27/07:  South African guests help Leeds get into Olympic spirit
Three leading athletes from South Africa were given a special honour in Leeds this week as the city celebrated two years to go to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

26/07:  Construction networking event provides rare insight
Local businesses in the construction industry have had a rare insight to help them win tenders in the public and private sector.

19/07:  Leeds students join Prince Charles at WWI commemoration ceremony in France
Twenty young people from Leeds gathered with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of  Cornwall at the Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial in northern France, to pay tribute to the contribution of Muslim, Sikh and Hindu soldiers from the British Indian Army during the First World War.

09/07:  Leeds-Brno partnership meet for Gypsy Roma Traveller month
A delegation from Brno, the Czech Republic, visited their partner city Leeds last week as part of celebrations for Gypsy Roma Traveller month.

01/07:  Leeds attended Cities Against Poverty seminar in Ghent
As part of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, a seminar was held in Ghent, Belgium on 7 and 8 June 2010.

28/06:  German urban renewal developers visit Leeds
A group of 20 urban renewal developers, consisting of managing directors and key personnel from major public as well as private real estate companies from across Germany, visited Leeds on 19th June.

21/06:  Leeds-Brno partnership showcase embroidered depiction of Roma life
On the 7th of June, the Lord Mayor opened a very special exhibition at Leeds’ West Park Centre by embroidery artist Marketa Sestakova from Rokycany, who depicts Roma life in her works. 

02/06:  Leeds attends fifth National Fairtrade Forum in Lille
The Chair of the Leeds Fairtrade Steering Group and the Leeds Procurement Initiatives and Projects officer deliver presentation at the Fairtrade Conference in Lille.

25/05:  Power Words – Leeds author joins Ruhr Capital of Culture 2010 project
A series of artistic projects and events are running this year in Leeds partner city Dortmund.

25/05:  International Relations delegation visits Durban
Leeds City Council's International Relations team led a successful delegation to Durban this month to cement practical partnership activities between the cities.

24/05:  Young football stars to channel their talent
A junior Leeds football club headed over to France this weekend to take part in an international football tournament.

19/05:  CEBN seminar - Engineering and Manufacturing Opportunities in the Czech Republic
Are you interested in doing business in the Czech Republic?  Join the experts to receive honest and specific advice.

12/05:  Lord Mayor to receive anglo French older persons exchange
A group of older people from Leeds' French partner city of Lille will visit Leeds on Monday 17 May as part of an ongoing community exchange between the two cities.

05/05:  Leeds African Cup of Nations
As 2010 sees South Africa host the World Cup, Leeds will play host to the African Cup of Nations (LACoN) this June.  

21/04:  Leeds art exhibited in Durban
A Leeds visual and graphics artist, Bruce Rimell, visited Durban in March to see his artwork on display at a UN backed exhibition on anti-racism and xenophobia.

19/04:  Leeds delegation returns from a successful visit to Brno
A Leeds delegation has returned from a highly successful visit to Leeds' partner city of Brno in the Czech Republic.

13/04:  International Leeds article on BBC Leeds website
An article by BBC Leeds has been published on their website regarding the work of International Leeds.

12/04:  A Flavour of China, 27 April 2010
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, is hosting the charity fundraising event, ‘A Flavour of China,’ at Headingley Stadium on Tuesday 27 April from 6pm.

09/04:  Connecting Classrooms: UK, Uganda and Senegal
Teaching staff from Robin Hood Primary School, Rothwell and Westfield Juniors, Yeadon, returned last week from a week long visit to partner schools in Uganda as part of a British Council-funded Connecting Classrooms project.

31/03:  Leeds to say bonjour to foreign languages
Primary school teachers from Leeds visited Lille to form new partnerships with the cities Schools.

23/02:  Czech students work with Leeds College
A South Leeds further education College hosts Czech students.

23/02:  Leeds welcomes a good practice visit from Stockholm
A delegation from Stockholm will visit Leeds this week.

22/02:  Leeds Fairtrade Fortnight 2010
Join in the fun for Fairtrade Fortnight in Leeds!

01/02:  Leeds Host UK Eurocities Meeting
Last Tuesday Leeds hosted a meeting of the UK members of the Eurocities network.

27/01:  Delegation from France's North Sub Region Visit Leeds
Leeds City Council is hosting an inward visit by a high level visit from the North Sub-Region in France from 27 – 29 January.  The North Sub-Region is the administrative sub-region which encompasses the City of Lille and the city region which surrounds it.

11/01:  Leeds and Lille Schools Area Link
A visit to Lille in northern France this month marks the first step in an area link between our schools.

11/01:  Leeds Invites Visitors to Brno Tourism Fair to 'Czech out' Leeds
Leeds will once again exhibit at the annual Region Tour and Go! Tourism Fair in our Czech partner city of Brno.

03/12:  Louisville Visitor Commemorates Frederick Douglass Project
Leeds commemorates historic figure Frederick Douglass.

24/04:  The latest newsletter available now
Download the April 2009 issue of the International Leeds newsletter.

28/01:  New Romanian partnership for Leeds' schools
Two teachers talk about their expereinces in Romania during a recent trip as part of a new partnership between Leeds and the country.

26/11:  Business in the Baltics
Over 40 people from local businesses attended CEBN’s latest seminar, 'Doing Business in the Baltics'.

27/08:  East Street Arts to particpate in the 'Leeds in Brno' Festival
Leeds based contemporary arts organisation to show artworks in Leeds’ partner city of Brno, Czech Republic, in September.

15/07:  European funding brings world’s first virtual city guide to Leeds
Leeds has launched the world’s first fully interactive city guide this year known as ‘LeedsCast’.

07/07:  Dance group boogies on down to Brasov
Bennu Youth Dance Group of Leeds participated in the City of Braşov’s first annual “Festival of the Sister Cities” in Romania on the weekend of 5-6 July.

01/07:  International Youth Celebration
Young people from three continents came to Leeds at the end of June to meet with friends from their partner schools.

01/04:  New business network gets Ambassador's approval
Leeds reasserted its close trading ties with Europe this March as the newly appointed Romanian Ambassador to the UK came to visit.

09/03:  Choose Today, Choose Fairtrade
The Choose Fairtrade bus stop in Leeds city centre for a day of musical performances and mouth-watering samples provided by stallholders and local businesses

01/03:  African adventures
Three Leeds teachers got the chance to further their links with Africa by visiting Namibia.

11/02:  Leeds Initiative supports local democracy in Jamaica
Leeds Initiative has supported development of newly elected Councillors in Jamaica.

14/12:  Northern Ballet Theatre touches down in China
Northern Ballet Theatre embarks on a four-week tour of China.

25/11:  Grand welcome for international students
Five hundred international students were welcomed to the city by the Lord Mayor of Leeds.

01/10:  A new International Strategy
International Leeds has launched its strategy for 2007 and 2008.