Leeds today: Rail fares hike, independent food and drink and What if Leeds...

Good morning, Leeds. Big day ahead for Leeds United fans today as Premiership big boys Arsenal role into town for the FA Cup replay. The BBC reports Leeds' top scorer Luciano Becchio is a doubt for the match. Good luck if you're going to Elland Road, if not, watch it live on ITV tonight. This afternoon I'll be at Leeds Civic Hall for the meeting of full council, which usually lasts a good six or seven hours. On the agenda - which can be found here - is a motion of no confidence in Leeds' bin chief. What's making Leeds tick today? The results of the 'What If Leeds' public consultation into the future of Leeds are set to be announced and discussed at a special event next week. Find out more from the Leeds initiative . Police are appealing for information after a 30-year-old off-duty security guard was stabbed during a confrontation with five unknown men at a student complex in Leeds. North West Leeds police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Bramley on Saturday. Making collaboration work is the title of the latest Experience Leeds event for local groups, organisations and businesses interested in tapping into the talent of the city's independent sector. The community came out in force on Sunday to support Royal Park Community Consortium's bid to take over the former Royal Park Primary School in Hyde Park. A fundraiser on Sunday netted £700 - and more than 100 new members signed up over the weekend. Katie Bolton has posted the first in what she hopes to be a series of posts about independent food and drink producers in Leeds. Check out her post on Indie Ices . Eleanor Snare blogs about Loving the Culture Vulture . Planning consent has been granted to refurbish an innovative office scheme in the centre of Leeds. BBC Leeds reports a multi-million pound ballet and dance centre in Leeds has been officially opened by its patron, Prince Edward. The prince also visited The Hunslet Club in South Leeds. Transport bosses in West Yorkshire are locked in talks with the government to avert a crippling 10 per cent rail fare hike next year, reports the YEP . My Life in Leeds blog posts a guide to the Hyde Park area . Do you have news, views or events to share? Feel free add them to the comments below or contact me by email or on Twitter @GdnLeeds .