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It's not in our ward but we're sure most of you find yourself on Briggate quite regularly! The council received feedback from pedestrians about the difficulties sharing the space with cyclists (especially delivery riders) and peddlers, so some proposals have been drafted - please do respond to the consultation here .

As usual Eric Wright - the Lawnswood contractors - are providing us with regular updates on the work. Here's the latest. For our role, we're focused on: Tackling speeding and rat running - you may have seen the vans with cameras on local roads recently, we've lobbied for this and there's more of it to come Sharing resident feedback about the scheme with the council and contractors - there has been some really useful stuff Letting you know what's happening Work is likely to st

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

Between the 21st December and 4th January the bin dates are a bit different. Here's when your collections will be depending on the day of the week it is usually collected: Monday: Sun 21 December and Mon 29 December Tuesday: Mon 22 December and Tues 30 December Wednesday: Tues 23 December and Wed 31 December Thursday: Wed 24 December and Fri 2 January Friday: Sat 27 December and Sat 3 January Saturday: Sun 28 December and Sun 4 January

In last week's newsletter we shared the details of their Robin Hood panto in January . The team at St Chads have shared their latest newsletter with us, you can read it by clicking the link below: It includes their carol and Christmas services, also shown in the image below. It's a wonderful church doing a lot of good in the community. We always attend the Remembrance service and feel lucky to have it here.

As you may know, we recently worked with local archaeology experts to organise an Archaeology Walk in Clayton / Silk Mill woods. We were very surprised to discover that there are actually very clear Iron Age walls and building outlines there to be walked over whenever you like. Very cool! As one resident said, "On top of learning about two thousand years of history beneath our feet we enjoyed just being in the lovely woods with good company." A few of us would like to explore

Come to Meanwood at 5.30pm (til 7.30) on Friday for the Christmas Lights Switch On! If you go along and see us, do say hi! We go every year, it's always worth it. And as Councillors we've been very happy to help fund it along with the Moortown Councillors. This all happens because of brilliant Meanwood Valley Partnership volunteers, and the support of local businesses like Meanwood Hardware who helped organise the Christmas tree and lights.

We're out regularly doing street surgeries. Maybe the most common issue raised is speeding. We lobby about this A LOT! Both the police and Highways. One of the tools available to us is mobile speed cameras. We've just had confirmation through of the latest placements we've secured: Tinshill Lane Wynford Avenue Spennithorne Drive We've previously had them on other roads. The way they work is that a speed camera is placed on the road for a temporary period, and then brought bac

The last round of brown bin garden waste collections for this year will start on Monday 17 th November, with the last scheduled collection day being Saturday 29 th November. The collections will resume in Spring 2026. Please let us know if there is a problem with your collection. And remember: very unusually Leeds council has 8 household waste and recycling centres FREE to take garden waste to. They’re open through the winter only being closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day

We're really looking forward to this! Book your tickets here . All proceeds go to their 'Rain Drops Appeal' raising money to fix the church roof: "By The Play... Theatre Productions proudly present 'Robin Hood' - The Tale of the Golden Arrow. Join Leeds based By The Play for one of 2 performances of their 25/26 season Pantomime, Robin Hood, at St Chads Parish Centre in Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 3rd January 2026. This wonderful family friendly pantomime written by Sarah Bi