River Aire

Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme
17th July 2020
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Leader of Leeds City Council welcomes further funding for Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme

Response to government announcement of further £22.3million for flood prevention scheme in Leeds. The Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake has welcomed the announcement of further funding for the next phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme. The national announcement on funding for flood prevention work included a further £22.3million for the…
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Eshton Beck, Mike Leonard, Leeds University
1st September 2019
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Trees planted in natural flood management pilot

Hundreds of trees have been planted as part of the first project to trial natural flood management techniques to help improve protection for the people of Leeds and living near the River Aire. The pilot site on a working farm at Eshton Beck, Gargrave now has 650 new trees planted by staff and trainees…
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River Wharfe at Otley
19th June 2019
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Senior Leeds councillors set to back Otley flood prevention plans

Plans to protect homes and businesses in Otley from the risk of flooding are set to move a step closer at a meeting next week. At its meeting at Civic Hall on Wednesday 26 June, Leeds City Council’s executive board will be asked to give approval for the Otley Flood Alleviation Scheme to be…
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Kirkstall Meadows
7th December 2018
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Planning application submitted for further £112.1m of Leeds flood defences

Plans for the next phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme to reduce flood risk along the River Aire have now been submitted. Leeds City Council has worked alongside the Environment Agency to put forward a planning application for phase two of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, which will invest £112.1million in flood prevention…
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Kirkstall Road floods
18th October 2018
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Statement on meeting with Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey on Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme phase two funding

A leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake has made the following comment after meeting between a delegation of council leaders and Leeds MPs with Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey on the position regarding funding for the proposed Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme phase two. The leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake said:…
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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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Kirkstall Weir
21st June 2018
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Initial sketches released of how Leeds flood scheme phase could look

Initial sketches of how the next phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme to reduce flood risk in the city could look have been released today. The indicative images offer early examples of how elements of the scheme could look to reduce flood risk upstream of the city centre including the Kirkstall corridor which…
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Leeds City Council
21st March 2018
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First tree planted as part of natural flood management pilot for River Aire

The first of thousands of trees to be planted across the upper River Aire catchment took place today (Tuesday) as part of a pilot natural flood management project. Councillor Judith Blake CBE, Leader of Leeds City Council, planted the first tree on site at Eshton Beck, Gargrave, witnessed by volunteers, landowners, local authorities and…
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Leeds Bridge
18th January 2018
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Leeds Bridge restrictions to begin for maintenance scheme

Traffic restrictions to allow essential maintenance works to be carried out on Leeds Bridge are to begin this weekend. From Sunday 21 January, no traffic (with the exception of the Elland Road Park and Ride service running weekdays 7am to 7pm) will be able to travel northbound over the bridge into the city centre.…
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Leeds Bridge
4th January 2018
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Leeds Bridge maintenance scheme set to start

A programme of urgent maintenance works is to begin next week on the historic Leeds Bridge. From Monday 8 January, work will start on essential works to strengthen, clean and repaint the bridge which carries traffic on Bridge End over the River Aire by The Calls in the city centre. The project managed by Leeds…
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Leeds Bridge
14th December 2017
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Leeds Bridge maintenance scheme starting in new year

A programme of urgent maintenance works is to begin early in the new year on the historic Leeds Bridge. From Monday 8 January 2018, work will start on essential works to strengthen, clean and repaint the bridge which carries traffic on Bridge End over the River Aire by The Calls in the city centre.…
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Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme
21st September 2017
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Next phase of Leeds flood protection plans on show

Proposals for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme are going on show next month to communities upstream of the city centre. A series of drop-in events are being held in Kirkstall, Horsforth, Rodley and Apperley Bridge areas of Leeds, giving residents the opportunity to view options to reduce the risk of flooding…
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