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The East Leeds Orbital Route is fully open

Leader of the Council, Councillor James Lewis and Councillor Helen Hayden, executive member for Infrastructure and Climate officially open the biggest infrastructure project undertaken by Leeds City Council for fifty years, since the completion of the Leeds Inner Ring Road. This new route will become the new Outer Ring Road in North-East Leeds and…

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Olympian’s seal of approval of new Leeds cycle facilities on the East Leeds Orbital Route

Double Olympic Champion and Leeds City Council’s active travel ambassador, Alistair Brownlee joins pupils and staff from Highfield Primary School on the new East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR). Accompanied by Councillor James Lewis, leader of the council and Councillor Helen Hayden, executive member for infrastructure and climate, Alistair Brownlee makes the first tracks on…

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Hundreds of homes in Leeds to benefit from £2.9 million of funding to install energy efficiency measures

Leeds City Council has secured £2.9 million of funding to provide targeted energy efficiency improvements such as cavity wall insulation, air source heat pumps, and external wall insulation in areas with high levels of fuel poverty and inefficient homes. The work, which is funded by a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy grant,…

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Approval given for new council houses on former east Leeds pub site

A former pub site in east Leeds is to be redeveloped into new affordable council housing after planning approval was granted today. Leeds City Council approved the proposal to develop the site of the former Whinmoor pub on Stanks Lane South in Swarcliffe into 22 new two-bedroom semi-detached houses. The development is part of…

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Man with a van picks up hefty fine for dumping waste

A Leeds man who advertises ‘Man with a Van’ services on social media has been fined over £1700 for illegally dumping waste on a country lane, which he had been paid to dispose of. Christopher Brennan of Eastwood Drive, Swarcliffe, Leeds was fined £692 for illegally depositing waste for profit, and carrying waste illegally.…

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Cheers to new council homes

Tenants will soon be able to raise a glass and toast their new council home, built on the site of a former pub. What was once home to the Squinting Cat in Swarcliffe has been transformed into 18 new apartments now known as The Plantation. The high-quality properties have been designed and built with…

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