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What do council officers do? They work with vision, commitment, quietly and collaboratively with partners over months and years for moments like this. #Leeds @LEEDS_2023 @RememberOluwale @LeedsCC_News

Our Director of Strategy and Policy @eveyroo joined council chief executives and @GrantThorntonUK tonight at the @instituteforgov event 'How to make a success of local government reorganisation'.

@thomasforth Seabrooks Canadian Ham crisps 😂 - firm favourite

Frozen seafood, flour, maple syrup, and cranberries. Nothing particularly surprising there.

The only Canadian goods that I knowingly buy are flour and maple syrup. So I guess I should buy more. But what else can I realistically buy that's Canadian?

We’re looking for feedback on the Christmas Markets so we can continue to improve them in the future. Click the link in the comments to have your say in the 10-minute survey before 4 January 👇 Image credits: Tom Martin

#Devolution thread: Our Chair, Cllr Louise Gittins responds to the Government’s English Devolution White Paper: “We want every council in England to be able to secure devolution that works for them, their local economies, and their residents...

As part of the collaboration work between NESTA, Leeds City council and partners we have today launched ‘Play Together, Talk Together’ at Compton Centre outdoor grounds in the heart of HAREHILLS. nesta.org.uk/project-update…

Our Autumn Budget 2024 briefing summarises the key announcements for councils and provides an initial LGA view. Read it here: local.gov.uk/parliament/bri… #Budget2024 #LocalGov #LGA

The LGA has been making the case for extra funding for councils. Watch LGA Chair Cllr Louise Gittins @weezegee on @SkyNews give her reaction to today's Budget #localgov

“The Leaders’ Council will… help to ensure we can deliver on the issues that matter most to local communities, providing solutions to the complex challenges we face as a nation,” says LGA Chair Louise Gittins @weezegee. #LGAConf24

The inaugural Leaders Council in Harrogate today is only the start of things to come as we set out to reset the relationship between central and local government. By working as partners in power, across the country and across political lines we can achieve great things. #LGAConf24

🎉🎉🎉Ta da! Just take a moment to applaud the amazing work Joanne Michael has put into supporting & gathering all of those in the community of play in Leeds to pull this programme together. 🍍There are more than 70 happenings! 📚25 Little Free Library packs #LeedsPlayFest

The Leaders’ Council - launched by @AngelaRayner at #LGAConf - will enable #localgov to bring its expertise and experience to the table and help ensure we can deliver on the issues that matter most to local communities Our statement from @weezegee ⬇️⬇️ local.gov.uk/about/news/tim…

Motivation for a Tuesday #bethechange

We’ve still got a long way to go to be truly inclusive in GB but this makes me very proud.

Hannah Cockroft says it’s time for #EqualPlay Our athletes have been making the equals sign with their arms in Paris to urge the UK Government to act now to ensure that by LA 2028, no disabled child is left on the sidelines of school sport or PE. #ParalympicsGB 🟰 📹 @Channel4

This says a lot that is fantastic about our country. We should be celebrating it more.

@JackLSimpson And….. they will announce more dates and the whole merry go round will start again.

Don’t mean to be a misery, and the band / promoter can do what they want obviously. But dynamic pricing just feels like something a rock and roll band should be against Maybe Oasis are beyond accusations of selling out, but squeezing the last out of your fans feels v uncool 🕶️

@AbigailSPaul I grew up in Eastby which is just over the hill from Barden Tower.

@eveyroo Bingo stayed at Red Lion!

24 hours in God’s own country - anyone know where? #Yorkshire

😂 I feel lucky that I have met @Number10cat once. He was just 😎

@PlayfulAnytime Yes it evokes the same emotions in me.

@eveyroo It makes me very tearful watching it, because kindness is so rare a quality in daily media consumption. He’s got such huge compassion & empathy, and it makes people blossom

I have so much respect & admiration for Fred Flintoff. His willingness to be vulnerable and honest about his bulimia, his care for the Preston lads, his genuine empathy. We need more like this.