What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Political and business leaders from Leeds and Sheffield are travelling to Westminster to make the case for ‘transformational rail investment’ between the two city regions. Leeds City Council leader Councillor James Lewis and Sheffield City Council leader Councillor Tom Hunt, alongside West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin and South Yorkshire Mayor
The Mayor of West Yorkshire and leader of Leeds City Council have written (full letter attached) to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure land around Leeds Station continues to be safeguarded. The land was earmarked for the HS2 high speed rail route through Stourton and Hunslet until the eastern
The announcement that the HS2 high speed rail line will not be built to Leeds has big implications, good and bad, for South Leeds. The latest version of the HS2 plans had the new railway entering the city through Stourton and Hunslet on a viaduct and arriving at a new
There is real anger at the decision to scrap the eastern leg of HS2 which would have brought high-speed rail to Leeds. We were repeatedly promised that both HS2 East and Northern Powerhouse Rail – a new high speed route connecting Manchester and Leeds via Bradford – would be delivered
Today’s (18 November 2021) heavily leaked announcement that the HS2 high speed rail line will not be built to Leeds has big implications, good and bad, for South Leeds. The latest version of the HS2 plans had the new railway entering the city through Stourton and Hunslet on a viaduct
As I write this, I’ve just remembered that today I should have been at the Beeston Festival which is always one of the highlights of the year. It’s a reminder of just how disrupted normal life has been by this pandemic. And yet we have found new ways to support
Storms Ciara and Dennis have reminded us once again of the risk of flooding in Leeds and across the country. The flood defences in the city centre, including the movable weir at Crown Point Bridge which can be lowered when the water level rises, have made a difference, but there
The controversial High Speed Rail line (HS2) from London to Leeds has been given the go ahead today (11 February 2020) by the Prime Minister. As we have previously reported over the last seven years, including here, here, here and here Leeds will see a new station built in the
Leeds City Council’s Executive Board will discuss the Council’s response to the consultation on plans to run the new HS2 high speed rail line on a viaduct through South Leeds. The report to Wednesday’s meeting (24 July 2019) raises concerns about the visual impact of the viaduct calling for more
The latest details plans for the new High Speed rail (HS2) route into Leeds will see a new viaduct built to carry the line high over Hunslet. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the HS2 line is due to enter Leeds via Woodlesford and the existing train corridor through