What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Plans to continue the transformation of Holbeck Urban Village – the area of north Holbeck between the River Aire and Nineveh Road – into a great place to live and work are set to be discussed next week. At a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board, members will be asked
A £45million project to improve flood defences in Leeds city centre is progressing well with work now starting to remove a length of the Knostrop Cut. As well as protecting city centre properties and jobs, the flood defence scheme will also protect 300 acres of development land and open up
A cake cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of new Leeds Federated homes in Arthington Place, Hunslet. Leeds Fed customers who live in the new properties along with local councillors, Leeds City Council officers, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), companies involved in the design and building work,
Carillion named as Preferred Bidder for The Engine House, Tower Works, Leeds. Restoration of Grade II Listed Building set to bring cinema and microbrewery to Holbeck Urban Village. Carillion has been selected by Leeds City Council as the preferred bidder to deliver the restoration and regeneration of the Engine House,
Development of the Tower Works site in Holbeck is due to recommence as the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) announced today (10 March 2015) that Carillion has been selected as their preferred development partner. Tower Works dates back to 1860 and produced pins for the textile industry. Amongst its buildings
Leeds City Council has officially named the new access road to Elland Road Park and Ride after the legendary Leeds United player Bobby Collins. The new road will now be known as ‘Bobby Collins Way’ after the official unveiling of the road sign yesterday (4 November 2014) by Bobby’s widow
Regeneration plans for Holbeck Urban Village have received a boost with a number of developers coming forward with proposals to regenerate the iconic Tower Works site. The Leeds City Council and Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have been working together to use assets they both own at the Tower
The controversial Park and Ride scheme at Elland Road in Beeston was officially opened this morning (18 June 2014). Councillors Richard Lewis and James Lewis were on hand to cut the ribbon along with Bob Dorr of First Bus. The car park has space for 800 cars including five
Leeds Federated Housing Association has started work on a new affordable housing development in Hunslet. The Association is building six new homes at Arthington Place, to replace old, poor quality, back to back terraces which were recently demolished. The site has suffered from fly-tipping near to local shops and
Last week I accompanied local residents Ed Carlisle and Dennis Kitchen, Cllr Richard Lewis and staff from Network Rail walking the 1.7 km of the Holbeck Viaduct. The 145 year old structure runs from Gelderd Road to Globe Road in Holbeck. Trains haven’t run on it since the 1960s