What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Ambitious plans to bring trams back to West Yorkshire with the first line set to serve South Leeds, and deliver a multibillion-pound boost to the economy, have secured a major funding boost from the government. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves today (Wednesday 4 June 2025) has announced the allocation of £2.1
The stalled construction of the new White Rose station looks set to move forward this week when plans are discussed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Situated on the Leeds to Huddersfield line, the station is being built next to the White Rose Business Park and a short walk from
Thousands of people across West Yorkshire, as well as leaders in business and education, have come out in support of plans for a region-wide Mass Transit network. It comes as West Yorkshire Combined Authority releases a consultation report showing more than two thirds of people surveyed across the region are
The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, unveiled the proposed routes of the new mass transit system for West Yorksire’s first two lines, at an event this morning (15 July 2024). The plans, which are now open for public consultation, show three possible routes through South Leeds to link the
Tracy Brabin has been re-elected as Mayor of West Yorkshire. The Labour candidate, who became the region’s first-ever mayor in 2021, was re-elected after being declared the winner following the counts which took place today at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds and venues across West Yorkshire. Votes
A consultation being undertaken by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is the next step to bringing public transport back under public control. Bus services in England, apart from London, have been privatised since 1986. The result has been steep fare rises, unreliability and the cutting of unprofitable routes. We
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin attended a public meeting in Belle Isle on Monday (25 September 2023) answering residents’ questions about crime, anti-social behaviour and transport issues. About 25 people attended the meeting, organised by Cllr Sharon Burke (Labour, Middleton Park) at St John & St Barnabas church’s Welcome Centre
Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, visited White Rose station construction site earlier today (Monday 15 May 2023) to look at the progress being made on South Leeds’ £26.5 million new rail station. The new White Rose Rail Station is being delivered in partnership by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority,
Groups across West Yorkshire that are helping to end the scourge of violence in the region are being urged to step forward and apply for the Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund. West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin, has made £350,000 available to voluntary and community groups, charities, and partners with an innovative
Tracy Brabin has been declared the winner of the first West Yorkshire Mayoral election at the count today (9 May 2021). Brabin, Labour, won 43% of first preference votes and so there was a run off with the Conservative candidate Matt Robinson, where the remaining candidates’ second preference votes were