Leeds today: German market webcam, school admissions, Holt Park award and Remembrance Day

Good morning Leeds. Had a good evening at Leeds Social Media Surgery at the Round Foundry last night - plenty of local groups and individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds that needed advice on blogging, Facebook and Twitter etc. Will file some links later today. What's making Leeds tick today? Cash-strapped housing bosses in Leeds face plugging a £741m funding gap to keep the city's council homes up to standard, reports the YEP . Do you think someone was having a bad day? So asks Coven blog as one of East End Park's new street lamps is installed in a rather unusual place. Great picture! Cake, Cats and Cocktails enjoys a relaxed weekend lunch at LS6 cafe in Hyde Park. The Holt Park Tenants and Residents Association (HPTRA) has won an award for all the work it does, reports hyperlocal site Holt Park Today . Watch as the final touches are made to the Leeds German Christmas Market ahead of Friday's opening, courtesy a Millennium Square webcam . The lord mayor of Leeds will lead Remembrance Day tributes in the city , laying a wreath at the war memorial on Sunday morning. The new school year might be 11 months away but families with children starting primary school in September 2011 can already start their applications. Preferences for schools can now be made online and, to help with the process, a number of drop-in sessions will take place this week. How can Leeds tell more authentic, compelling stories, and why it can benefit us all... Experience Leeds 3 may have the answers. Upcoming events at Left Bank are featured on Creative Boom Leeds . 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 .