Tag: Leeds City Council

Benyon House redevelopment granted full Planning Permission

The controversial new multi-purpose retail site on the former Benyon House in Middleton has been given the green light despite concerns over its effect on the current Middleton Circus and District shopping areas. As we reported previously, the Council’s South & West Plans Panel went against officers’ advice to approve

Mental health website launches wellbeing guide for employers

MindWell, the award-winning mental health website for people in Leeds, commissioned by NHS Leeds CCG, has launched ‘MindWell at Work’, a new employee wellbeing guide for employers in Leeds for Mental Health Awareness Week. The guide, produced in partnership with Mindful Employer Leeds, will provide an open online resource for

Labour hold on in South Leeds

The Labour Party held on to the three South Leeds seats in yesterday’s (2 May 2019) Council election and held on to control of Leeds City Council, losing just four of their 61 seats across the city. Results came in the early hours of Friday morning following an overnight count