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Leeds Festival 2026 announces huge new acts to Bramham Park line up
Leeds Festival 2026 will be headlined by Charli xcx, Chase and Status, Dave, Florence and The Machine, Fontaines DC and Raye
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Leeds garden centre to get padel courts under new plans
Yorkshire Padel is seeking planning permission to build padel tennis courts on land at Garforth Garden Centre
Man found in Leeds city centre dies at scene after fall from height
An investigation is underway following the man's death
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Leeds Rhinos 24 St Helens 16: Hosts break Headingley hoodoo to move clear at Super League summit
Recent history meant there was always likely to be a psychological hurdle for Leeds Rhinos to overcome against St Helens.
Leeds Albion Street fire LIVE as emergency crews swarm city centre car park
Smoke can be seen billowing from the area
Man with eye scar at large since March despite West Yorkshire Police manhunt
Joseph Mutabheni has been at large for months
Leeds woman with dementia found 'safe and well' after police search
Jennifer, 76, was last seen leaving Leeds General Infirmary
'What more does a man want?': Marco Pierre White praises eateries in Yorkshire during visit
‘There are very few places that are deliciously good and affordable’
Major police hunt LIVE for missing dementia sufferer Jennifer last seen at Leeds General Infirmary
Jennifer left the hospital at around 8.50pm on Wednesday
Leeds-based Turner & Townsend doubled UK revenue to £752.6m in 2025
Global programme manager Turner & Townsend has revealed that its UK revenue more than doubled in 2025 on the back of new appointments to major programmes in the defence, nuclear, healthcare and water sectors.
Leeds DJ Tom Zanetti defends Sikh community in wake of Henry Nowak murder
Tom spoke out following the response to the murder - and his fans love him for it
York: Medieval-inspired 46-suite hotel to open in Micklegate
Jobs will be created in York when a new hotel opens in the medieval heart of the city later this month.
Emmerdale star quits ITV soap after sexual assault and bully plot
Emmerdale actress Caroline Harker is leaving the ITV soap after a year
Leeds people 'are a different breed' says US tourist blown away by city
An American visitor travelling around the UK said Leeds folk one of the most "unique accents"
Blood-soaked robber offers man 'flat white' as he ransacks Starbucks till
He entered the store covered in blood
Leeds Rhinos v St Helens: Brad Arthur says play-off collapse has shaped 2026 response
Some defeats leave a scar, while others prove to be the making of a team.
Plans for 247 homes on industrial site look set to get green light
Plans for 247 homes on a former industrial site in south Leeds look set to be approved by the council.
Halle Orchestra and Myleene Klass to round off Roundhay Festival in Leeds
American Express presents Roundhay Festival has announced that the extraordinary classical music experience, All Things Orchestral, will be coming to Leeds for the first time next month.
Yorkshire beach that's like 'tropical paradise' is under two hours from Leeds
A Yorkshire beach is so beautiful it's been compared to a "tropical paradise". To make matters better, it's less than two hours away from Leeds if you travel by car
Gig review: Dermot Kennedy at First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds
Working his songs with the prostrated devotion of a novice cardinal, the Rathcoole-raised star trumps any anaemic fears with a calculated explosion of big-hall pop-polish.