Our second Rainbow Connections training event Leeds's second Rainbow Connections LGBT+ training event took our conversation outside Leeds City Council to engage with partners in the wider city. Rainbow Connections is a project funded by the Council of Europe's Intercultural Cities Programme. It brings together Leeds and the municipality of Oeiras in Portugal, and involves the two local authorities working with their LGBT+ staff and local non-governmental organisations in a se

Leeds grassroots organisation Leeds for Europe was one of the thousands of stall holders taking part in this year's Braderie de Lille. Did you know that Leeds's French twin city Lille holds Europe's largest flea market and street fair , the Braderie de Lille. This year, Leeds grassroots organisation Leeds for Europe  was one of the thousands of stall holders taking part. Held annually, this vibrant event takes place over the first weekend of September and attracts between 2 t

Pixote - a film about Brazilian street children is one of the films showing during LIFF 2025 This weekend, cinemagoers in Leeds are in for a treat as the Leeds International Film Festival shines a spotlight on Brazilian cinema, in partnership with the Centre for World Cinemas at the University of Leeds . Deslocamentos: Brazilian Cinema on the Move , reflects literal and metaphorical movements and displacements within Brazilian society, particularly concerning regional ident