Councillor Richard Lewis

Drink Drive Awareness Event
11th December 2018
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Drink Drive awareness event to encourage people to take responsibility for their actions this festive period

People across Leeds are being encouraged to take responsibility for their actions this festive period and beyond by not drinking and driving. To raise awareness of the consequences of drink driving, Leeds City Council’s Influencing Travel Behaviour Team are holding a Drink Drive awareness event this week. Members of the public will be encouraged…
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Road Safety Week
22nd November 2018
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Leeds public encouraged to be Bike Smart as part of Road Safety Week

People across Leeds are being encouraged to be more ‘Bike Smart’ as part of Road Safety Week (19 – 25 November). Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event which is coordinated annually by BRAKE, the road safety charity. It aims to inspire thousands of individuals, communities, organisations and schools to take…
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X1 South Bank Leeds
15th September 2018
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X1 secures approval for new Leeds neighbourhood

The next stage in the South Bank regeneration scheme has been given the green light, with Leeds City Council unanimously granting planning permission for X1 South Bank, a £210million mixed-use development by developer X1 and property consultancy Knight Knox. To be completed over five phases, X1 South Bank is intended to provide a brand-new…
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Connecting Leeds
19th August 2018
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Over 15,000 responses to Connecting Leeds transport plans

The first two phases of consultation and engagement on the plans to transform transport and travel in Leeds resulted in more than 15,000 responses being received. The second phase of the consultation and engagement on proposed road, rail and park and ride improvements, which ended on August 3, resulted in more than 11,000 views…
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20mph Local Areas Speed Limit
15th August 2018
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Further roll out of 20mph zones continues across Leeds

Lower speed limits are set to be introduced in more residential areas across Leeds as part of a city-wide programme to reduce road casualties. The latest phase of Leeds City Council’s 20 miles per hour (mph) speed limit programme will be rolled out from autumn 2018 and will see reduced speed limits introduced in…
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Newlay Bridge
19th July 2018
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Historic West Leeds Newlay Bridge summer works set to start

Maintenance work to the historic Newlay Bridge is set to take place from next week. Leeds City Council will start work on 23 July for a 12-week period to prepare and paint the underside of the bridge. The bridge’s waterproofing will be replaced, and stone decking cleaned, with the existing stone setts reinstated on…
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Connecting Leeds
16th July 2018
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Scheme to reduce congestion on M62 to begin next week

Drivers will benefit from reduced congestion on a busy West Yorkshire motorway as major work to improve two key junctions begins on the M62 next week. The roundabouts and slip roads at junction 27 for Gildersome will be upgraded as part of a two-phase scheme starting on Monday 23 July. The scheme – which…
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Leeds Core Strategy
6th July 2018
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Public hearings on future Leeds housing plans set to begin

The proposed locations of future new housing across Leeds will be discussed at public hearings beginning next week. Starting at 1 pm on Monday 9 July at Leeds Civic Hall, the public examination of the revised Site Allocations Plan for the city will be considered by two independent government inspectors. The Site Allocations Plan…
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A658 Pool Bank New Road
5th July 2018
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Culvert repair works needing to be extended on A658 Pool Bank New Road

A project to carry out essential repairs to a culvert under the A658 Pool Bank New Road is needing to be significantly extended following a review of the works. The project, which began in May, is being undertaken to repair and strengthen a 100-year-old water culvert running underneath the A658 north-east of the Dyneley…
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Schools Yorkshire Tour 2018
3rd July 2018
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A big Leeds welcome for the Schools Yorkshire Tour

Pupils from Brownhill Primary School and St. Augustine’s Catholic Primary School in Leeds have brought the 400-mile cycling relay which has been winding its way through Yorkshire for the past month, to a close today. The pupils rode into Millennium Square to hand over the baton to the Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Graham…
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Leeds LED street lights
29th June 2018
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Proposals for LED street light upgrades in Leeds

A recommendation to upgrade all street lights in the city is to be put to Leeds City Council later this year. Proposals to convert approximately 86,000 LED street lights over a three year period starting in January 2019 are to be put forward following the completion of public consultation and a business analysis into…
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Stanningley Bypass (A647) - Swinnow Road
27th June 2018
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Update on A647 Stanningley Bypass road surface issue

Leeds City Council is currently carrying out emergency work to the A647 Stanningley Bypass to repair part of the road surface which has risen due to the extremely high temperatures currently being experienced. The council responded to reports last night that the road had risen once its surface had started to cool down. Upon…
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