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Feb 32 min read
Work starting on Lawnswood roundabout
Preliminary work is due to start on the Lawnswood roundabout scheme. We've pasted below the main content of the letter that has been...


Jan 291 min read
Protect the 27 bus route - petition
We're calling on First Bus Group to keep the  27 route to a frequency of every 30 minutes. Sign the petition here We want First Bus to...


Jan 101 min read
Lawnswood roundabout update
Construction of the Lawnswood roundabout improvement scheme is expected to begin in spring 2025. We're sharing an update about that...


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 8, 20241 min read
Meanwood centre updates
We held a drop in surgery at the community centre and then a street surgery in Meanwood on Friday. It was great to chat to quite a number...


Sep 30, 20244 min read
Important bus changes locally
Our West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin is working with local bus companies to improve their services. Great work has been already been...

Aug 7, 20241 min read
Campaign win - pedestrian crossing improvements
We've been working with local schools and residents to figure out where it feels unsafe to cross the road, and then campaigning for...

Jul 19, 20241 min read
Trams on their way - consultation
Labour Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin is progressing plans to bring trams to our region. She's aiming for work to start in 2028....

May 15, 20241 min read
Monk Bridge Road resurfacing and Meanwood works
Monk Bridge Road recently underwent surface dressing. This is not an alternative to a full road resurfacing, but is preventative work to...


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, 20241 min read
Silk Mill Drive bus shelters
Labour Mayor Tracy Brabin is bringing buses into public control, but let’s fight for improvements in the meantime too! Emma has...


Apr 3, 20242 min read
Highlights from Leeds economic report
Both The Times and The Guardian have run articles in the last few weeks confirming what we already knew, which is that Leeds is an...

Mar 21, 20241 min read
Electric hire bikes expanding in our area
By the end of March the 'Beryl Bike' electric bike hire scheme in Leeds will have a further 200 bikes available to hire, and double the...


Mar 21, 20243 min read
Update on Leeds Bradford CLEUDs
Decisions refusing two of the four Applications have been issued today. LBA submitted 4 Certificate of Lawful or Existing Use Development...


Mar 11, 20241 min read
Watch out for new electric buses
Labour Mayor of West Tracy Brabin, working with Leeds Councillors, has secured funding from the government and investment from First Bus...


Feb 28, 20241 min read
Important info - Streets for All
There's a new way to record transport issues and ideas. The 'Streets for All' map is easy to use (drag and drop a pin, write your...

Feb 27, 20241 min read
Beryl Bikes update
You've probably seen the electric bikes for hire around Leeds, known as 'Beryl Bikes'. The latest figures show that between September and...

Jan 22, 20246 min read
A guide to Lawnswood roundabout
The plan to improve Lawnswood roundabout has been approved. The scheme that's going forward is the one that was consulted on in 2021/22,...


Dec 13, 20231 min read
Update on LBA 'CLEUD' applications
See letters attached, shared from Vincent Hodder CEO of Leeds Bradford Airport. These explain in full what they've done. Cllr Jools...


Dec 11, 20231 min read
Vote YES for public bus control
We have until the 7th of January to fill in the West Yorkshire Combined Authority consultation on bus reform. They need to hear a...

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