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Council proposes Kirkstall Road flood defence funding compromise to Government
The Leader of Leeds City Council has today written to government with a proposal to help fund the next...
19 October 2018
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Leeds delegation heads to Westminister to demand floods action
Leeds MPs and council chiefs are to hold urgent talks at Westminster tomorrow (Wednesday) to demand action to protect...
16 October 2018
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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn visits Kirkstall
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was in Kirkstall and Burley today visiting businesses affected by the Boxing Day floods of...
4 October 2018
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Ministers urged to ‘stop dithering’ over Leeds flood defences
An MP has criticised the Government for dragging its feet over urgently-needed flood defences in West Leeds. The move...
18 September 2018
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River Aire: Latest flood defence works start on Monday
Leeds City Council staff will be in Apperley Bridge from Monday to begin works to reduce flooding along the...
1 September 2018
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Bradford Council supports Leeds’ flood works scheme
A multi-million-pound project to improve flood defences in Leeds could see major works taking place in Apperley Bridge, writes...
29 August 2018
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Government flood defence proposals ‘kick in teeth for Kirkstall’
A Government decision to reject Leeds council’s flood defence scheme is a ‘kick in the teeth’ for Kirkstall, it’s...
24 July 2018
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River Aire: Could new Bradford industrial estate cause flooding in Leeds?
A Leeds city councillor has spoken out against a decision to build an industrial estate on a flood plain...
27 June 2018
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First look at proposed flood defences in Kirkstall and Calverley revealed
Initial sketches of how the next phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme to reduce flood risk in the...
21 June 2018
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Leeds Natural Flood Management plans on show in Skipton
Plans to plant thousands of trees to reduce the flood risk along the River Aire – including Kirkstall, Burley...
21 May 2018