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Aire Rivers Trust
15th March 2024
2 mins read

Outfall Safari Spots River Aire Pollution

In 2023, seventy volunteers from Aire Rivers Trust set off to walk the Rivers Aire and Worth, looking for pollution. The charity has published the findings of its first Great Aire River Outfall Safari and hopes that it will drive action to improve water quality in the River Aire. The number of pipes found…
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Leeds FAS
21st May 2021
3 mins read

Councillors approve plans for multi-million pound flood defences in Leeds

Major plans designed to reduce flood risk for communities along the River Aire have been given the go-ahead by councillors in Leeds. Leeds City Council’s city plans panel approved the construction of a flood storage area between Horsforth and Rawdon. Led by Leeds City Council in partnership with the Environment Agency, Bradford Council, Network Rail…
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Apperley Bridge
12th February 2021
5 mins read

Planning application submitted and funding pledged for flood defence measures in west Leeds and Apperley Bridge, Bradford

Ambitious proposals to reduce flood risk in the River Aire catchment have been submitted to Leeds City Council and Bradford Council. The multi-million pound plans, developed by Leeds City Council, Bradford Council and Environment Agency, include a new flood storage area between Horsforth and Rawdon and flood defences at Apperley Bridge. The proposals are…
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Kirkstall Leeds
18th December 2020
5 mins read

Five years on from Storm Eva: flood defence schemes bring hope as part of city’s response against climate emergency

It was a storm that devastated homes and businesses, costing Leeds an estimated £36.8million. Five years on, a £112.1million scheme to better protect the A65 Kirkstall Road corridor and areas of Apperley Bridge is offering hope to 1,048 homes and 474 businesses, following a successful first year installing flood defences along the River Aire…
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