What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
What began as a series of community outings became a powerful demonstration of resilience, confidence and solidarity for more than 18 women from the Asha Centre Health Groups. The women recently took part in a programme designed to build confidence using public transport, reduce social isolation and encourage independent travel.
More than 5.6 million journeys have been made using Leeds’ Park and Ride service since the first site opened a decade ago. The data has been revealed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council as part of celebrations to mark ten years since the opening of Elland
Uber and Leeds United are joining forces to help reduce congestion and address the transport challenges around Elland Road. As part of the partnership Uber will encourage people not to drive to the stadium but to leave their cars at home and use the Uber app to connect to public
Some Public Transport Changes to South Leeds and areas come into effect this weekend. Changes to West Yorkshire’s public transport network between Saturday 21 and Monday 23 October 2017. The main changes affecting South Leeds are as follows: 1 A revised timetable will be introduced to improve punctuality 61/61A A
A new Park and Ride scheme to be built in Stourton has been given the go ahead after the government confirmed that funding of £173.5m would not be held up by the election. As South Leeds Life reported in December, the Department of Transport has agreed to give the funding
08.35am: Snow has caused chaos across the region today, with up to 15 centimetres of snow falling overnight in South Leeds. Traffic and travel: As you’d expect, buses and trains have been affected by the bad weather. Most services are still running but timings are out. Check out Metro for
South Leeds Life reader Suzy Grace has been in touch via our Facebook page about a review of tendered bus services in the Leeds area. Tendered bus services are those which Metro wholly or partly funds. Perhaps readers might want to have their say? Suzy writes: “Hi, just saw that
Community reporter Andy Brown has sent us this post on cycling and public transport in South Leeds: I couldn’t help ponder what Morley’s cycle racing legend Beryl Burton would’ve made of new guidance from the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE). Unheralded in her 60s & 70s heyday but
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
Are bus services in south Leeds up to scratch? Have bus operators got a service which is just the ticket, or is it time for them to ring the bell and get off at the next stop? Now’s the chance for you to have your say in our poll and