Leeds City Council has scheduled three nighttime road closures on the southbound A643 at Armley Gyratory, beginning on April 2 and concluding on April 10. These closures align with the council’s efforts to facilitate safe site access during the Easter school holidays, following the successful replacement of the Gelderd Road footbridge in January. Integral…
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Due to adverse weather conditions across the winter months, a new timeline for Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme Phase 2 (FAS2) works in Apperley Bridge has been formulated. Steps have been taken to reduce the impact of temporary traffic management measures on Harrogate Road. When complete, both phases of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme will…
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Work in this winter’s planting season has seen 350 trees planted in the local community as part of the Armley Gyratory improvement scheme. This is in addition to the 206 trees planted last year, making a total of 556 trees, which is well on the way to a target of planting over 660 new…
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The murals, painted by artist James Mayle and funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund celebrate heritage and wildlife, add vibrancy to the area and act as a deterrent for vandalism. The Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme is an innovative, multi-million-pound scheme that has been protecting 22,000 jobs, 500 businesses and 3,000 residential properties in…
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Leeds City Council is warning motorists who travel across Victoria Bridge to plan ahead and prepare for off-peak closures of the inbound lane between Sunday 4 February and Tuesday 6 February. Victoria Bridge is near to Bridgewater Place and motorists travelling from Junction 3 of the M621 may usually cross it in order to…
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New York Road Tunnel, located just outside the city centre and on Leeds inner ring road, will close to all vehicles on Monday 12 February until the autumn to enable essential maintenance of the New York Road Flyover. Leeds City Council along with construction partner Balfour Beatty will carry out repair works and replace…
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People in Leeds are being encouraged to get on board with a public consultation process that will help shape the future of the city’s bus services. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has launched the consultation to gather views on the possible introduction of a county-wide bus franchising system. The system would give WYCA…
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Works to improve walking and cycling connections over the River Aire have completed, marking a significant milestone for cycling improvements in Leeds City Centre. The Crown Point Bridge Gateway scheme adds over 1km of protected cycle track over the bridge, Crown Point Road and Black Bull Street and aims to boost connectivity to the…
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A street improvement scheme for residents in the Recreations area of Holbeck to live healthier, happier and better connected lives is making a difference. Ingram Road Primary School pupils are using the changes to now help safely get to school, with a new pedestrian crossing installed outside their school. The crossing along with numerous…
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Leeds City Council’s exciting plans for the regeneration of Holbeck have been allocated more than £15 million, as part of the latest round of investment from the government’s Levelling Up Fund. The ‘Heart of Holbeck’ plans will deliver transformative change through the renewal of the local high street, transformation of the local community centre…
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Leeds City Council has issued a warning over the unauthorised felling and pruning of trees following a prosecution which led to a sizeable fine for a local landowner. The council mounted the prosecution after a total of 150 protected trees were damaged on agricultural land at Thorpe Lane in Guiseley between March and May…
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In July 2023, Leeds City Council was successful in its bid to purchase St Mary’s in the Wood United Reformed Church in central Morley for an undisclosed sum. The Grade II listed Victorian building, located on Commercial Street, is the former Sunday School for the congregation of St Mary’s in the Wood. In 2008,…
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Ten unique large-scale artworks are set to celebrate history, life, and culture in Leeds as a new outdoor exhibition opens on Neville Street. The artworks, displayed on the eastern wall of Neville Street, are all produced by locally based artists and focus on past, present, and future culture, industrial heritage, music, nature, and Leeds…
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Leeds City Council is encouraging residents, businesses, and other stakeholders to have their say in the final round of consultation on the Local Plan Update. This final round sets out new and updated planning policies, to help the council deliver its climate emergency commitments. This third round of consultation is the last step, before…
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Five schemes in Leeds were successfully chosen from the Government’s £200million Active Travel Fund Tranche 4 pot and will be consulted on in due course. Leeds City Council has successfully been awarded funding for five schemes that will enable residents to choose more active and sustainable modes of travel and improve road safety for…
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Three more schools in Leeds will benefit from having a School Street this September, joining 12 other schools who have had them since 2020. Blenheim Primary School, Birchfield Primary School and Bramhope Primary School have introduced School Streets as part of the new phase of the Leeds School Streets programme. School Streets make roads…
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Leeds City Bikes is a fully electric public bike hire service, enabling more people to cycle short journeys. The £2.86 million scheme sees e-bikes for hire at docking stations in the centre, and along key routes to the south and north-west of the city, before expanding to other areas. Designed, developed, and delivered by…
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Beautiful buildings and stylish structures have got designs on success after being shortlisted in this year’s Leeds Architecture Awards. Taking place for the first time since 2019, the awards are a collaboration between Leeds Civic Trust, Leeds Society of Architects, Leeds City Council and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). More than 50…
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Levels of air pollution in Leeds have not returned to pre-pandemic levels and continue their long-term decline as a result of citywide action, New Air Quality Data published by Leeds City Council on Clean Air Day confirms. Changing travel behaviours, a faster than average transition to plug-in vehicles, and major highways improvements are all…
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First look at the e-bikes coming to Leeds this autumn as scheme is given green light. The new e-bikes coming to Leeds have been revealed, following the final green light for the public e-bike hire service to launch this autumn. Leeds City Bikes will be the first fully electric public bike hire service in…
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