Leeds

2022 - 10 - 21

Active Leeds launches new corporate wellbeing service (Leeds City Council News)

Active Leeds has launched a new corporate wellbeing service, in order to support businesses across Leeds create healthier, happier and more resilient ...

Tom Riordan, chief executive of Leeds City Council, said: “I am really looking forward to witnessing the positive impact that Active Leeds new corporate wellbeing service will have across the city prioritising employee health and wellbeing and supporting firms across the city to develop resilient work forces. Councillor Salma Arif, executive member for public health and active lifestyles: “I am really excited for the launch of our new corporate wellbeing service, linking up organisations from across Leeds with the extensive range of health and wellbeing services offered by Active Leeds can only be a good thing for our city, supporting our ambitions to prioritise health and wellbeing across Leeds. Active Leeds is owned and run by Leeds City Council, with the corporate wellbeing service supporting the council’s clear ambitions to prioritise health and wellbeing and support economic and inclusive growth.

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Launch event for the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy (Leeds City Council News)

On 20 October 2022 Council members and partners came together to launch the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 strategy. The event in partnership with the ...

“We need to do something different and Vision Zero is the answer. On 20 October 2022 Council members and partners came together to launch the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 strategy. “Vision Zero is our strategy to cut traffic risk so that no one is killed or seriously injured using the roads.

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Leeds: City roadworks have cost us £20000 - window cleaner (BBC News)

The firm says it is no longer financially viable to work in central Leeds due to traffic congestion.

"The work is being done to make a better environment for those who work in the city centre, but when you're sitting in a queue in an old diesel van the emissions are increasing." She continued: "We knew we weren't going to be able to survive as a company because of the amount of time it was going to take us to get away from the work. The city council said it was working hard to keep disruption to a "minimum".

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Leeds: City roadworks have cost us £20000 - window cleaner (BBC News)

The firm says it is no longer financially viable to work in central Leeds due to traffic congestion.

"The work is being done to make a better environment for those who work in the city centre, but when you're sitting in a queue in an old diesel van the emissions are increasing." She continued: "We knew we weren't going to be able to survive as a company because of the amount of time it was going to take us to get away from the work. The city council said it was working hard to keep disruption to a "minimum".

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New vision zero strategy to help eliminate fatalities on Leeds' roads (Intelligent Transport)

The Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero Strategy aims to eliminate road deaths and serious injuries on the city's roads by 2040.

The new strategy has been developed by the Leeds Safe Roads Partnership and uses a ‘Safe System’ approach, which considers all factors that could help to prevent fatal and serious road crashes. People should not face death or injury of any kind on our roads and that is what we’re working towards. Vision Zero is our strategy to cut traffic risk so that no one is killed or seriously injured using the roads.

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Bonfire Night 2022: Leeds ranks among worst cities in the UK to ... (Yorkshire Evening Post)

Beating just two cities, the light pollution in Leeds ranks third worst for watching fireworks displays this Bonfire Night.

- Haverhill (70.80) - Eastbourne (70.80) - Truro (73.50) - Uckfield (73.80) Topping the list for best places to watch the fireworks displays are St Davids in Pembrokeshire, [Wales](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/topic/wales), Uckfield in East Sussex and Truro in Cornwall, all under 400 μcd/m2. - Glasgow (29.83) - Leeds (29.53) The ranking comes from experts analysing light pollution data across cities in the UK in a study by [LotteryCritic.com](https://www.lotterycritic.com/). According to the research, Leeds has an artificial brightness level of 7,330 μcd/m2 (microcandela per square metre), compared to the list’s top location, St Davids in Wales, with 42 μcd/m2. - Manchester (29.23) - London (28.93) Artificial brightness higher than 3,000 μcd/m2 is considered ‘very high light intensity’ and does not require the human eye to adapt to the dark in order to see properly.

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Leeds city centre bar Green Room opens new magical winter garden (Leeds Live)

You will find fire pits, heat lamps covering the rooftop and Yorkshire wool blankets. Guests will also be able to enjoy a limited-edition German-style pilsner, ...

There you will also find a guide to great [things to do in Leeds](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/27-brilliant-things-leeds-13902838). “We’ll also continue to serve up favourites from our Gron menu and have even added some incredible meat-based dishes to ensure nobody is left out. “I’m confident our regulars will love what we’ve done with the Winter Garden, especially those that have been pining for the return of the beloved Christmas markets. [We tried Leeds' new bubble tea cafe where people queue out of the door to give it a try](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/reviews/tried-leeds-new-bubble-tea-25184308) [Meatliquor review: We tried the Leeds burger named one of the best in the UK](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/restaurants-bars/meatliquor-review-tried-leeds-burger-25189666) [9 Yorkshire Halloween events you must book now to avoid disappointment](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/9-yorkshire-halloween-events-you-25072062) [Gino D'Acampo's shut Leeds restaurant to be replaced by new Italian diner](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/restaurants-bars/gino-dacampos-shut-leeds-restaurant-25208452) ['I compared Costco and Tesco to see which is cheaper for bulk buys - and there was a clear winner'](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/shopping/i-compared-costco-tesco-see-25212563) [Best in Leeds homepage](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/). [Leeds United and Emmerdale stars attend swish restaurant launch](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/restaurants-bars/gallery/emmerdale-stars-leeds-united-players-25293003)

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