Leeds Road Closed
NEWS

Road closures to be in place for maintenance work on two Leeds bridges

Work to carry out essential maintenance on two bridges in Leeds is to be carried out from this weekend. The Henconner Lane Bridge in Bramley and the Valley Farm Bridge in Rothwell will both have work undertaken to replace expansion joints. The

20th June 2018
Beth Ashley
NEWS

Local girl turns superhero to scoop top glass recycling prize

Local schoolgirl 11-year-old Beth Ashley (pictured) from Bramley, Leeds has scooped top prize of an Apple iPad Mini in a glass recycling competition. The competition was organised by Leeds City Council, Lidl and Friends of Glass. The competition was held to

7th June 2018
Bramley Baths
OUR CITY

2023 case study- Bramley Baths

Four years ago, the people of Bramley began writing a new chapter in the story of a much-loved building which has stood at the heart of their community for more than a century. Bramley Baths, which first opened as a pool

21st July 2017
vintage perming machine
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- vintage 1930s perming machine

It may be a hair-raising sight to behold today, but back in 1930s Leeds, this vintage perming machine would have been very much top of the range. Known at the time as a permanent wave machine, the bizarre looking contraption was

21st June 2017
Leeds, Leeds Star
HOMES

Work set to start on building new council housing on former east Leeds pub site

Work is to begin later this month on redeveloping a former a former pub site in east Leeds into new affordable council housing. Leeds City Council has entered into a contract with developers Kier Construction Limited to turn the site of

18th May 2017
Leeds, Leeds Star
HOMES

Approval given for new council houses on former east Leeds pub site

A former pub site in east Leeds is to be redeveloped into new affordable council housing after planning approval was granted today. Leeds City Council approved the proposal to develop the site of the former Whinmoor pub on Stanks Lane South

6th March 2017
Leeds, Leeds Star
HOMES

New year, new homes for council tenants in Bramley

A former pub site in Bramley in Leeds has been successfully transformed into new council housing as part of Leeds City Council’s housing growth scheme. The Cardigan Green development comprising of eight two-bedroom homes has now been finished on the site

26th January 2017