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# THE LEEDS BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ 7 - 8 November 2026
- URL: https://the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io/the-leeds-brief-weekend-wrap-up-7-8-november-2026/
- Published: 2026-11-07T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-07T07:00:00.000Z
- Description: The Royal Armouries picks architects for its £100m waterfront plan, a Middleton cottage goes to auction, Leeds v Spurs, a Temple Newsam light trail and Remembrance Sunday.
- Author: Will
- Tags: Leeds Brief

Morning, Leeds! The Royal Armouries has picked the architects for its £100m-plus Waterfront Development, which will be built on the jousting arena. Also in your Weekend Wrap Up: a Victorian cottage in Middleton going under the hammer, Leeds United v Tottenham at lunchtime, a Christmas light trail for Temple Newsam, and Remembrance Sunday tomorrow.

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**☁️ Leeds Weather – Saturday 7 November –** Grey and still, around 9°C first thing. Today's high: **10°C, with a 16% chance of rain**, so a bit of drizzle at most. Sunday is 10°C with a 10% chance of drizzle for Remembrance, then Monday turns colder at 8°C (0%) and Tuesday 7°C (31%). Proper scarf weather is on its way. [Met Office Leeds forecast](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcwfhf1w0?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## ⚔️ Royal Armouries picks architects for £100m waterfront plan

![The Tiltyard at the Royal Armouries, Leeds](https://storage.ghost.io/c/13/20/13209d8e-c5a1-439d-8878-db8a0ddfb87b/content/images/2026/11/leedsbrief-2026-11-07-tiltyard.jpg)

The Tiltyard jousting arena at the Royal Armouries, where the Waterfront Development is planned, pictured in 2007\. Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe%5FTiltyard%2C%5FRoyal%5FArmouries%5F-%5Fgeograph.org.uk%5F-%5F336948.jpg?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

The Royal Armouries has chosen architecture and design practice BDP to take its £100m-plus Waterfront Development through the next detailed design stages. The plan is a new 3,500 square metre exhibition and events hall, more than doubling the museum's conference and events space to over 8,000 square metres, plus a purpose-built home for immersive experiences next door. It will be built on the current Tiltyard, the outdoor jousting arena, and the Armouries says the redeveloped site will offer improved opportunities for jousting. BDP, which already worked on the early masterplanning, won a competitive process against a number of the UK's top practices. Director General Nat Edwards said the right design partner was "a crucial step forward" for a project that will "help transform the South Bank of Leeds" and bring new jobs. The museum, New Dock Hall and the existing conference facilities stay open throughout, and a planning application is due to go to the council in 2027.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at South Leeds Life**](https://southleedslife.com/royal-armouries-selects-architects-for-its-landmark-waterfront-development/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## 🏛️ POLITICS & COUNCIL

### 🏚️ Historic Middleton cottage to go to auction

![Cottages on Town Street, Middleton](https://storage.ghost.io/c/13/20/13209d8e-c5a1-439d-8878-db8a0ddfb87b/content/images/2026/11/leedsbrief-2026-11-07-middleton.jpg)

Cottages on Town Street, Middleton, on the edge of Middleton Park, pictured in 2008\. Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATown%5FStreet%5FMiddleton%5FLeeds.jpg?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

Leeds City Council is to auction a derelict Victorian cottage at 228 Town Street, on the edge of Middleton Park. The council will first buy it from Wade's Charity, which it has leased the whole park from since 1920, and the proceeds will be split with the charity. A council report says the house, the end of a row of listed homes, is in a poor state of repair and needs complete refurbishment; the buyer will have to do that within 12 months or the council can buy it back. The sale includes land to the side that could take an extension, subject to planning, and it's due to go under the hammer this financial year.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at South Leeds Life (LDRS)**](https://southleedslife.com/historic-middleton-cottage-to-be-auctioned-by-the-council/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

### 🏗️ Rothwell garage site up for auction too

A former council garage site on All Saints Road in Rothwell, near the A642 Aberford Road, is also heading to public auction after being declared surplus. It's one of eleven council housing sites deemed no longer needed, and any redevelopment would need planning permission. The buyer must develop it within three years, or the council can buy it back.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at the YEP (LDRS)**](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/politics/council/plot-of-council-land-in-leeds-put-up-for-auction-and-could-be-9333956?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

### 📡 Second go at an Armley Ridge Road phone mast

Mobile Broadband Network Ltd has submitted fresh plans for a 20-metre 5G mast on the pavement on Armley Ridge Road, opposite the junction with Raynville Road, to serve EE and Three. Planners refused a similar scheme on the grass verge in October over concerns about drivers' views, so the mast has been moved back onto the pavement. It would replace an existing mast on Raynville Court, a block of flats due to be demolished.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at West Leeds Dispatch**](https://westleedsdispatch.com/fresh-phone-mast-plans-submitted-at-armley-ridge-road/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## ⚽ SPORT

### Leeds United v Tottenham, 12.30pm today

![Elland Road stadium, Leeds](https://storage.ghost.io/c/13/20/13209d8e-c5a1-439d-8878-db8a0ddfb87b/content/images/2026/11/leedsbrief-2026-11-02-elland-road.jpg)

Elland Road, pictured in 2023\. Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AElland%5FRoad%5F%2811th%5FAugust%5F2023%29%5F004.jpg?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

Leeds host Tottenham at Elland Road this lunchtime in the last game before the international break. Leeds are 12th after five games without a win, just a point and three places behind Roberto De Zerbi's Spurs, who have won three in a row. Joe Rodon has trained all week after almost ten weeks out with a hamstring injury, and Daniel Farke said Gabi Gudmundsson and James Justin are fine after knocks at Bournemouth. Dominic Calvert-Lewin and keeper James Trafford have both been named in Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the November Nations League games against Croatia and Spain, but there's still no call-up for Jayden Bogle.  
**👉 Read more:** [YEP: team news](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-tottenham-dominic-calvert-lewin-anton-stach-noah-okafor-joe-rodon-tosin-adarabioyo-9336170?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io) · [YEP: England squad](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-england-thomas-tuchel-dominic-calvert-lewin-jayden-bogle-james-justin-9334042?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

### Academy winger off to Scarborough

Leeds United Academy winger Josh McDonald, 19, a Scotland youth international, has joined National League North side Scarborough Athletic on a short-term youth loan. He has three goals in 12 games for the Under-21s this season and could make his debut against Buxton this weekend, alongside fellow Leeds loanee Harvey Vincent.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at the YEP**](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-josh-mcdonald-scarborough-athletic-9335629?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

### 🏉 JJB opens a community hub in Bramley

Bramley-born former Leeds Rhinos and England rugby league player Jamie Jones-Buchanan opened Leeds West Academy's new Community Hub yesterday. It runs every Friday in term time, 9am to 11am, in the academy library, with free breakfast and hot drinks, a food pantry with Rethink Food, free donated items and pre-owned school uniform.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at West Leeds Dispatch**](https://westleedsdispatch.com/bramleys-jamie-jones-buchanan-opens-new-community-hub-at-leeds-west-academy/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## ⚖️ CRIME & COURTS

### Fourth arrest in Raheim Jackson murder inquiry

West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in Nottingham on suspicion of murdering Raheim Jackson, who was attacked in New Wortley last month. A 39-year-old man arrested on Wednesday has been bailed pending further enquiries. Michael Gyedu, 26, of Rathmell Road, has appeared at Leeds Crown Court charged with murder; he was not asked to enter a plea and a preliminary trial date has been set for 5 April. Anyone with information can call 101 quoting 13260606745 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at the YEP**](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/fourth-man-arrested-over-murder-of-9335222?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## 🚦 TRAVEL

### 🅿️ Monday: free parking returns and Morley works begin

From Monday 9 November, district car-park charges of up to £3.65 a day end in Wetherby, Horsforth, Garforth, Rothwell and Guiseley, after the council reviewed them following consultation. The same day, CR Reynolds starts the £1.1m makeover of Queen Street's pedestrianised area and Commercial Street in Morley, running until March 2027\. The town centre stays open throughout and the work is phased to keep disruption down.  
**👉 Read more:** [BBC News (LDRS)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c617kj597ev5o?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io) · [Leeds Live](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/morley-town-centre-look-very-34876342?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

### 🚥 Chapeltown lights went dark

Drivers were told to take care yesterday morning after all the traffic lights went out at the Chapeltown Road, Harehills Avenue and Reginald Terrace junction, according to the council's Connecting Leeds team. Worth a bit of extra care if you're passing through until they're confirmed back on.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at the YEP**](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/leeds-chapeltown-traffic-lights-out-9333997?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## 🌳 ENVIRONMENT

### 🐸 Free ponds for great crested newts

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Natural England are offering fully funded ponds to landowners in Leeds and across Yorkshire to help the great crested newt. They'll do all the work, planning permission included; you just allow occasional site visits and do a bit of maintenance. Express an interest by email with your details, the site address and a grid reference or What3Words for each pond, titled "GCN pond funding". Breaking newts, indeed.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at the YEP**](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/environment/breaking-newts-conservation-scheme-offers-fully-funded-ponds-to-leeds-landowners-9334058?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

### ☢️ Check your home for radon

The UK Radon Association is urging Leeds households to check whether their homes could be affected by radon, a natural radioactive gas you can't see, smell or taste. Mapping updated in 2022 moved parts of the city into higher-risk bands: Farsley, for example, went from under 1% to 5-10%, where the advice is to test.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at West Leeds Dispatch**](https://westleedsdispatch.com/residents-urged-to-check-radon-risk/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## 🎭 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

### 🎄 Christmas light trail returns to Temple Newsam

![Temple Newsam House, Leeds](https://storage.ghost.io/c/13/20/13209d8e-c5a1-439d-8878-db8a0ddfb87b/content/images/2026/11/leedsbrief-2026-11-07-temple-newsam.jpg)

Temple Newsam House, pictured in 2013\. Photo: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATemple%5FNewsam%5FHouse%5Ffrom%5Fthe%5Fgrounds.JPG?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

Northern Lights is back at Temple Newsam from 20 November to 31 December, this year called The Lost Light of Christmas. The trail is about a mile long, with more than a dozen illuminations, vintage fairground rides and a Christmas Village of Yorkshire street food and bars. This year it supports the Leeds United Foundation through ticket sales and on-site donations, and the organisers have pledged 400 tickets for young people the charity supports.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at the YEP**](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/leeds-united-charity-to-benefit-from-christmas-light-trail-9333961?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

### 🍝 Gino's back on Boar Lane

Gino D'Acampo dropped into his restaurant at the Leeds Marriott on Boar Lane yesterday to launch a new winter menu, including a spaghetti alle vongole made to his late mother's recipe. He told the YEP Leeds was the first big city he visited after London 30 years ago, and that its people are "very cool, very friendly".  
**👉** [**Read the full story at the YEP**](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/gino-dacampo-on-leeds-hospitality-scene-9335350?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## 💼 BUSINESS & RETAIL

### 🎓 Leeds City College opens a Leeds Dock campus

![Leeds Dock](https://storage.ghost.io/c/13/20/13209d8e-c5a1-439d-8878-db8a0ddfb87b/content/images/2026/11/leedsbrief-2026-11-07-leeds-dock.jpg)

Leeds Dock, pictured in 2023\. Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALeeds%5FDock%5F%2816th%5FDecember%5F2023%29%5F001.jpg?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

Leeds City College has officially opened a new campus at Leeds Dock, starting with around 250 places and focused on training health and social care workers, plus some of its most popular courses. The college, part of Luminate Education Group, received an £8m government grant to expand post-16 education in Leeds. It was opened by Councillor Helen Hayden, the council's executive member for families and children.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at South Leeds Life**](https://southleedslife.com/leeds-city-college-opens-new-campus-at-leeds-dock/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

### 🛍️ A Leeds United shop for Christmas at the Merrion Centre

![Jumbo Records, Merrion Centre, Leeds](https://storage.ghost.io/c/13/20/13209d8e-c5a1-439d-8878-db8a0ddfb87b/content/images/2026/11/leedsbrief-2026-11-07-merrion.jpg)

Jumbo Records in the Merrion Centre, pictured in 2022\. Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJumbo%5FRecords%2C%5FMerrion%5FCentre%2C%5FLeeds%5F%2818th%5FDecember%5F2022%29%5F001.jpg?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

Burley Banksy is opening a Leeds United fan shop in the Merrion Centre on Tuesday 17 November, next door to Jumbo Records on the ground floor. It'll be open every day until New Year's Eve except Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and as an officially licensed seller, a percentage of sales goes to the club.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at Leeds Live**](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/exciting-leeds-united-fan-shop-34872252?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## 🗓️ WHAT'S ON IN LEEDS THIS WEEKEND

**⚽ Saturday, 12.30pm:** Leeds United v Tottenham at Elland Road.  
**🔧 Saturday, 1pm to 4pm:** Beeston Repair Café at St Luke's CARES shop, 246 Dewsbury Road. Bring broken electricals, clothes or a bike.  
**🎂 Saturday, 5pm:** St Andrew's Methodist, Beeston, 70th anniversary social (anniversary service Sunday at 10.30am).  
**🎆 Saturday evening:** bonfires and fireworks at Calverley Golf Club (fireworks 7.30pm), New Farnley Cricket Club (7pm) and St Stephen's, Kirkstall (6.15pm).  
**🎸 Saturday night gigs:** Yard Act at O2 Academy Leeds, The Boo Radleys and The Lancashire Hotpots at the Brudenell, and Kiwi Jr at Hyde Park Book Club.  
**🏃 Sunday, 9am:** Cross Flatts Junior parkrun celebrates its 10th anniversary (2km, ages 4 to 14).  
**🎖️ Sunday, 10.50am:** Remembrance procession from the Civic Hall to Victoria Gardens, with the two-minute silence at 11am; Holbeck Cemetery's service starts at 10.45am.  
**🏛️ Sunday:** Abbey House Museum community information session on its new plans (book ahead).  
**🏒 Sunday, 4.15pm:** Leeds Knights v Bristol Pitbulls at Planet Ice on Elland Road.  
*Sources:* [*Leeds City Council*](https://news.leeds.gov.uk/news/lord-mayor-to-lead-remembrance-sunday-tributes?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io) *·* [*South Leeds Life*](https://southleedslife.com/whats-on-roundup-7-13-november-2026/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io) *·* [*South Leeds Life*](https://southleedslife.com/70-years-of-st-andrews-at-the-heart-of-beeston/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io) *·* [*West Leeds Dispatch*](https://westleedsdispatch.com/listed-west-leeds-bonfires-and-firework-displays-2026/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io) *·* [*Brudenell*](https://www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk/whats-on/?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io) *·* [*Leeds Museums & Galleries*](https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/whats-on/keeper-update-abbey-house-museum-j2ky?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io) *·* [*YEP*](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-tottenham-dominic-calvert-lewin-anton-stach-noah-okafor-joe-rodon-tosin-adarabioyo-9336170?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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## 🏅 AND FINALLY...

Leeds runner Matthew Akpan, who's set five Guinness World Records, often running marathons dressed as WWE star John Cena, has won the Sports, Arts and Entertainment category at the 2026 Dimensions Leaders' Awards, which celebrate autistic people and adults with learning disabilities making a difference. His records include fastest disabled runner at the 2025 Great North Run. Running in memory of his dad, he's raised thousands for charities including the Motor Neurone Disease Association, and when he's not running he's a teaching assistant at a Leeds SEND school.  
**👉** [**Read the full story at the YEP**](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/leeds-autistic-athlete-shortlisted-for-national-award-9334287?ref=the-leeds-brief-1.ghost.io)

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