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Jan 291 min read
Help us stop tool theft
🔧 We're backing a new law to get tough on criminals who steal tools from the vans of working people. The loss of earnings resulting from...


Jan 221 min read
Police and crime update
Last night was the Tinshill and Cookridge Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting with the local police team. We've included below...


Jan 211 min read
Update: Convenience store 80 Otley Road
UPDATE: We had a statement read out at the Licensing Sub Committee joint our MP Alex Sobel, which considered this application, opposing...

Jan 101 min read
Protect yourself from burglary
Here are the latest crime statistics for Weetwood, along with some useful information on how to protect yourself from burglary if you...


Jan 71 min read
Application for McDonalds on Wilkos site
Working jointly with our Labour colleagues in Headingley and Hyde Park, and Alex Sobel MP, we have objected to the proposed new McDonalds...


Dec 4, 20241 min read
Update on tackling the Otley Run
We will soon be sharing details of a new strategy to combat the effects of the Otley Run pub crawl on the local community. This will...

Nov 20, 20241 min read
Vehicle crime advice
Unfortunately there has been an increase in vehicle crime here and across the country. Some of it is opportunists trying doors, but some...


Nov 12, 20242 min read
Update on 'Loungers' proposed restaurant
Working with Alex Sobel's office we held a meeting with Loungers, who are the premises licence applicants for the proposed new restaurant...


Nov 2, 20243 min read
Proposed new restaurant in Headingley
Tackling the negative effects of the Otley Run is something we've worked hard on, both from an enforcement point of view and in shaping...


Oct 9, 20241 min read
Seizing dangerous bikes
Police are seizing Electric Bikes if they have a motor bigger than 250w. These are very different to the pedal-assist electric bikes...

Oct 1, 20241 min read
Local crime update
We've been really pleased by the work council officers and police have been doing to tackle the Otley Run , something we've made a long...


Sep 11, 20244 min read
Otley Run action days
As you may know, an ongoing priority for us is ensuring the Otley Run is well managed. We've introduced rules to enable us to tackle bad...


Aug 7, 20241 min read
Nuisance bikes and quads
Off road biking and nuisance driving is a problem across the city and the country. We work closely with the police on this. Please always...


Jul 18, 20241 min read
Local policing update
We work hard to make sure the local police are aware of street by street crime issues, and to ensure that we're pro-actively working...


May 16, 20241 min read
Tackling dog poo!
It's not glamorous but it is important. There does seem unfortunately to be more incidents of dog fouling in certain areas. We had some...


May 15, 20241 min read
Action on the Otley Run
We recently shared our progress so far in tackling problems on the Otley Run. This month, working with Labour councillors across...


May 15, 20242 min read
New 'Catch' Premises Licence
We previously wrote about the premises licence application for 'Catch'. Since then we have met with Ed Mason, who is taking over the...


Apr 21, 20241 min read
Questions for Tracy Brabin
On Monday we brought Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin to our ward to hear from residents. We asked residents in advance for...


Apr 14, 20242 min read
Otley Run - progress so far
There has been a significant increase in the volume of people doing the Otley Run after the pandemic. Many people come from out of the...


Mar 5, 20242 min read
Update on 'Catch' in Headingley
We've promised to keep people updated about this much loved business premises. A licence application has gone in to turn it into a family...

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