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Community Spirit Set to Bloom at Crossgates Garden Events

Residents across East Leeds are being encouraged to get involved in a series of community gardening sessions and nature-focused events taking place at Crossgates

June 22, 2026

Community Spaces·Environment

Garforth’s Spiky Saviours – How Local Heroes Save Our Hedgehogs

For anyone living in and around the leafy suburbs of East Leeds, the plight of Britain’s beloved native hedgehogs has shifted from a distant

June 8, 2026

Environment·Garforth·Wildlife

New event to spotlight growing heat risks in Harehills

Residents, community groups and organisations across Harehills are being invited to take part in a major community event exploring the growing risks posed by

June 8, 2026

Climate·Environment·Harehills·Weather·What's On

Swift Homecoming Parade Set to Bring Colour to Cross Gates

Cross Gates is preparing to welcome crowds this Sunday as the 2026 Swift Homecoming Parade gets underway. The event celebrates the annual arrival of

May 8, 2026

Crossgates·Wildlife

Residents Asked to Pinpoint New Bin Locations

People in Killingbeck and Seacroft are being asked to help identify where dozens of new street litter bins should be placed, as the ward

March 19, 2026

Community·Environment

Dramatic scenes as stormy weather brings down tree in Seacroft

A huge tree has come crashing down on Sandway, smashing into a parked car and hitting the side of a nearby house during the

March 13, 2026

Community·Seacroft·Weather

Volunteers invited to help plant 3,000 trees in Roundhay

Residents are being invited to take part in a major new tree-planting project in Roundhay, organised by the Roundhay Environmental Action Project (REAP). The

January 27, 2026

Environment·Roundhay·Wildlife

Providence Pastures: A Garden Where Strangers Become Friends

In East Leeds, an allotment site is quietly transforming lives, friendships and the natural world and its impact is growing as fast as the

December 8, 2025

Community Organisations·Community Spaces·East Leeds·Editor's Picks·Environment·Garforth·Garforth·Health·Local Parks and Green Spaces·Mental Health and Well Being·Wildlife

Chapel Allerton’s ‘Swift Avenue’ Appears on the BBC

A group of Chapel Allerton residents recently appeared on the BBC’s nature documentary series, ‘Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles’. The second episode of the series

December 4, 2025

Chapel Allerton·Environment·Wildlife

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Community Spirit Set to Bloom at Crossgates Garden Events

Garforth’s Spiky Saviours – How Local Heroes Save Our Hedgehogs

New event to spotlight growing heat risks in Harehills

Swift Homecoming Parade Set to Bring Colour to Cross Gates

Residents Asked to Pinpoint New Bin Locations

Dramatic scenes as stormy weather brings down tree in Seacroft

Volunteers invited to help plant 3,000 trees in Roundhay

Providence Pastures: A Garden Where Strangers Become Friends

Chapel Allerton’s ‘Swift Avenue’ Appears on the BBC

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Harehills football event raises support for local family

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