Leeds today: Armley exhibitions, social media surgery and Gildersome roundabout

Good morning Leeds. This evening will see religious leaders join MPs, councillors and community volunteers to declare Leeds a welcoming place for people seeking sanctuary from war or persecution - a City of Sanctuary . I'll be at the official launch in Chapeltown this evening. What's making Leeds tick today? A war veteran has won his bid to stop traffic in a part of Leeds during the two-minute silence on Armistice Day, reports the BBC . I love West Leeds Festival ... in a shop, reports The Culture Vulture . A rolling programme of exhibitions and interactive events are set for Armley Town Street over the next four months. Thousands of people are gearing up for a worldwide campaign which takes place next week – 20 events have been organised in Leeds to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, a worldwide movement of entrepreneurial people. Leeds Social Media celebrated its first birthday earlier this week with its most popular 'surgery' yet at the Round Foundry in Holbeck Urban Village. Leeds is a hotspot for self harm, new figures reported by the Yorkshire Evening Post show. Detectives investigating a spate of robberies on elderly women in west Leeds are appealing for information following further incidents that are believed to be linked. Red Hot in Leeds city centre - a food theme park? Find out at Leeds Grub . BrewDog Alice Porter & 5am Saint is a post up at beer blog The Good Stuff. Read all about an afternoon tea party in a secret tea room in Leeds - read all about it at Bakelady's blog . The number of accidents at Gildersome roundabout has significantly dropped after a new road safety programme, a report in the Morley Observer has revealed. A series of meetings will be held across Otley in the coming weeks as the drive to create a community-led action plan gathers pace, reports the Wharfedale Observer. 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 .