Leeds, along with the UK’s other key cities, has expressed its commitment to European cooperation post Brexit. The commitment was made this week by the Chair of UK Core Cities and Leader of Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake, at the EUROCITIES AGM, a network that promotes cooperation between Europe’s largest cities. In the statement,… Read More UK Core Cities Commit to European cooperation post Brexit
Leeds, led by Councillor Judith Blake, has joined leaders of major international cities such as Paris, New York and Tokyo, by signing up to the OECD’s Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth initiative, a global coalition of city leaders committed to addressing inclusive growth in cities. Since the initiative launched in 2016, Champion Mayors have helped… Read More Leeds joins network of global cities to support inclusive growth delivery
Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) returns this year with an exciting line up of international films from across the globe, featuring some of the most anticipated films of the year alongside exciting new discoveries. From sci-fi films to documentaries, to family favourites there’s something for everyone in this year’s festival. And for the first time,… Read More Leeds International Film Festival – a celebration of films from across the globe
Today’s guest blog is from Charlotte Williams, the Chair of Leeds Youth Council, who recently took part in a high level session around children’s rights, organised by the European Commission. Charlotte represented Leeds and young people at the event alongside a French Secretary of State, a Swedish MEP, the Deputy Director of UNICEF and the… Read More A day in the life of a Leeds youth councillor
Leeds has been building on its position as a leading digital city by hosting a European event, as part of Leeds Digital Festival, which looked at how living labs can help support the development of Smart Cities. The event, which was organised in partnership with the European city network EUROCITIES, was opened by EUROCITIES Secretary… Read More Sharing best practice with Europe – Recap of Leeds Digital Festival event on living labs
Earlier this year Leeds became Chair of a new working group for children and young people within the EUROCITIES network. Part of the role is to represent European cities at high level events on children’s issues such as the EU Forum on the Rights of the Child which took place online this week. Representing Leeds… Read More Putting forward the voice of cities and young people in Europe
The Leeds Digital Festival has announced its programme for the second edition of the 2020 Festival, with a record 294 events set to take place between 21 September and the 02 October 2020. International events make up a big part of this year’s Festival, and we’ve picked out some of the international highlights below: 1.… Read More Check out some of the international highlights from a record breaking Leeds Digital Festival programme launch
Working in partnership with the major European city network, EUROCITIES, we’re organising an online event, as part of the wider Leeds Digital Festival, which will discuss how living labs can create opportunities for cities to become smart places. The event will take place on Thursday 01 October 09:30 – 11:10 (BST – UK TIME) The… Read More REGISTER NOW – Leeds & EUROCITIES have teamed up to look at how living labs can help create Smart Cities
Are you a keen runner? Are you interested in supporting our 54 year old partnership with the German town of Siegen? Then why not take part in this year’s edition of the Siegen Women’s Run, taking place from 6th-13th September – don’t worry you won’t need to fly to Germany to take part! How does… Read More Take part in the Siegen Women’s Run
Youngsters from Leeds have featured on Chinese TV after their remix of Chumbawamba’s iconic hit, Tubthumping, proved a hit in the Chinese City of Qingdao. The remix of the 1990s classic, which was created by Breeze Leeds during the lockdown to lift spirits, was entered into a project being run by the Chinese city of… Read More Youngsters from Leeds star on Chinese TV
