Leeds City Council news

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most ... More

David Lloyd Leisure has been fined more than £2.5m after pleading guilty to charges brought under the UK's Health and Safety at Work Act. The ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

Fitness and physical activity operators in the UK have begun closing facilities and cancelling events, ahead of the predicted peak in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. ... More

David Lloyd Leisure is facing prosecution by Leeds Council over alleged health and safety breaches, following the death of a three-year-old boy in 2018. Rocco ... More

Work is underway to transform Headingley into a stadium for the future, after Legal & General was revealed as the investor behind the £40m (US$52.6m, ... More

Redevelopment work on Headingley stadium may finally begin after a funding agreement for the £40m (US$49.8m, €46.6m) work has been agreed. Plans to improve the ... More

Leeds City Council has approved planning officers’ recommendations to go ahead with the redevelopment of Headingley stadium – although funding has to be found to ... More

Yorkshire County Cricket Club and rugby league club Leeds Rhinos have pleaded with the local council to make a quick decision on their planning application ... More

The final beam of a 65,000 sq ft (6,039 sq m) leisure extension at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds has been put in ... More

Aireborough Leisure Centre in Guiseley, near Leeds, is in line for a £1.2m redevelopment as part of plans to transform it into a community hub. ... More

Leeds Rhinos’ proposed Headingley Stadium development will be postponed for at least a year – fuelling concerns that neighbour Yorkshire County Cricket Club will lose ... More

Yorkshire County Cricket Club will receive a £4m (US$5.3m, €4.8m) grant to redevelop Headingley Stadium after its funding request was approved by the council. Leeds ... More

Leeds City Council is mulling over a request to grant £4m (US$5.3m, €4.8m) of funding for the proposed development of Headingley Stadium. Yorkshire County Cricket ... More

A number of athletes and sports industry professionals are among the people to have been recognised for their work in the latest New Year's Honours ... More

Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) has unveiled plans for a 20-year, £50m (US$83m, €61m) expansion of Headingley, in order to safeguard the ground’s status as ... More

The multi-million pound wellbeing centre Holt Park Active, which is based on Holtdale Approach in Leeds has opened to the public. The centre offers a ... More

Arena competition in the north of England has intensified with the grand opening of the £60m Leeds Arena and the reopening of the refurbished Sheffield ... More

Leeds City Council is moving ahead with plans to provide free sports and fitness sessions in an effort to get the city more active and ... More

Planning permission for the Newmarket Stadium in Wakefield has been granted following a lengthy application process. The 12,000-capacity stadium, which will be a home ground ... More

The Holt Park Leisure Centre, Leeds, UK, closed its doors for the last time just before Christmas with the opening of a £28m replacement facility ... More

Image: Leisure uses will form part of the scheme Six restaurants and additional leisure space have been included among plans for the £110m first phase ... More