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RSPCA hails ‘amazing team effort’ after Black Carr Woods dog rescue

The RSPCA has said it will be nominating those involved in the rescue of a dog - trapped down a culvert in Black Carr...
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Kirkstall flats tenants set to save £600 a year in energy bills

Tenants in two high-rise blocks in Kirkstall could save £600 a year from their energy bills thanks to the installation of eco-friendly ground source...
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Battling Farsley Celtic net vital win against playoff hopefuls Darlington FC

By John Baron Farsley Celtic secured a vital - and impressive - win against playoff hopefuls Darlington FC last night to successfully start a run...
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Councillors to decide Fulneck Golf Club’s bid to extend licensing hours

City councillors will next week decide whether to approve Fulneck Golf Club's application to increase the hours it sells alcohol and plays music. The Pudsey-based...
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Bramley: Woman’s death ‘not believed to be suspicious’

The death of a woman found unresponsive in her car on Warrel's Mount in Bramley is not believed to be suspicious, police have said. Police...
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Clean-ups help tackle litter on banks of River Aire

Winter floods have been leaving a trail of litter along the banks of the River Aire - and a project to tidy maintain the...
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Review & photos: Bombay Junction opens in Bramley and is a real treat

Words: Sarah Cullingworth Photos: Simon Cullingworth What better way to spend International Happiness Day than sampling the tasty dishes of the new local restaurant! Bombay Junction...
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Where to find new electric charging bays installed in West Leeds

Drivers of plug-in vehicles will soon find topping up their mileage even more convenient, thanks to 24 new plug-in vehicle fast charging bays being...
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Armley

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Armley: Crowdfunder launched to pay for funeral of stab victim, 17

A crowdfunder to help pay for the funeral of a 17-year-old boy stabbed to death in Armley has raised more than £5,000 in less...
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Meeting will hear concerns over latest Armley Town Street off licence application

Twenty-five letters of objection have been submitted against an application to serve alcohol form a shop on Armley Town Street. Mr Kaewan Salam Hamarashed wants...
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Bramley

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Bramley: Woman’s death ‘not believed to be suspicious’

The death of a woman found unresponsive in her car on Warrel's Mount in Bramley is not believed to be suspicious, police have said. Police...
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Review & photos: Bombay Junction opens in Bramley and is a real treat

Words: Sarah Cullingworth Photos: Simon Cullingworth What better way to spend International Happiness Day than sampling the tasty dishes of the new local restaurant! Bombay Junction...
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Burley

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Plans for Burley Road dessert and coffee lounge with shisha smoking area revealed

By David Spereall, local democracy reporter Plans to open a “dessert and coffee lounge” on Burley Road have been put forward. Applicant Hamid Ahmadi has applied...
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West Leeds planning applications: 17 March 2023

Each week we publish a list of the latest planning applications related to the six council wards in West Leeds. The following new applications were...
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Calverley

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West Leeds planning applications: 17 March 2023

Each week we publish a list of the latest planning applications related to the six council wards in West Leeds. The following new applications were...
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Instructor tackles stress with a stretch in Pudsey

A health and fitness expert is making it her mission to reduce the stress of Pudsey residents. Emily Carvis, 47, from Calverley, is a pilates...
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Farnley

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‘Go purple!’ Community clean-ups earmarked for Farnley and Wortley

A community-led campaign which is taking positive action to tackle the scourge of littering in Leeds is aiming to turn parts of Farnley and...
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West Leeds planning applications: 17 March 2023

Each week we publish a list of the latest planning applications related to the six council wards in West Leeds. The following new applications were...
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Farsley

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Sunny Bank Mills archive goes online thanks to £40,000 grant

The historic Sunny Bank Mills Archive, one of the most significant and substantial woven textile archives in the UK, is now available on-line. The archive,...
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West Leeds planning applications: 17 March 2023

Each week we publish a list of the latest planning applications related to the six council wards in West Leeds. The following new applications were...
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Farsley Celtic

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Battling Farsley Celtic net vital win against playoff hopefuls Darlington FC

By John Baron Farsley Celtic secured a vital - and impressive - win against playoff hopefuls Darlington FC last night to successfully start a run...
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Goal-shy Farsley Celtic pay the price at Buxton

Goal-shy Farsley Celtic again paid the price for missing their chances as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Buxton. The National League North trap...
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Kirkstall

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Kirkstall flats tenants set to save £600 a year in energy bills

Tenants in two high-rise blocks in Kirkstall could save £600 a year from their energy bills thanks to the installation of eco-friendly ground source...
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Clean-ups help tackle litter on banks of River Aire

Winter floods have been leaving a trail of litter along the banks of the River Aire - and a project to tidy maintain the...
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Pudsey

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RSPCA hails ‘amazing team effort’ after Black Carr Woods dog rescue

The RSPCA has said it will be nominating those involved in the rescue of a dog - trapped down a culvert in Black Carr...
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Councillors to decide Fulneck Golf Club’s bid to extend licensing hours

City councillors will next week decide whether to approve Fulneck Golf Club's application to increase the hours it sells alcohol and plays music. The Pudsey-based...
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Rodley

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Clean-ups help tackle litter on banks of River Aire

Winter floods have been leaving a trail of litter along the banks of the River Aire - and a project to tidy maintain the...
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Outer West councillors warn of budget cuts to local grants

By John Baron Councillors representing ‘outer’ west Leeds have awarded grants worth thousands of pounds to ‘in bloom’ groups, Christmas light switch ons and youth...
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Stanningley

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West Leeds planning applications: 17 March 2023

Each week we publish a list of the latest planning applications related to the six council wards in West Leeds. The following new applications were...
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£100,000 improvement scheme approved for notorious Stanningley Bottom junction

By John Baron The notorious Stanningley Bottom junction - once likened to the 'surface of the moon' - is set to benefit from a £100,000...
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Wortley

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‘Go purple!’ Community clean-ups earmarked for Farnley and Wortley

A community-led campaign which is taking positive action to tackle the scourge of littering in Leeds is aiming to turn parts of Farnley and...
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New homes plan withdrawn in Wortley

Plans for new apartments and houses off Whitehall Road in Wortley have been withdrawn by developers. Premier Builders Ltd have withdrawn proposals submitted last summer...
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