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Section 1 Pedestrian crossing outside Headingley Centre (Arndale) now in operation Works to complete North Lane being undertaken 5th/6th May (delays expected) Section 2 Cycle lanes now open, except St Michaels Road where movement of CCTV mast expected to take place shortly allowing full completion Section 5 Victoria Road and Hyde Park Corner traffic signals now in operation Full info on these sections on the Commonplace website

Last week we shared the planning documents and an update on the Weetwood Police Station redevelopment plans. There's a lot to read through so we thought it'd be useful to share some of the key details here too. The Planning on this is agreed, the next step is agreement on a Construction Plan before work can start. Weetwood Police Station - depsite the name - is in our neighbouring ward of Adel and Wharfedale. But we hope this is still of interest to you. What will we do? As C

Our Friends of Clayton Woods group now has nearly 300 members on Facebook, local people who are contributing through litter picks and historical research and photography to celebrate this amazing woodland. Take a look So what next? We had a fantastic meeting last week at the Fox and Hounds to make plans for where we take the group. Currently it's on Facebook but Simon, our resident archaeologist and one of the key volunteer organisers, has set up a WhatsApp group. If you don'

The latest Lawnswood roundabout update Simple fixes to make our streets safer - like this pedestrian crossing fix on Spen Lane. If you know of an issue like this just let us know. Let's talk about dog poo. Grove Lane improvements we've campaigned for incoming. Lodown on the pedestrian crossings we've secured or are campaigning for. If you vote by post your ballot has probably already arrived. Do remember to support Izaak, here's 10 things he's delivered in 30 seconds. And let

As you know, we usually keep this newsletter focused on useful updates and local progress. But with postal votes arriving this week and the election on 7 May, we wanted to take a moment to say this clearly: We need Izaak on our team. He works incredibly hard and focuses on the things that matter most locally - making our roads safer with new pedestrian crossings, taking real action to make the Otley Run safer, supporting the Beckett Park skate park project, and pushing for mo

This isn't really any different from previous info we've shared, but so that you definitely have it - here's the info shared from RunforAll. If you're running or watching we hope you enjoy! Read the road closure briefing here: "Event Specific Information Date: 10/05/2026 Leeds Marathon Start Time: 09:00 Leeds Half Marathon Start Time: 10:00 (Subject to change) Last Runner expected to Finish: 16:45 Leeds Marathon Route: https://www.runforall.com/media/me3fxx04/leeds-mara

This is the long-empty site at 300 Otley Road, which is to become residential flats. As you can imagine, there is a lot of detail! You can really get into the detail of it by taking a look at the documentation on the council Planning site here . Search: 22/06370/FU or even just 'Weetwood Police Station' and you'll find it. Despite the name, the site is actually not in our ward. But we'll keep you up to date as the development progresses. So what next? Well, there's a lot stil

Here's a map of the new/upgraded pedestrian crossings we've had agreed or we're asking Highways to look at. Here's the list but do take a look at the map: Committed New Grove Lane crossing Upgrade to existing Grove Lane crossing Beacons to be fixed at Spen Lane crossing (near Co-op) Pedestrian island at Bentley Lane / Meanwood Road To be assessed Many of these relate to regular school crossings routes. One of Izaak's key pledges is to make it safer to cross busy roads that c

Every month our wonderful local volunteers collect for the food bank from their home. We've been doing this for five years or more. We're the biggest regular donor to the Leeds North and West food bank. Thank you Weetwood. If you have a bit to spare this month please simply drop it at one of these addresses on Sunday or on Monday morning: 22 Wynford Terrace 11 North Parade 5 Welburn Avenue 36 Drummond Avenue 4 Hollin View 43 Hollin Lane 31 St Chad's Avenue 39 Claremont Road 5

Much needed improvements we campaigned for confirmed and coming to the Grove Lane area - work starting soon this summer! The results of the consultation about road safety in the Grove Lane / Grove Road area are in. New pedestrian crossing and other improvements we’ve campaigned for confirmed, here’s the list: The provision of a new zebra crossing on Grove Lane (picture C) Resurfacing of the Meanwood Valley Trail between Monkbridge Road and Grove Lane to enable use all year ar