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Councillor Gerry Harper is the new Lord Mayor of Leeds, following unanimous support from members of all parties at the council’s annual meeting held recently.Cllr Harper is the 123rd person to be given the honour of holding the prestigious office. Accompanying Cllr Harper on his wide-ranging engagements during 2016/2017 will…

A new aerial video has been released to show the progress of the city centre phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme which is on schedule to be completed in a year’s time.Leeds City Council, which is managing the £45million scheme, has released a new fly-through video which shows the…

Leeds civic leaders and scheme partners have gathered to celebrate the official opening of a major new affordable housing development in the city for the over 55s. Stratford Court, sited in the heart of popular Leeds suburb Chapel Allerton, includes 19 homes for affordable rent and nine for shared ownership.…

The latest batch of new homes to be built as part of the council’s housing growth programme are now fully let and tenants are moving in.The 32 apartments in Richmond Hill form part of the council’s plans to build 1,000 new homes to rent. The one- and two-bedroom homes are…