Leeds City Council are calling for a city-wide effort to stop rising infection rates.
Tent City Project Rejected by Council
A project which aims to provide homeless people with resources and support in order to improve their situation was stopped by Leeds City Council last year. Alex Rimmer takes a look. David Hedley, who runs […]
Leeds Transport Network ‘Near Breaking Point’
Once again, the Leeds transport system has been criticised for being at ‘near breaking point’, according to a spokesman from Leeds City Council. Traffic, especially in the city centre, continues to be a problem as […]
Calls for Leeds Bus Services to be Back Under Public Control
Leeds City Councillor, Judith Blake (Lab), has called for Leeds buses to be brought back into public ownership. The calls come for the services to be renationalised after statistics emerged estimating that Leeds buses have […]
Leeds City Council Announces Plans to Raise Minimum Pay for Council Staff to Match ‘Real Living Wage’
Leeds City Council has announced it will raise the minimum wage for staff in line with the new ‘real’ Living Wage. This move is despite having its budget cut by £266m over the last decade. […]
Leeds Council Considers Banning Public Drinking and Street Parties in Student Areas
Friday and Saturday nights strolling around Hyde Park with a bottle of Barefoot bouncing between house parties could soon be a thing of the past. This is after a new proposed Public Space Protection Order […]
“We Can Build Better Prisons Than This”: Plans For New Leeds Student Halls Delayed
Members of Leeds City Council’s planning panel voted unanimously in favour of temporarily blocking the decision to build 188 new student flats on Park Lane due to criticisms of the design. The 188 bed spaces […]
Average Leeds Air Pollution Levels Could Lower Exam Results by 1.83%
A recent study has found that higher levels of air pollution can have a detrimental impact on students’ exam results by decreasing their productivity. The investigation, carried out by PLOS medicine and based on 3000 […]
Leeds City Council Bans Advert for Trans-Exclusive ‘Lesbian Strength’ March
Leeds City Council has removed an advert for an upcoming Lesbian Strength march after its organisers reportedly told the council that transgender women would not be allowed to participate. The group Lesbian Strength have said […]
Leeds Councillor Alison Garthwaite Dismisses Bar Brawl: “Grime Is Associated With Trouble”
Following the temporary closure of Norman Bar last month after a large brawl, Councillor Alison Garthwaite, who represents Hyde Park and Headingley, told a Leeds City Council meeting: “I assume this is grime, I know […]
New Report Sets Out Achievable Targets to Make Leeds Carbon-Neutral
According to Sir David Attenborough, “right now, we’re facing a man-made disaster, the collapse of our civilisations is on the horizon. But together we can make real change happen.” His hope that the planet can […]
Leeds City Council to Declare Climate Emergency
Leeds City Council are to declare a full climate emergency in an attempt to tackle climate change. The council are calling on the Government to provide them with the necessary funding and resources to become […]