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A Fitting Farewell to Bob and Jacki Lawrence After Nearly 30 Years with ELHAS

After almost three decades of dedicated service to the East Leeds History and Archaeology Society (ELHAS), Crossgates residents Bob (83) and Jacki (78) Lawrence

November 17, 2025

Crossgates·Culture·History & Heritage

Remembering the Barnbow Lasses

Councillor Pauline Grahame has laid a poppy wreath at the Barnbow Lasses memorial in Manston Park, Crossgates, to honour the women who lost their

November 10, 2025

Crossgates·East Leeds·History & Heritage·Remembrance

The Pub That Held a Village Together: Micklefield Misses the Blands Arms

For years, the Blands Arms stood as more than just a public house in Micklefield, Leeds – It was the village’s living room, a

November 7, 2025

Community·Community Spaces·History & Heritage·Micklefield

Leeds Hosts Landmark Senegalese Visit

Leeds played host to a landmark visit from the Senegalese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, General Cheikh Wade, who met with the city’s Senegalese

September 15, 2025

Community·General News·History & Heritage·Latest News

Curators taken to tusk as Temple Newsam mammoth clean-up gets under way

A gigantic mammoth tusk unearthed from a Yorkshire coal mine has been carefully conserved during one of the city’s most unusual clean-up jobs. The

October 10, 2024

History & Heritage·Temple Newsham

A stitch in time sees family reunited with Suffragette’s precious wedding dress

Three generations inspired by the story of their Suffragette ancestor have been reunited with the stunning wedding dress she wore more than a century

August 12, 2024

Community Organisations·General News·History & Heritage

Family trip to Harewood House

A free family tip to Harewood House running from the Old Fire Station in Gipton will include access to the house, gardens, playground and

August 4, 2024

General News·Gipton·History & Heritage

Brew with a view as Temple Newsam spills the tea on life below stairs

High tea with a difference was served up by staff up at Temple Newsam House this week as the historic mansion prepares to lift

August 2, 2024

General News·History & Heritage·Temple Newsham

Burmantofts Community Friends share wartime memories ahead of D-Day anniversary

Inspiring stories and poignant memories of life in wartime Leeds are being shared by older people in East Leeds as part of special events

June 3, 2024

Burmantofts·Community·History & Heritage

East Side Story Celebrates a Year of Giving Voice to East Leeds

East Side Story marks its first anniversary with pride, reflecting on a year of amplifying the voices and stories of East Leeds. The online

February 9, 2024

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A Fitting Farewell to Bob and Jacki Lawrence After Nearly 30 Years with ELHAS

Remembering the Barnbow Lasses

The Pub That Held a Village Together: Micklefield Misses the Blands Arms

Leeds Hosts Landmark Senegalese Visit

Curators taken to tusk as Temple Newsam mammoth clean-up gets under way

A stitch in time sees family reunited with Suffragette’s precious wedding dress

Family trip to Harewood House

Brew with a view as Temple Newsam spills the tea on life below stairs

Burmantofts Community Friends share wartime memories ahead of D-Day anniversary

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