By Harry Ward


Construction has started on a long-awaited £9.6 million sports hub at Woodhall Playing Fields in Calverley.


Leeds City Council said the development will include three full-size third-generation artificial pitches and one natural grass pitch to help meet demand for playing space in the area. The hub will also feature a pavilion with café and meeting facilities, play areas, parking and a Changing Places toilet.


Landscaping and biodiversity work will form part of the scheme,...

by Harry Ward


Leeds Bradford Airport has reopened after an overnight closure caused by what officials described as ‘unforeseen runway issues’.


The airport suspended all flights at 12.40am, halting arrivals and departures for more than five hours. Engineers were called in to carry out repair work on the runway.


In an update issued at 4am, the airport said repairs had been completed and that operations were expected to resume from 6am. The runway reopened on schedule, with early-morning s...

By Harry Ward


A major new exhibition celebrating contemporary art opens this month at The Mill Gallery in Bramley.


Summer Exhibition 2025 brings together a mix of work from both up-and-coming and established artists, with pieces ranging across painting, sculpture, photography, drawing and printmaking. 


It opens on Friday, 20 June with a public launch event from 6.30pm. It runs until Sunday, 3 August.


This is the gallery’s first major summer group show and aims to “showcase the energy...

By Harry Ward


An organisation supporting people with dyslexia in Leeds is holding a major event at Pudsey Civic Hall in July.


The Yorkshire Dyslexia Festival — organised by Yorkshire Rose Dyslexia (YRD) — is set to bring the dyslexia community together with speakers and a range of exhibitions, at their event at Pudsey Civic Hall on the 5 July.


The event will feature talks on dyslexia in education and sensory needs along with a variety of activities and stalls from a range of organisatio...

By Harry Ward


The family of a much-loved autistic 22-year-old from Farsley who passed away from a heart attack are raising money to set up a charity in his memory.


Corban Rosenthall, described as “gentle, incredibly kind and funny,” passed away in January 2025.


He was autistic and had communication difficulties, which sometimes made it hard for him to express pain or distress.


Now, Corban’s family are working with the specialist schools and college he attended to create a charity in...