What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
London style nationwide ban on pavement parking, the improvement of the traffic regulation order process to make it easier for councils to prohibit pavement parking in their areas and giving councils the power to fine those who park on paths.
Parkrun has announced today (25 September 2020) that it will not be restarting events in October as it had hoped. Parkrun has become an international phenomenon, encouraging thousands of people to take up physical exercise with a 5km run, jog or walk over a measured course each Saturday morning. South
Kick Start is a new programme from Active Leeds aimed at helping people into work, education or training. The intensive, eight session programme runs over two weeks, and starts on Tuesday (29 September 2020). Most sessions are held at the John Charles Centre for Sport, with two at Herd Farm
Further restrictions on different households mixing are expected to be introduced in Leeds tonight (25 September 2020) to help curb a rise in cases of Covid-19 and keep people in the city safe. The latest seven day Covid-19 rate in Leeds is 98.5 per 100,000 people, with 8.4 per cent
A 500 tonnes capacity barge arrived at Knostrop yesterday (23 September 2020) marking the first load of a new service carrying marine dredged aggregates from Hull to Leeds. This is the culmination of many years’ hard work by various groups. It started with Leeds City Council’s minerals planning policy decision
Further to our report on Monday that the Cross Flatts Active Travel Neighbouhood scheme is to be delayed to allow for changes to be made, a virtual public meeting is to be held on Tuesday 29 September 2020 at 6pm. The letter from Councillors (see below) stresses that the meeting
When a modern advertising hoarding was removed from the end of a row of houses at the Balm Road junction in Hunslet Carr several years ago it revealed an old hand painted sign promoting Bile Beans. This type of advertising sign was the forerunner of the modern advertisements papered on
Local residents are being told there is still time to submit their views on proposals to improve connectivity between Mirfield, Dewsbury and Leeds. As previously reported, the scheme includes new cycle paths linking White Rose Shopping Centre and Office Park to the Tommy Wass junction on Dewsbury Road and a
New jobs at South Leeds engineering firm as demand for electric vehicle charging technology takes off High-voltage power specialist Engineered Systems Electrical (ESE) is planning to create new engineering jobs and apprenticeships at its Leeds headquarters as a result of innovative green technology that is set to become be a
The implementation of the Active Travel zone in the Cross Flatts area of Beeston has been postponed following feedback from residents. The scheme, which involves blocking roads to close rat-runs and encourage walking and cycling for short journeys, is one of three to be introduced in Leeds. Cross Flatts was