Councillor Robert W Gettings MBE JP has been announced as the new Lord Mayor of Leeds for 2022/23. He was handed the chains at the council’s Annual General Meeting, taking over from Councillor Asghar Khan. Councillor Gettings is the 128th Lord Mayor of Leeds and he will be accompanied during his time in office…
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Plans to revitalise historic buildings in Morley using grants from the Town Deal have moved a step closer after central Government signed off the first project to be submitted by Leeds City Council. The Heritage Investment Fund – which is a part of a broader £24.3 million grant from the national Towns Fund programme…
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A public consultation event as part of the £24.3m Morley Town Deal has been hailed ‘a Great Success’ by organisers. The event, run by the Morley Town Deal Board with Leeds City Council, was well attended, and offered the opportunity for people to learn more about the project, put questions to project officials and…
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Morley residents are invited to have their say on proposals to improve greenspaces and connectivity across the town at an event in Morley Town Hall on Thursday 25 November. The ‘Green and Connected’ drop-in event is being run by the Morley Town Deal Board, with Leeds City Council, and will give people the opportunity…
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New recycling ‘on-the-go’ bins are being launched in selected district centres across Leeds this month, building on the success of the 2018 ground-breaking city centre provision encouraging recycling of common food and drink packaging consumed out of home. The eye-catching bright orange and yellow bins will soon be able to be found in 6…
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Morley is to benefit from a share of an £80 million government cash injection to breathe new life into its town centre. Leeds City Council has received £750,000 as one of 100 places across the country and 15 in Yorkshire – that have secured between £500,000 and £1million to help them recover from the…
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Business owners and community groups in Morley are being asked to step forward to help steer a major regeneration opportunity for the town. Morley is one of 101 places across the country invited to bid for up to £25m funding from the Government’s Towns Fund to support economic development and investment. Leeds City Council…
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Residents in Leeds are being asked to pledge to recycle their glass at their nearest bottle banks rather than throwing it into their household bins as part of a drive to increase the city’s recycling rates. The average Leeds household throws away 500 glass bottles and jars each year which contributes to over 15,000…
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A takeaway owner in Morley has received a large fine after pleading guilty to various food hygiene offences. This follows the then owner at the time of China Orchid on Britannia Road, Mr Wei Zhong Yang, failing to address immediately a number of issues that had been raised by members of Leeds City Council’s…
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A proposal seeking to develop plans for two new leisure and wellbeing centres in Leeds are set to be discussed by senior councillors next week. Featuring in a report setting out the council’s future vision for leisure and wellbeing centres to Leeds City Council’s executive board on 14 December 2016, members have the opportunity to…
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