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Traffic calming in St Chads / Becketts neighbourhood
It was really nice supporting the Beckett's Park Residents Association play street on Sunday. We took the chance to bring plans for...
Sep 30, 20251 min read


Grove Lane petition success
Thank you so much to all of the 200+ people who signed our petition for a new pedestrian crossing by the beck on Grove Lane. We're...
Sep 16, 20251 min read


Help us map pavement parking hotspots
We support campaigning by Living Streets, who advocate for pedestrians. They have a campaign to map pavement parking hotspots , which...
Sep 16, 20251 min read


Silk Mill Way speeding
We've been working with the police and the council to tackle speeding on a number of key roads. The latest is Silk Mill Way. It is now a...
Sep 3, 20251 min read


Update on bringing buses into public control
In the last few weeks we've raised concerns about the 28 and 23 bus services. In both cases people have heard rumours that the routes are...
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Lawnswood roundabout round ups
As previously written, Lawnswood roundabout work is underway . Last night it was possible to cross the road with the safety of a...
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Police, speeding, and crime
We carry out regular street surgeries across the ward. A theme that came up especially in the Weetwood Lane and Spen Lane areas was...
Aug 13, 20251 min read


Hedges over hanging pavements?
We get this reported to us regularly. The good news is that if the hedges/tree are on private land we can often write to the owner and...
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Lawnswood roundabout work starting
There is a dedicated website for the scheme . Below we have shared the letter sent to local businesses and residents about this work. We...
Aug 5, 20251 min read


Grove Lane pedestrian crossing
Do you live near Grove Lane or ever cross there to walk onto Woodhouse Ridge or follow the beck on the Meanwood Valley Trail? We think it...
Jul 9, 20251 min read


Camera and new signals at Meanwood Junction
A camera is being installed at Meanwood's Green Road / Stonegate Road junction - also known as the Waitrose junction! It's going to be...
Jul 1, 20251 min read


Lane closures around Lawnswood roundabout
As you may know, work has started on the Lawnswood roundabout scheme . It's useful to know that you can see all planned lane closures as...
Mar 26, 20251 min read


Bus fare changes from FirstBus
We have received the following from FirstBus, which is the company running most of the bus routes in our area: “Single fares will now be...
Mar 17, 20251 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...
Feb 3, 20252 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 29, 20251 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...
Jan 10, 20251 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 9, 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...
Oct 8, 20241 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...
Sep 30, 20244 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...
Aug 7, 20241 min read

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