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Kirkstall Road: ‘Magnificent’ Thyssen Krupp plans get green light
Early plans to revive a former industrial site that was ravaged by the Boxing Day floods that hit Leeds...
14 February 2019
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Ed Lines: Kirkstall flood defence consultation U-turn welcome – but scheme needs improving
The lack of consultation surrounding long-awaited flood defences along the banks of the River Aire in Calverley, Kirkstall and...
26 January 2019
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Police appeal after cyclist dies in Cardigan Fields collision
Police are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision involving a cyclist in Burley. The 46-year-old man...
24 January 2019
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Letter: Dismay over the lack of Kirkstall flood defence consultation
I feel compelled to respond to Councillor Richard Lewis’s response this week to the West Leeds Dispatch about lack...
18 January 2019
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Kirkstall groups continue to press for more flood defence consultation
Community groups in Burley and Kirkstall will continue to press for more consultation and time to comment on multi-million...
16 January 2019
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Mark’s History: Kirkstall Road birthplace of film and TV composer Angela Morley
The other year I was out and about looking to see what I could find when I thought to...
31 December 2018
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Kirkstall floods: Three years on and it’s still all talk and no defences
Almost three years to the day since Kirkstall was flooded local businesses and politicians have come together to call...
21 December 2018
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West Leeds: Plans for £112 million flood defences submitted
Vital flood defences to reduce the risk of catastophic flooding along the River Aire in places like Burley and...
6 December 2018
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Kirkstall Road: Flood defences ‘to be delivered in two steps’
Flood defences aimed at stopping a repeat of the 2015 Boxing Day floods could be delivered in two parts...
23 November 2018
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Green light for new student flats off Kirkstall Road
A panel of councillors in Leeds has voted almost unanimously in favour of a new block of student flats...
15 November 2018