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A former council office, which has been empty since the Covid pandemic, is likely to be converted into a new seven-bed residential home

A former council office, which has been empty since the Covid pandemic, is likely to be converted into a new seven-bed residential home. Leeds Council’s...

Motorcyclists will be allowed to use bus lanes on a major Leeds road permanently

Motorcyclists will be allowed to use bus lanes on a major Leeds road permanently after a pilot scheme was deemed to have been a...

Improvements to be made to Mcard app

Improvements to an app used by West Yorkshire bus and rail passengers will make it easier to buy tickets, according to those behind the...

Job losses ‘inevitable’ as council faces grim financial picture

Job losses within Leeds Council are “inevitable”, one of the authority’s most senior officers has said. The council said last week that up to 750...

Rothwell residents “betrayed” by decision to auction off civic building

People in Rothwell have been “betrayed” by the decision to auction off the town’s old civic building, the area’s local councillors have claimed. Leeds City...

Tower block residents ‘feel like prisoners’ due to rough sleepers; councillor raises issue

Residents living in some east Leeds tower blocks feel like “prisoners” because of rough sleepers pitching up in communal areas, a meeting has been...

Council settles claim over office left in ‘disrepair’

Leeds City Council will use rent money from its own tenants to settle a substantial legal claim from a former landlord. The council has agreed...

Leeds Airport boss claims he can’t stop airlines running at night

The boss of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has claimed he’s powerless to stop airlines running flights whenever they want. Vincent Hodder said he had no...

Two child safeguarding cases in Leeds escalated to national panel

Two serious safeguarding cases relating to children in Leeds have been referred to a national panel in the last six months. The cases, each of...

Schools should reduce emphasis on academic success to improve attendance, says ex-Ofsted inspector

The school system should water down its “constant emphasis” on academic success for the benefit of children, a former Ofsted inspector has claimed. Caroline Gruen...

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