Bunting’s out for Armley Junk-tion Market Day!

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July 21, 2015

Around 75 council homes in Pudsey are in line to have solar power installed – and benefit from free electricity!

The council is offering to inspect the homes on the Swinnow estate and, if they are suitable, fit solar panels to the properties.

Tenants will then be able to use any electricity generated during the day, with the extra sold to the national grid.

Councillor Josie Jarosz (Labour, Pudsey) is encouraging tenants to take up the offer. She said:

“This is a really positive scheme – council tenants get free electricity during the day and any extra goes into the grid. So the tenant gets something, we have some more sustainable electricity production and the council gets to recoup its costs over time.

“I urge any tenants who are contacted about this scheme to grab it with both hands. Solar panels shouldn’t just be for people who own private properties, every suitable house should given the chance to make our future a little bit greener.”

Properties eligible for this scheme are currently being contacted directly by the council.

West Leeds – live (ish) blog

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July 15, 2015

UPDATE: Our live blog is currently taking a break!

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Bramley war graves: Join in community clear-up event

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July 14, 2015

Bramley residents can help clear away overgrown village war graves at a community clean up event tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday).

Join the 1152 Club at Kirkstall Abbey

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July 14, 2015

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The 1152 Club is a new, free, fortnightly drop-in group for older adults aged over 55 at Kirkstall Abbey Visitor Centre.

Police appeal after Stanningley Bypass ‘hit and run’ – UPDATED

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July 14, 2015

UPDATE 6pm: Police have released details of three men they urgently want to trace following a fatal road traffic collision in Bramley last night.

Can you help out at Bramley Parkrun?

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July 13, 2015

A popular west Leeds run which only started last month is looking for volunteers to help out for the rest of July and August.

Calverley Scarecrow Festival: Who’s your ‘crop idol’?

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July 13, 2015

calverley scarecrow festival — Vote or your crop idol at Calverley Scarecrow Festival. Photo: Creative Calverley Facebook page

The annual scarecrow festival in Calverley promises to be bigger than ever as local residents vote for their ‘crop idol’.

Kirkstall Valley: Councillor proposes new public park and visitor centre

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July 13, 2015

kirkstall valley park — Will proposals for a Kirkstall Valley Park become a reality?

A local councillor is proposing to open up 100 hectares of open greenspace between Kirkstall and Armley wards – and is calling on local residents to take part and support the process.

Sunny Kirkstall Festival 2015: A triumph of volunteering

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July 12, 2015

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Kirkstall Festival is the biggest community event of its type in the UK – and yesterday the crowds (and sun) came out to make it one of the biggest yet.

Crowdfunding: Your help is needed to deliver play in Armley!

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July 11, 2015

playbox charlie cake park armley — Playbox runs out of a shipping container in Charlie Cake Park, Armley. Photograph: Emma Bearman/Playbox

“Playbox has transformed Charlie Cake Park from a dog exercise park/toilet into somewhere that local kids feel is now their space to play. You’ve brought people together and inspired them to use it again.”

Playbox is a mini venue in a shipping container creating play (for all ages) in an area of Armley where there was very little, writes Armley resident Emma Bearman.

New school ‘could be built at Kirkstall Forge’

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July 10, 2015

A new school could be built at a major new development in west Leeds, a senior councillor has said.