Month: February 2025

Consultation supports Elland Road being on track for mass transit

Thousands of people across West Yorkshire, as well as leaders in business and education, have come out in support of plans for a region-wide Mass Transit network. It comes as West Yorkshire Combined Authority releases a consultation report showing more than two thirds of people surveyed across the region are

Team prepares boxing brothers for golden future

Brothers Thomas and Aidan Winstanley train together at Hunslet’s Golden Team gym and are looking forward to representing their club on Golden Team’s March home show fittingly themed as ‘Brothers in Arms’. Thomas, 17, admits that until he started boxing training eighteen months ago “I was going off the tracks

Parents urged to vaccinate children amid a rise in measles cases

Parents and carers are being urged to ensure their children have the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine amid a rise in measles cases nationwide, including in Leeds. Parents and carers are being urged to ensure their children have the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine amid a rise in

Social enterprise appeals to keep the wheels turning on their business after van stolen

Leeds Wood Recycling, the Holbeck-based social enterprise that recycles waste wood from the construction sector and trains people in woodworking skills, suffered a major setback at Christmas when one of the vans was stolen. They have been running a crowdfunding campaign to replace the van. They are half way to

Government confirms £10 million for Temple Works conversion

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has re-committed £10m to help breathe fresh life into Holbeck’s historic Grade I Listed Temple Works building, paving the way for it to become the home of a new British Library North. The announcement was made following a visit by Deputy

Planning applications 10 February 2025

Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 10 February 2025. Click on the description to see the full application:   Change of use from Commercial, Business