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The Yorkshire Evening Post is reporting on progress we've made to increase the rate of pothole repairs in Leeds . The important bit is why this is happening: we've invested into new technology that enables quicker and longer-lasting repair. Thank you to the teams out there now, working so hard on this. But there's plenty more to do. In recent days we've been chasing reports ranging from the Laiths to the Spennithornes to Cottage Road.

A number of people have asked us questions ranging from emergency services support to road closure details. We've taken these up and been able to answer individual questions. For your interest, here's the latest briefing from the organisers (RunforAll): Here's the event web page . Here's the route map . And here's a pic of us with Alex Sobel dressed as Father Christmas for the 2025 Santa Dash (Izaak will be running the half, what should he dress as??):

There was a car crash into St Chad's Primary last week . Luckily no one was hurt. We're now working with parents, teachers, local residents to ensure this doesn't happen again - and actually to look more generally at road safety around West Park. If you're in that area please do fill in our quick survey . And a big thank you to everyone who has done so already.

Quick fire local news we've shared on Facebook, with links to the full story, because there's only so much you can put in an email newsletter: Brown bin collections starting again from next week . We are campaigning to add a couple more estates to our free garden waste collection service. We have funding to improve Silk Mill Playground, what play equipment is best? Please share with parents ! Where should we plant more trees locally ? Join Izaak's walkabout in Clayton Wood w

Tomorrow we're expecting a big update on Labour Mayor Tracy Brabin's plans to bring West Yorkshire buses into public control (you can read more here ). In the meantime, we're really pleased that disabled pass holders across West Yorkshire will soon be able to travel for free at any time of day. The change begins in Wakefield from May this year, allowing the Mayor to test its impact before rolling it out across the region from April 2027. Tracy Brabin said: “Making travel free

A bit of a collected item! Firstly, Weetwood Lane (by Weetwood Court) is partly closed for urgent Yorkshire Water works as we wrote last week . That's annoying but we're glad that YW have finally taken responsibility for it after we lobbied them with residents for some weeks. However, the diversions have not been clear or widespread enough and so Weetwood Court residents have had quite a bit of speeding to deal with. We've asked them to increase signage at more key locations.

Yorkshire Water have taken responsibility for fixing the leak on Weetwood Lane after weeks of very tenacious residents taking them to ask, thank you! Unfortunately it does mean a very inconvenient road closure. We are chasing for more details but wanted to give a heads up: “I am writing to inform you that Yorkshire Water will be carrying out urgent repairs to a water leak on Weetwood Lane, between Weetwood Crescent and Weetwood Mill Lane. To undertake the works safely, a fu

Run for All have shared with us a briefing about the marathon and half this year, to take place on the 10th of May. As they say, “The Leeds Marathon and Leeds Half Marathon over the past 3 years has seen the city come together collectively to support a number of truly great causes. Opening the doors to mass participation, the marathon demonstrates the power of friendship and what is possible when running with friends. The city has come out in force for the past 3 years lining

Leeds Bradford airport has submitted a new CLEUD application (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development) to Leeds City Council. This relates to the operation of night movements (flights) at the airport following discussions. The airport had previously said it would submit a section 73 planning application which could look at many aspects of the airports operation. See our article about this at the time . However, based on the decision taken by the Planning Inspectora

We're pasting below a long but worth reading update on potholes - why we’re getting more this winter than ever before, and what the council is doing about it. Please also take a look at how to report drainage and gully problems and our earlier guide to potholes and what we're reporting . “All of our inboxes are currently filling with pothole related casework, soI am writing to update you on the significant pressures currently affecting our highways service following the rece

Thank you to the residents who report these issues to us. In particular the blocked drain / gully on Otley Road which has led to flooding around the YMCA. We reported it and the team are going to clear it. Please do report anything like this that you spot to: Report a blocked gully - leeds.gov.uk Of course if that doesn’t work you’re welcome to email us and we’ll pass it on, especially if it feels very urgent.

With the bad weather potholes get worse. In this post we have: a map of potholes we've reported, especially in the Cookridge/Tinshill area where there has been more of a problem a guide to how the council prioritises tackling potholes and how more money is being invested to deal with them more efficiently and with longer lasting results So read on! Potholes reported - February 2026 Everything you need to know about potholes in Leeds Potholes are one of the most common issues

Here’s the latest from the contractors. We meet regularly with them and with local residents, and do weekly street surgeries in the ward including in Lawnswood, to help us stay on top of any issues: “In the roundabout centre (area 2) we have continued installing the new kerb lines and laying the tegula paving. This splash strip allows for a mowing margin and avoids the build up of detritus in the area. We are also installing the entries to the rain garden area. • In area 1 (o

We know that potholes get worse with the bad weather. We wrote about potholes in January but have noticed that very few potholes are directly reported to us. Please remember that if you report a pothole online here and don’t feel it is being repaired as quickly as it should be then we can chase it - just email us. You can reply to this email if you have one of these. Thank you! And top points to the constituent who used a Guinness can to illustrate the depth of this pothole

We've been told there will be essential road resurfacing works on Spen Lane , West Park at its junction with Butcher Hill, evening works only planned to start on 16 th February for 3 days. The layout of this junction and traffic movements means the council has no alternative but to close both these roads at the mini roundabout to carry out works safely and efficiently. To keep disruption to a minimum these works will be carried out in the evenings between 19:00 – 00:00

Here's the first weekly update of the New Year: "Progress has continued in the first working week on the oversized pipework adjacent Weetwood Hall Hotel and installation of ducting, drainage and gullies in the roundabout centre. You may have noticed some tree removal works going on prior to the break, on the A6120. These were cherry trees by numbers 14 & 24 and were removed due to Ganoderma fungal disease which affects the tree trunk. They were carried out by Forestry on beha

Take a look at this BBC article about how different councils are performing when it comes to the condition of their roads and how effectively they use the money to repair roads . Leeds is one of very few councils given the highest 'Green' rating. This is not a moment of self-congratulation, don't worry! Ultimately it's the state of our own local roads that matter to us, not how they compare to other places. But what this does tell us is that the council uses the money it has

If you have an electric car but live in one of the many terrace properties without a drive then you may be paying quite a bit more to charge your car. We've been lobbying for a simple solution here, and now the council is piloting one: "On 5 December 2025 we launched a 12-month pilot allowing the installation of a cross-footway cable channel that is recessed into the footway. Kerbo Charge is our approved partner for this pilot. You can now apply for a cross-footway EV chargin

As you know, we share regular updates from Eric Wright about the work they're doing on Lawnswood. We think people like just knowing what's going on. They've been so well received we've pushed the council for the same for the wider A660 works (from Headingley down to St Marks Road). They've committed to doing this and they're really useful too. Here's the latest, including dates. We'll share these regularly. "Below is your regular update regarding Phase 2 construction works on

Take a look at our previous post for the details , but as a reminder it's the Santa Dash THIS Sunday - tying into the Kevin Sinfield 7 in 7 challenge. It starts at 2 and our previous post had the road closure timings. It's a 3k dash and the three of us along with MP Alex Sobel will be dressing as Father Christmas to do it. Do say hi if you go! Here's a pic of us with the REAL Father Christmas the Meanwood Lights Switch On.