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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
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Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves: Where are our flood defences?
Where are our flood defences? That was the question Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves today asked the government in...
27 February 2018
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Rodley Nature Reserve will NOT form part of Leeds flood defences
A community campaign has persuaded council chiefs NOT to include Rodley Nature Reserve as part of planned flood defences...
25 January 2018
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How will flood defences protect Kirkstall in future?
Plans to protect Kirkstall, Burley and parts of Armley from flooding will take a step closer to reality this...
10 December 2017
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Have your say on Burley and Kirkstall flood defence proposals
Proposals for flood defences are going on show next month in West Leeds. A series of drop in events...
21 September 2017
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Long read: What new flood measures mean for Burley, Kirkstall, Rodley and Armley Mills
Proposals to plant ‘many hundreds of thousands’ of new trees along the River Aire catchment form part of an...
19 September 2017