid vacancies are available to work at Leeds Festival 2010, according to the event's offical website.
Police in North East Leeds are asking potential Steven Gerrards of the future to give their World Cup misery the boot and get along to a free five-a-side football tournament in Halton Moor.
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