Morley – Siegen older people’s link still going strong
This week the Lord Mayor of Leeds welcomed a group of older people from Leeds’ partner city of Siegen to a civic reception in the Civic...
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Jun 13, 20192 min read
Leeds and Lille pupils take part in hip-hop cultural exchange
This week pupils from Leeds based Allerton Primary Church of England School travelled to France to take part in an urban cultural...
Jun 10, 20192 min read
Planning for high speed rail with Lille City Region
Last week a high-level delegation from Leeds City Region visited Leeds’ partner city of Lille for a study visit on high speed rail and...
Jun 2, 20191 min read
Dortmund and Leeds International Police Association branches mark 50 years of partnership
Today, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Eileen Taylor, welcomed a visiting group of retired police officers from Leeds’ partner city...
May 22, 20192 min read
Leeds Dortmund 50 writing project
This year we’re celebrating 50 years of twinning with our German partner city of Dortmund. There are lots of exciting activities planned...
May 20, 20192 min read
A taste of France for la Petite Ecole
Earlier this year, students from La Petite Ecole, a Saturday school for French nationals based here in Leeds, travelled to Lille and...
May 15, 20191 min read
Learning from our partners: Lord Mayor visits Dortmund and Siegen
Last week the Lord Mayor, Councillor Graham Latty, and the Lady Mayoress, Councillor Pat Latty, visited Leeds’ partner city of Dortmund...
Apr 30, 20191 min read
Leeds showcases thriving digital sector to Chinese delegation
Last week Leeds City Council and Leeds City Region hosted a visiting delegation from our Chinese partner city, Hangzhou, to showcase...
Apr 29, 20191 min read
Learning from the festival experts at Lille3000
This weekend saw the launch of the Eldorado cultural festival in our French partner city of Lille. The festival was the latest offering...
Apr 23, 20193 min read
Leeds and Hangzhou library services agree to work closer together
Earlier this month Leeds Libraries’ Chief Librarian, Andrea Ellison, visited our Chinese partner city, Hangzhou, to sign an agreement...
Apr 17, 20193 min read
Students from Leeds take part in Lille Video Mapping Festival
This spring, students from Leeds Arts University travelled across the Channel to our partner city, Lille, to take part in the Video...
Mar 18, 20191 min read
Work experience opportunity in Lille
Our partner city, Lille, has a fantastic opportunity for a young person from, or living in Leeds to spend an 8 month internship working...
Mar 14, 20191 min read
Leeds at MIPIM 2019
This week at MIPIM, Leeds City Council, working together with the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, brought together a panel of...
Feb 15, 20191 min read
Will Brexit cast a shadow on Dortmund’s partnership with Leeds?
This week BBC Radio Leeds interviewed the Mayor of Dortmund, Ullrich Sierau, to ask his views on how the 50 year city partnership with...
Feb 15, 20192 min read
Leeds Dortmund 50
Having heard from the Mayor of Dortmund about the Leeds-Dortmund partnership in an interview with BBC Radio Leeds, today’s guest blog is...
Feb 8, 20192 min read
From Leeds to Lille – working across borders
Today’s guest bloggers responded to a call-out we made in the summer for young ambassadors from Leeds to work in the International...
Jan 24, 20191 min read
Looking for volunteers to get involved in the Morley-Siegen link
The Morley-Siegen link celebrated it’s 50th anniversary in 2017 and the organisers are looking to recruit new volunteers to get involved...
Jan 14, 20191 min read
“European Christmas” in Brno
Over the Christmas period, Leeds’ partner city of Brno in the Czech Republic has been teaching its young people about how Christmas is...
Dec 17, 20182 min read
Exploring art, light and sound in Lille
Over the summer we put a call out for Leeds artists who were interested in joining an international project led by an arts organisation...
Dec 11, 20182 min read
Childhood obesity project in China
Today’s guest blog is written by Jackie Moores who is an Advanced Health Improvement Specialist for Early Years working in Public Health...
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