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Councils warn of budget strains as they cut costs

Councils warn of budget strains as they cut costs

by James Cain | Nov 20, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Politics

Councils in Yorkshire have issued bleak warnings about the current state of their finances. Latest figures found Leeds City Council’s forecast deficit for 2025/26 was up by more than £10million between August and September. North Yorkshire Council has said it could be...
10-year-old wins Leeds Children’s Mayor election in record breaking fashion

10-year-old wins Leeds Children’s Mayor election in record breaking fashion

by Will Atherton | Nov 12, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Leeds, West Yorkshire

The newly elected Leeds Children’s Mayor has promised to tackle bulying, discrimination, and poverty across the next 12 months. Sienna Silva-Farber, aged 10, a pupil at Harewood C of E Primary School, has been unveiled as the new Children’s Mayor of Leeds for...
Politics Rundown: Leeds

Politics Rundown: Leeds

by James Cain | Nov 4, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Leeds, Politics, West Yorkshire

Here’s a rundown of the top politics stories in Leeds this week: West Yorkshire’s net-zero plans to be presented to world leaders West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin (Credit: JMA Photography via Wikimedia Commons) West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin is attending the C40...

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