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Calls for publicly-owned buses as Kirkstall councillor calls Leeds services ‘pathetic’
An influential panel of councillors heard renewed calls for a publicly run bus service in Leeds, with one calling...
13 January 2020
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Kirkstall: Councillor’s concerns over advertising impact on young
A Kirkstall councillor says targeted online advertising could be having an adverse impact on young people’s mental health, writes...
28 November 2019
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Councillors concerned over Kirkstall housing development
Councillors have said plans for 263 dwellings in the heart of Kirkstall ‘fall far short’ of what they expect...
24 November 2019
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Kirkstall: Abbeydale Vale flats plans refused permission
Controversial plans for a block of five flats with undercroft car parking in Kirkstall have been refused planning permission....
8 July 2019
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Leeds elections 2019: West Leeds overview, reaction and analysis
It was a night of drama befitting the cavernous setting of Leeds’s First Direct Arena. Labour’s Richard Lewis lost...
3 May 2019
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Kirkstall Ward Leeds Local election result 2019
Labour candidate John Illingworth comfortably held his Kirkstall seat at the Leeds local elections with 2,959 votes. Green Party...
3 May 2019
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Kirkstall District Centre housing: Initial plans welcomed, but traffic worries raised
Councillors have today agreed to the principle of housing on the former Kirkstall District Centre site. Initial proposals for...
24 January 2019
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Kirkstall councillor’s ‘heartbreak’ over Leeds buildings
A Kirkstall councillor has spoken of his “heartbreak” at the state of council buildings in the city, writes Richard...
27 June 2018
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Bramley: Standing councillors re-selected for 2018 local election
The three sitting councillors for Bramley & Stanningley Ward have been re-selected to contest the seat for Labour at...
11 December 2017
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Kirkstall valley walk will help group plan for future
Kirkstall Neighbourhood Forum is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan to give residents better control over development, and more influence over...
5 September 2017