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Councillor Jess Lennox, Leeds City Council’s executive member for housing, at Doris Storey House.
26th September 2025
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New Council Housing Development Honours Leeds Swimming Champion Doris Storey

A new council housing scheme in Seacroft is delivering high-quality affordable homes while also celebrating the legacy of a local sporting hero. The Leeds City Council development on Brooklands Avenue has transformed a former brownfield site into a community of 25 one-bedroom apartments alongside eight two and three-bedroom houses. In a special tribute, the…
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Beechwood Primary School pupils Oliver Doherty, Summer Beetham and Katana Maynard
19th July 2024
3 mins read

Leeds Schoolchildren Honor Local Swimming Legend Doris with New Council Housing Development

Leeds schoolchildren have contributed to a new council housing project by celebrating a local sports hero with a special tribute. The Brooklands Avenue development in Seacroft, constructed by Wates Construction for Leeds City Council, features a five-story apartment building. In a community engagement effort, students from Beechwood Primary School in Seacroft were invited to…
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