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Playday in Leeds
 Free fun and games at Playday in Leeds Children around the city are being invited to come and join in a whole host of fun and games to celebrate Playday in Leeds. Free activities for children of all ages have been organised at Roundhay Park on Wednesday 4 August, between 10am and 3pm. Youngsters will be spoilt for choice at this year’s event, organised by the Leeds Play Network and Leeds City Council. Activities include a water slide, grass slide, go kart making, arts and crafts, face painting, bouncy castles, war hammer, kite making, sand play, pirates, story telling,... Council Cabinet to visit Morley
 Eight of Leeds’ senior councillors will visit Morley this weekend in the first of several cabinet visits which will take place across the city. The councillors, many of who sit on Leeds City Council’s executive board and others who are part of the council’s cabinet, will take a tour of Morley town centre on Saturday (31 July) from 10am and meet residents and owners of local businesses. They will see first hand the benefits created since a town centre manager was appointed for Morley and Rothwell which includes a record number of visitors to the town centre, an increase in... Singing in the Rain
 Thousands joined the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Labour Councillor Jim McKenna at Temple Newsam on Saturday for Opera in the Park. Despite the showers this was one show where rain would not stop play.... Fostering Success
 Glowing report for Leeds fostering service Leeds City Council’s fostering service is good and getting better according to inspectors. Following an inspection last month, the latest Ofsted report stated that all aspects of the fostering service were rated as good, which resulted in an overall rating of ‘good’ – a huge two point rise since last year, when it was rated as ‘inadequate’. Inspectors commented that the council’s fostering service is: “a strong service that provides good outcomes for children. It is well managed by an authority that is committed to its continued improvement. A significant investment of resources... A new way of providing adult social care services
 Labour run Leeds City Council has given the green light to plans to roll out a brand new way for people to receive social care in Leeds from next month. The new system, called ‘self-directed support’ (SDS), is designed to be fairer, more flexible and more transparent than ever before, and is the result of decades of campaigning by disabled people and social care reformers. It will give people more say over their care – from assessment right through to choosing what kinds of services they use, and who provides them. Instead of being slotted into the ‘one-size-fits-all’ social services... Hot Meals on Hot Wheels
Hot Meals On Hot Wheels The council’s meals on wheels service has changed this month and now provides hot meals to its customers on seven rather than just four days a week. Since 1 July, eligible customers across the city have been able to choose to have a hot meal delivered to their home every day of the week, 365 days a year if they wish. The new service provides meals which are freshly cooked in special vehicles on their way to customer’s homes, instead of being cooked en masse and kept warm for long periods of time. The scheme...
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