Tag: consultation

Last call for comments on school expansion plans

Consultation on the planned expansion of Cottingley Primary Academy and Low Road Primary in Hunslet closes tomorrow (Friday 5 February 2016). With the rising pressure on school places still being felt in South Leeds two more schools have been asked to expand their size. Schools that have expanded in recent

Meeting hears of Cockburn’s academy plans

Twenty parents and community members attended a meeting at Cockburn School to discuss the school governors’ intentions to convert the school to Academy status last night (19 October 2015). The meeting heard a presentation from Headteacher David Gurney explaining the school’s reasons for considering conversion. He stressed that the change

Updated: Cockburn set to become an academy

Cockburn School is consulting on whether to convert to become an Academy. Academies are state schools, centrally funded by the government and outside the control of the local authority. The school has received an Academy Order from the Department of Education which means the school can convert if the governing

An invitation to discuss effective healthcare for South Leeds

People living in South and East Leeds are being encouraged to get involved in shaping their local healthcare services by having their say at an NHS meeting on Thursday 23 July 2015. Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which is responsible for designing and buying healthcare services for

Middleton, Dewsbury Road, Hunslet and Beeston libraries may have hours cut

Leeds City City Council could cut the opening hours of all 36 libraries in Leeds – including Middleton, Dewsbury Road, Hunslet and Beeston. According to a detailed report on the Leeds Citizen, a public consultation has been launched into the cuts, which could save the cash-strapped council £100,000 a year

Cottingley: Have your say on new young people’s area

Residents living on the Cottingley Hall estate are being asked to have their say on plans for a new recreation space for local children and young people. Leeds City Council and other partners on the estate have been working with young people to establish a suitable space after it emerged