What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds City Council is encouraging residents to check their polling cards when they arrive this week, as a large number of polling stations have changed for the elections on Thursday 6 May 2021. Over 70 polling stations across the city have moved to ensure voting can happen with Covid-19 safe
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Businesses across the city are being urged not to miss out on a government Covid-19 testing programme. Around 1 in 3 people who have Covid-19 have no symptoms (asymptomatic) and will spread it without realising. To combat this, the Government has launched an initiative whereby businesses can test asymptomatic staff
Thursday 6 May 2021 will see two sets of local elections. We have the opportunity to elect Leeds City Councillors and a new West Yorkshire Mayor. A third of Councillors will be up for election, one in each ward in the city. In South Leeds Cllr Gohar Almass (Beeston &
Plans for 119 new council houses and a 60 bedroom extra care facility will go before Councillors sitting on the South & West plans Panel on Thursday 1 April 2021. As we have reported previously, this project will develop land bounded by Throstle Road, Throstle Lane and Middleton Park Avenue,
Ahead of restrictions regarding social distancing and gatherings potentially easing over the next few months, Leeds City Council is once again asking residents to please take their litter home or dispose of it in an appropriate way if visiting a city park or green space. With parks and green spaces
Opening hours at all Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are set to be extended from next week and the number of slots available to book throughout the day at each site also increased, Leeds City Council has confirmed. From Monday 29 March 2021, each of the city’s eight HWRCs, including
Residents across Leeds are being urged to reflect on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past year. Today (Tuesday 23 March 2021) is National Day of Reflection organised by charity Marie Curie – an opportunity to reflect on our collective loss, support those who’ve been bereaved and hope
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
A major new initiative has been launched in Leeds to track down the contacts of people testing positive for Covid-19. Leeds Contact Tracing Service – consisting of Leeds City Council, Better Together Leeds and the NHS – aims to stem the spread of Covid-19 across the city by working closely