Climate campaigner visits Leeds in a Steel Wire Ball
Last week, climate change campaigner, Arnd Drossel, visited Leeds on his journey to the UN Climate Conference COP26. Arnd is travelling...
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Nov 23, 20203 min read
Children’s International Summer Village looking for participants and volunteers
Today’s guest blog comes from Renee Hodges and features the work of the Leeds and West Yorkshire branch of the Children’s International...
Nov 6, 20202 min read
UK Core Cities Commit to European cooperation post Brexit
Leeds, along with the UK’s other key cities, has expressed its commitment to European cooperation post Brexit. The commitment was made...
Jul 3, 20201 min read
Leeds joins with French town to mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
This week Leeds sent a wreath of poppies to the French town of Bus-lès-Artois to pay tribute to the members of the Leeds Pals who...
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Leeds celebrates World Refugee Day
Leeds has joined other cities from across the world to mark and celebrate World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the...
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Face masks from Sister City Hangzhou arrive in Leeds
Leeds’ partner city of Hangzhou has been offering its support during the Covid-19 emergency by sending a donation of face masks to Leeds...
Nov 21, 20192 min read
Ambassador of Kazakhstan pays visit to Leeds
We hosted another international visit this week as the Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Erlan Idrissov, visited Leeds to explore opportunities...
Oct 14, 20192 min read
Mayor of Dortmund visits Leeds to celebrate 50 years of partnership
Throughout the month of October, we’ve been celebrating the 50th anniversary of twinning between Leeds and our German partner city of...
Sep 19, 20192 min read
Leeds Dortmund 50 writing & music festival announces full schedule
The LD50 (Leeds/Dortmund 50) literature festival has announced an exciting schedule of music and literature events as part of Leeds’ 50th...
Aug 20, 20193 min read
Celebrating 50 years of partnership with Dortmund
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of twinning between Leeds and the German city of Dortmund. And to celebrate we’ve got an exciting...
Jul 22, 20192 min read
Visit Leeds launches new China Forum
Last month saw the launch of a new forum to help businesses gear up to welcome more Chinese visitors and to provide great customer...
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 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...
Nov 12, 20181 min read
German Mayors join Leeds Remembrance Sunday events
This weekend the Mayor of our German partner cities of Dortmund and Siegen joined civic dignitaries and thousands of Leeds residents to...
Sep 19, 20185 min read
Roots Alive tour to Chemnitz
Roots Alive is the City of Leeds Youth Folk Group. It is run by ArtForms Music (part of Leeds City Council’s Children and Families...
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