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Light Night Leeds moves to half term for landmark Leeds 400 edition

Leeds' free citywide light festival returns on 28 and 29 October with more than 40 artworks, this year marking 400 years since the city's first Royal Charter.

August 17, 2026Leeds

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Bingley planning blueprint formally adopted after referendum backing

The Bingley Neighbourhood Development Plan has been formally adopted by Bradford Council, following a referendum in which more than 85% of voters backed the plan shaping the town's development up to 2038.

August 15, 2026Bingley, Bradford

Members of the Royal Yorkshire Regiment and the Mayor of Barnsley Cllr Liam Hardcastle.

History West Yorkshire

Silver salver marks Royal Yorkshire Regiment’s 20th anniversary in Barnsley

The Royal Yorkshire Regiment has presented a commemorative silver salver to the Mayor of Barnsley, marking 20 years since the regiment's formation and its long-standing connection to the borough.

August 14, 2026Barnsley

Art Featured West Yorkshire

Leeds Arts University graduate shortlisted for World Illustration Awards

Leeds Arts University animation graduate Olive Jackson has been shortlisted in the Animation category at this year's World Illustration Awards, for a forest-inspired piece exploring texture and colour in a lineless style.

August 14, 2026Leeds

Featured West Yorkshire

Lotherton Hall to host first ever Kite Festival this month

More than 30 kites will take to the sky above Lotherton Hall next weekend, as the Aberford estate hosts its first ever Kite Festival, complete with giant inflatables and a parachuting teddy bear drop.

August 14, 2026Leeds

Featured Theatre West Yorkshire

Sir Kevin Sinfield to voice The Giant in Leeds panto debut

Leeds Rhinos legend Sir Kevin Sinfield is making his pantomime debut this Christmas, lending his voice to The Giant in the Carriageworks Theatre's Jack and the Beanstalk — with his fee going straight to charity.

August 14, 2026Leeds

Featured Sport West Yorkshire

Road closures reminder as IRONMAN Leeds returns to Roundhay this weekend

IRONMAN Leeds returns to Roundhay Park this Sunday, bringing a major programme of road closures across the area — with several affecting Roundhay's own streets directly, not just the wider bike route.

August 14, 2026Leeds, Roundhay

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Wakefield man jailed for manslaughter after fatal one-punch attack

A much-loved father and grandfather was killed in a senseless single punch at a Wakefield pub last October. Harry Mannion has now been jailed for five years for his manslaughter.

August 13, 2026Wakefield

Sport West Yorkshire

West Leeds Activity Centre offers new outdoor learning options this autumn

West Leeds Activity Centre is offering schools and youth groups a range of outdoor activities this autumn, from climbing and archery to bushcraft and paddleboarding.

August 13, 2026Leeds

Wellbeing West Yorkshire

Free digital CBT support launched for 16 to 19-year-olds in Leeds

A new free digital CBT programme is available to 16 to 19-year-olds with a Leeds GP, offering online mental wellbeing support — though it isn't designed for anyone in crisis.

August 13, 2026Leeds