Leeds City Council

Leeds city centre enjoyed its busiest day for five years, as the festive season prompted a surge in shoppers and visitors. The highest figure since 2019 was recorded on November 30, with a total footfall of 327,346 during the second weekend of the Leeds Christmas Markets. Despite recent weather conditions, the city has seen impressive numbers during the run-up to Christmas, with more than a million people recorded between 12-15 December. It’s not just Christmas where footfall is up either, total figures across the whole year was also 1.3% higher than in 2023, with footfall at Leeds train station 11% higher than last year. Figures are measured through high tech cameras positioned at key locations across the city centre, including Briggate, The Headrow and Albion Street. Image credits: Visit Leeds To read more, click the link in the comments 👇

Job of the week 👇 Leeds City Council’s new corporate health, safety and wellbeing fire team is recruiting! 📢 Fire Safety Officer (£36,124 - £37,938) 📢 Fire Engineer (£44,711 - £47,754) As our next Fire Safety Officer or Fire Engineer, you’ll ensure we’re at the forefront of fire safety, keeping all our staff and customers safe. This new team will undertake all fire risk assessments for our corporate buildings, ensuring compliance with best practice and legislation. 🤝As a Fire Engineer, you’ll have the ability to act as the lead competent fire safety professional for the council. 🗣️As a Fire Safety Officer, you’ll be a great communicator and be committed to continuous improvement. For both roles, you’ll need a technical qualification in the field of fire safety management, such as NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate or IFE course. A degree in Fire Engineering or a related field is desirable for the Fire Engineer role. 🌟 For more information about each role and to apply visit Jobs | Leeds Jobs

We were honoured to host the 2024 edition of the UK-France Local Government Forum last week and to support its declaration of building on our experiences, sharing values, mobilising young people, promoting trade, working for a green future, and strengthening exchanges.

A Year of Progress: Shaping a Brighter Future for Leeds 🏙️ Over the past year, we've made significant strides in creating a more inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous city. From investing in skills and talent to accelerating innovation and fostering economic growth, our Inclusive Growth Strategy is driving real change. Let's continue to build a better city together as part of #TeamLeeds. Want to know more? Check out our latest update below 👇 #LeedsInclusiveGrowth #TeamLeeds #LeedsAnchors Dr Mariana Pexton Angela Barnicle Fiona Bolam Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust LeedsBeckettUniversity Leeds City College Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust University of Leeds Leeds College of Building Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Leeds Trinity University Yorkshire Water The British Library Northern Gas Networks

Today we welcome the delegates attending the UK-France Government Forum! Welcome to Leeds! We wish everyone a great stay. Bienvenue à Leeds! Nous vous souhaitons un bon séjour. #Leeds #UKFrance #Conference #YorkshireWelcome

Our 2025/26 budget consultation is now open 💬 Like many councils, we’re facing our most significant finance challenge ever, due to rising costs and demand for our services. We’ve already reduced costs where we can, but we still need to make around £106 million of savings. To have your say, visit the link in the comments 👇 The consultation is open until Wednesday 8 January. #LeedsBudgetConsultation

📣 Important Update: Innovation@Leeds 2024/25 Revenue Grants We’re currently experiencing some technical difficulties with our Inclusive Growth mailbox, which may have affected the receipt of some grant applications. If you submitted an application by the 1pm deadline on 21 November and haven’t received confirmation, please contact the Innovation@Leeds team by 12pm Friday, 20 December. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/egMU2-Se We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. #InnovationLeeds #GrantApplications #Update 

The deadline is fast approaching! Don’t miss out on the chance to have your say if you have looked for information or advice about care and support for adults in Leeds within the last year. To fill in the survey, visit: https://orlo.uk/BVoyI

Exciting opportunity with our transport planning team!

The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence started with White Ribbon Day on 25 November, with buildings across the city lit up orange to represent a future free from violence against women and girls. Leeds City Council is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited organisation, which means we are committed to eliminating gender-based violence and we have launched several safety initiatives, including the Night Safe Space mobile bus and the WalkSafe App. As part of the 16 Days of Activism, we're holding local events and activities to encourage everyone to take the White Ribbon promise to never use, excuse or remain silent about gender-based violence. Events have included a 'Race the Dark' marathon, which involved colleagues from across the council and White Ribbon running from Leeds to Saltaire and back before it got dark, to highlight the measures women take every day to keep themselves safe. If you'd like to find out how your organisation can become White Ribbon accredited and foster change, you can join a webinar on Wednesday 4 December (12.00-12.45) to find out more. Click the links in our comments to register for the webinar and join us in taking the White Ribbon promise 👇