What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Approval has been given to start work on designing a flood prevention scheme for Farnley Wood Beck at the foot of Churwell Hill in Cottingley. The beck has flooded on several occasions causing damage to homes on Old Close, most notably in 2005. A study has recommended de-culverting (opening) the
Many of the longstanding residents of Leeds Riverside will remember Boxing Day 2015. The river Aire burst its banks; causing a huge amount of damage to both businesses and residential properties. The community effort which followed was remarkable. Volunteers helped clear the streets with Council staff and others, and residents
Last Saturday, I went to Leeds station to talk to the guards who are in dispute with Northern Rail over their future role. They are opposing driver-only operation and campaigning in support of keeping guards on the trains. I think they are right to be doing so for many reasons,
A £50million flood alleviation scheme in Leeds which uses moveable weir technology – a first for flood risk reduction in the UK – has opened today (4 October 2017). The first phase of the award-winning Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme not only uses state-of-the-art flood defence engineering techniques but is one
BAM Nuttall, the leading civil engineering contractor, has donated five bicycles to local charity The Works. The BAM Nuttall team working on Phase 1 of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme gave the bikes to the Hunslet-based charity, who repair second-hand bikes before giving them as Christmas presents to children from
The first indication was the automated flood warning phone call from the Environment Agency. There wasn’t much I could do about it as I was away at the time enjoying Boxing Day with the family and my two grandsons, but I spent the evening watching the River Aire rise alarmingly,
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
Some people think that flooding will never happen to them. However with one in six properties in England at risk, the fact is – it could. The Environment Agency’s flood action campaign starts this week, its aim is to encourage people to prepare for flooding. The campaign promotes three simple
February is usually a month when we talk a lot about the weather. In the past two years it has been ice and snow. This year it’s the high winds, persistent rain and terrible flooding that has hit parts of the country. I know from dealing with the 2007
Residents of the h2010 development near Knostrop Cut on the River Aire are raising objections to part of the Flood Alleviation Scheme, which is currently going through the planning system. Residents are concerned about the small basin known as Knostrop Quay River Arm, which is directly outside their homes.