Double Olympic Champion and Leeds City Council’s active travel ambassador, Alistair Brownlee joins pupils and staff from Highfield Primary School on the new East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR). Accompanied by Councillor James Lewis, leader of the council and Councillor Helen Hayden, executive member for infrastructure and climate, Alistair Brownlee makes the first tracks on…
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Licensing committee to discuss report on 9 August. Following consultation with the trade and public, plans to improve public safety in Leeds by changing taxi and private hire driver licensing standards are to be discussed by councillors next month. The meeting of Leeds City Council’s licensing committee on Tuesday 9 August will consider the…
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Senior councillors in Leeds will next week be asked to approve a plan to guide all future development in the Aire Valley area of the city being put forward for government examination. The Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan, which covers 1,300 hectares of land to the south east of Leeds city centre featuring…
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Visitors to a popular Leeds farm will be able to take an exciting trip back in time this weekend. As part of two special days of activities and events held at Temple Newsam Home Farm from 10am-4pm on Saturday 23 July – Sunday 24 July, there will be the chance to see what life…
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Plans to carry out a public consultation on the regeneration of the South Bank area which would effectively double the size of Leeds city centre will be discussed by senior councillors next week. At the meeting of the executive board at Civic Hall on Wednesday 27 July, councillors will be asked to approve a…
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A new £2.61m project aimed at making the Whitehall Road area an easier place to travel for busses, bikes, cars and pedestrians will go before senior councillors in Leeds next week. The improvement scheme, which will be entirely funded by contributions from local developers, will include new pedestrian crossings, cycle lanes and widening of…
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A report setting out the preparation work being undertaken by Leeds City Council to assess and meet the challenges and potential opportunities resulting from Brexit are set to be discussed by senior councillors next week. As part of a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board on 27 July 2016, members will have the…
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An idea sown eight years ago to create a new green space for everyone to use in busy central Leeds has bloomed into a stunning city centre oasis. Families, office workers and anyone passing through the city centre can now enjoy the elaborate water features, lush grass and relaxing seating areas of the Sovereign…
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