Tag: Leeds City Council

South Leeds residents urged to be blood pressure wise

A new campaign called Leeds Blood Pressure Wise has been launched to help tackle undiagnosed high blood pressure which affects up to 90,000 people in Leeds. The campaign is supported by the British Heart Foundation, Leeds City Council and NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Partnership. It encourages eligible people

Armley Gyratory consultation

Further to our recent report about planned changes to the Armley Gyratory system, Leeds City Council have announced a drop in consultation event in Holbeck this Saturday (17 March 2018). The event takes place at St Matthew’s Community Centre, St Matthew’s Street, Leeds LS11 9NR between 11am-2pm. For more information about

Don’t miss Yorkshire’s biggest apprenticeship fair

Are you considering a apprenticeship? An apprenticeship is a job with training. Mixing on-the-job training with classroom learning, being an apprentice means that you have a job that includes gaining recognised qualifications and essential skills, all whilst working and earning a wage.​​​ The exceedingly popular Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair will return

Update from Leeds City Council Adult and Social Care

Cllr Kim Groves 28 February at 13:08 Update from Leeds City Council Adult and Social Care. Meals home services and Home Care continue despite challenging circumstances with weather conditions. Home Care providers have business Continuity Plans in Place. Middleton Elderly Aid will have plans in place should Lunch Clubs be

Broom Pit anniversary to be celebrated

The Middleton Railway Trust (MRT) has received funding from Middleton Park ward Councillors to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of Broom Pit, the last coal mine in South Leeds, in 1968. MRT will be producing a special booklet for all primary school children in the ward as well

Holbeck Plan vote: ‘No’ leaflets are “misleading”

Leeds City Council has today (27 February 2018) issued a Factual Statement in relation to the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan Referendum in response to a leaflet circulated widely in the area by the Democrats & Veterans Party. The leaflet produced by Bill Palfreman, who stood as UKIP’s candidate for Leeds Central