What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
With bus passenger numbers still 15% below pre-Covid levels and the government support grants only being extended for short periods and at short notice, First Bus are making timetable changes starting on Sunday (2 July 2023). The changes mainly affect early morning and late night services. South Leeds services affected
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has now confirmed that Cottingley station will close once the new White Rose station is completed and opened. The closure was approved by the the Office of Rail and Road in a letter dated 27 February 2023. Local Ward Councillors Andrew Scopes, Gohar Almass
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
Construction work has started on Leeds’ £26.5 million new White Rose Rail Station delivered in partnership by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City Council, Munroe K, Network Rail and the Department for Transport. The rail station between Morley and Cotttingley on the Transpennine route will make it easier to
People are being invited to have their say on plans to extend the Dewsbury Road cycle route delivered in partnership by Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Under the plans, an additional 1km of two-way cycle track will be added to the city centre end of Dewsbury
The final plans for the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £26.5 million new rail station at White Rose, Leeds, are among the items due to be considered by members at a meeting of its Place, Regeneration and Housing Committee this week. Members will be asked to approve the plans for the
South Leeds residents are invited to give feedback on updated plans for £13million improvements to develop one of West Yorkshire’s main travel routes. The route runs from Mirfield to Dewsbury to Leeds (referred to as M2D2L) encompassing the A644 and A653 and serves 600,000 local residents, as well as major
The latest section of Leeds’s Dewsbury Road cycle route was officially opened yesterday (Wednesday 27 October 2021). The 1.5km section of new route between Garnet Road and Beeston Ring Road extends the existing segregated cycle lane on Dewsbury Road and will help connect more people with job, training, education and
Looking for ideas to keep the kids entertained this half term? Join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for free family cycling activities at Cross Flatts Park, Beeston on Wednesday (27 October 2021), 1–3pm. There will be balance bike activities for the little ones and a cycling obstacle course for older children, as well as bike checks and minor