What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 7 August 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Demolition of existing warehouse building, erection
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 31 July 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Single storey extension to the front
Cllr Andrew Scopes has welcomed work beginning to resurface the 700m footpath behind Asda from Cardinal Road to Kingsfield in Beeston. The paths surface muddy in some areas, and was presenting a struggle for some to properly use. Work has begun this week (31 July 2023) and will take a
A novel addition to libraries in Leeds is giving parents and families support from local midwives and healthcare professionals in the same place they browse for their favourite books. New ‘wellbeing pods’ have officially launched in eight of the city’s libraries and community hubs, the first of their kind to
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 24 July 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Alterations to the existing Oil Can
Leeds City Council has agreed to give Schneider Electric, a strategically important business in Hunslet, a rebate on their business rates of £315,000 to help them expand their premises and workforce. Schneider Electric operates from premises on Jack Lane in Hunslet where it crrently employs 555 people. The firm, a
A refresh of the Leeds homelessness and rough sleeping strategy has been approved by senior councillors, reinforcing the council’s ambitions to ensure that Leeds is a compassionate city where services work together to prevent and relieve homelessness. At Wednesday’s (26 July 2023) meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board at
Leeds taxi and private hire drivers will now be able to drive for two private hire operators, aligning Leeds with neighbouring authorities, as part of a new council pilot scheme. The pilot follows concerns raised by Leeds taxi and private hire drivers that the current single operator model was creating
It has emerged that Leeds City Council is rolling out checks for Radon gas in Council properties in parts of the city including Belle Isle and Middleton. The plans were discussed at a Council Scrutiny Board meeting last week after Cllr Wayne Dixon (SDP, Middleton Park) raised his concerns about
Leeds’s annual Breeze In The Park entertainment programme is set to put sunny smiles on the faces of young people across South Leeds once again this summer. Leeds City Council’s roadshow-style extravaganza will see three interactive play events for children and teenagers taking place in parks and green spaces in