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We had a useful chat with staff at the New Inn in November, followed by a rainy street surgery on Saturday in that area with some of our super friendly local resident volunteers! Following that we felt it'd be useful to share a short Otley Run update. We have successfully had the council's 'Cumulative Impact Assessment' policy for Headingley and Weetwood reviewed and strengthened, making it harder for new venues to join the Otley Run and making it more possible to add further

It's an Otley Run heavy newsletter today. Sorry about that! The Golden Beam (Wetherspoons) have applied for a change to their licence, to enable them to have Otley Runners. We are supporting the objection written by Headingley Councillors Jonathan Pryor and Abdul Hannan, also supported by Alex Sobel MP. Please do give it a read. We've also shared The Golden Beam's application underneath. Please consider sharing your own views - for or against, all views and experiences are wa

We've worked with the police to confirm extra enforcement and safety patrols on the Otley Run to coincide with the new academic year. We...

During June and July 2025, Weetwood ward experienced 23 recorded crime incidents. Of these, over half were vehicle-related. And some...

A premises licence application has been made for 96 Otley Road (the massage shop) to become a 'neighbourhood cocktail bar', with...

We get reports on local crimes every few weeks. The latest shows again that the majority of local crime is theft of or from vehicles....

We'll be objecting to this application, which you can read in full below. Essentially, it would add more permanent capacity to the Otley...

Following the recent public meeting in Headingley, we want to update residents on what has already been achieved and what we are doing...

We successfully campaigned to introduce fines for bad behaviour like public urination on the Otley Run. The maximum fine allowed is £100...

As you may know, tackling the negative impacts of the Otley Run is a big priority for us and we regularly post updates about our work...

UPDATE: We had a statement read out at the Licensing Sub Committee joint our MP Alex Sobel, which considered this application, opposing...

Working jointly with our Labour colleagues in Headingley and Hyde Park, and Alex Sobel MP, we have objected to the proposed new McDonalds...

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...

Working with Alex Sobel's office we held a meeting with Loungers, who are the premises licence applicants for the proposed new restaurant...

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...

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...

We recently shared our progress so far in tackling problems on the Otley Run . This month, working with Labour councillors across...

We previously wrote about the premises licence application for 'Catch' . Since then we have met with Ed Mason, who is taking over the...

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...

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...