What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A public consultation exercise over creating the city’s first major park and ride scheme at Elland Road could begin next month. Senior councillors in Leeds will debate the proposal to introduce the scheme at the executive board meeting to be held at Civic Hall next Wednesday. Should they give approval,
2012 will be remembered in Britain as the Olympic year. Never mind Jessica Ennis, Bradley Wiggins or Ellie Simmonds, on Monday 25th June the Olympic Torch came through South Leeds. Thousands of people came out to see the torch make its way through Hunslet, up to South Leeds Stadium, then
Leeds today heard the words from it never thought it would: “Go ahead with your plans for a new trolleybus”. The government has said it will give £173.5 million funding for a trolleybus scheme – and the big news for south Leeds is that one of the routes is due to cut
Members of the Beeston Community Forum group have been raising the profile of their campaign against council plans for a park and ride facility off Elland Road.The forum had a stall at Saturday’s Beeston Festival and were handing out fliers raising awareness of the proposals which they claim are ‘half
Local group Beeston Community Forum has voted to oppose and campaign against proposals to introduce a Park and Ride scheme at Elland Road. The forum’s comments come as Leeds City Council continues with plans to develop park and ride schemes across the city – including land off Elland Road – as part of
Elland Road football ground in Beeston is one of five locations which will be considered as the site for a large casino in Leeds, it has been revealed. Locations at Eastgate, Quarry Hill, Leeds United Football Club’s redeveloped John Charles West Stand, Clarence Dock and City Square have all been
The proposed park and ride scheme off Elland Road is continuing to make the news. The council says the proposals will help tackle city centre traffic congestion and is considering using land next to Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium as a car park for commuters who would then be bused
The next general meeting of Beeston Forum will take place tomorrow – Thursday 5th April. The forum will be hosting Shaun Harvey, chief executive of Leeds United, and also Councillor Richard Lewis and the council’s Martin Farrington, who will be speaking about the development of council-owned land in the Elland Road area with special