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Bus services need a “democratic kick” says Councillor

On 5 March 20185 March 2018 By Jeremy Morton

The running of local bus services needs a “democratic kick” to bring them under greater control of the communities they serve, says a South Leeds Councillor. Councillor Paul Truswell (Labour Middleton and Belle Isle), chairs the Infrastructure and Investment Scrutiny Board that conducted an investigation into bus services last year.

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South of the River – Back to Schooldays

On 23 October 2015 By leeds11

What does Cockburn School’s decision to convert to an academy tells us about what’s happening in education? I was one of a select number of people at Cockburn’s public meeting this week when the Headteacher and Governors set out their reasoning for the change. Elsewhere in the country over the

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South of the River – Ding Dong The Witch Is Gone

On 12 April 2013 By leeds11

So. Farewell then, Margaret Thatcher as EJ Thribb (17½) would say in Private Eye. Keith’s mum can’t get re-housed because you sold off all the council houses and didn’t allow councils to replace them. Well you didn’t really think I’d write about anything else this week did you? We had