Tag: Cllr mohammed Iqbal

Iftar event brings communities together at Elland Road

Leeds United Football Foundation, working with Beeston’s Hamara Healthy Living Centre hosted a very successful Community Iftar at Elland Road’s Centenary Pavilion on Monday evening (18 March 2024). Not all of the 350 ticket holders were able to make it due to traffic problems on the night, but those that

Action taken to stop illegal leisure lets

Action is being taken against illegal short-term leisure lets in apartments across the city centre, including the South Bank and Riverside areas of Holbeck and Hunslet. Cllr Mohammed Iqbal (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) said: “There has been a significant expansion in unapproved conversions of residential homes in the city centre

Councillors seek action to limit alcohol sales on Dewsbury Road

Cllr Mohammed Iqbal and Cllr Paul Wray (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) have announced they have now asked officers at Leeds City Council to begin the process of applyig for Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ) for the retail area between Dewsbury Road Community Hub and Library and Cross Flatts Park due to

Residents debate alternative solutions to Tempest Road junction

On Monday 29 January 2024 Beeston Hill residents met to discuss the proposed changes to the junction of Tempest Road and Dewsbury Road. Over the last few weeks, this issue had caught the attention of many local people, business owners and drivers. Prior to the meeting there had been a

Improvements set to start to Hunslet’s ‘public square’

Work is set to start on the first phase of improvements to the area outside the Hunslet Community Hub and Library off Church Street to create a ‘public square’. Existing planters will be renovated and restocked to green the area, new lighting will be installed to make the space more

Welcome work to improve out of hours bereavement services in Leeds

Councillors on the Adults, Health and Active Lifestyles Scrutiny Board received an update this week on out of hours bereavement arrangements in Leeds following an in-depth service review to improve the experience of bereaved families. South Leeds councillors Mohammed Iqbal, who has been engaged in this work for some time,

Councillors launch litter-picking micro grants scheme

Cllr Mohammed Iqbal and Cllr Paul Wray (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) have announced their plans to launch litter picking kit micro-grants of £300 for schools, faith groups, community groups and residents’ associations from January as part of their new “The Big Clean Up” campaign – a wider campaign which will

Humanitarian Urgency: Ceasefire, aid access, and hostage release imperative in Gaza conflict

As a concerned individual witnessing the escalating conflict in Gaza, I am compelled to issue an urgent plea for immediate action to halt the devastating impact on innocent civilians, particularly children, caught in the crossfire of violence. The indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians cannot be accepted any longer. I call