What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Elections for Leeds City Councillors and the West Yorkshire Mayor will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. A third of Councillors will be up for election, one in each ward in the city, whilst West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin is standing for re-election. Cllrs Mohammed Iqbal and Sharon Burke
The Beeston and Holbeck ward Councillors want to re-establish face to face communications with the Holbeck residents now Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted. On their behalf, Leeds City Council has arranged a drop-in session between 3:30-7:30pm on Tuesday 1 March 2022. It will take place upstairs at The Holbeck club,
Beeston & Holbeck Ward Update: We’ve had some fantastically sunny weather and councillors are hoping that some of that weather hangs around for the school summer holidays. Councillors have supported and attended a number of local events including the Holbeck Gala, which was great (despite the rain!), and the Cross
Beeston & Holbeck Ward Update: Community engagement and supporting local business has continued to be the theme for Councillors representing the Beeston, Cottingley and Holbeck. We know that there has been some frustration with encampments set up by those in the traveling community on public land, in terms of location
Beeston & Holbeck Ward Update: With election season being over we’re keen to focus our time and energy improving our local area. One thing that we have heard from the lovely people of Beeston, Cottingley Hall and Holbeck is they are keen for us to do more to engage with
Beeston & Holbeck Ward Update: While restrictions on our daily lives due to the Covid-19 pandemic are being lifted, we encourage everyone to remain careful and do everything possible to prevent the spread of the disease. We were pleased to see so many people have signed up for a postal
The Council has agreed its Budget for 2021/22. The choices were tough. The Government told Councils to “do what it takes” to tackle the pandemic. It then refused to cover the cost of providing vital support to our communities and lost income. That betrayal doubled the cuts the Council was
We’d like to pay tribute to the Council’s bin crews. They faced the double hit of black ice (caused by freezing rain) which prevented many collections, quickly followed by snow and more ice – causing a second major backlog. In tandem with other Council teams, such as street cleaning, almost
This is the first of a new monthly update from your Leeds City Councillors. For details of the three wards we cover and Councillors’ contact details please click here. As 2020 draws to a close, as Councillors, we can reflect on the challenges the year has brought to individuals, businesses,
New defibrillators have been installed at a number of public venues across Hunslet and Beeston Hill – with more to follow. As Councillors, Cllr Nash, Cllr Iqbal and I funded these with the hope they would never be needed. However, on a recent visit to The Hunslet Club, one of