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Gipton and Harehills, where one in four people are from South Asian heritage, leads in voter rejections

Around one in seven Leeds voters turned away for not having valid ID at this year’s local elections were from the Gipton and Harehills...
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Amidst RAAC crisis, nursery building in Leeds remains closed as ‘precaution’

A north Leeds nursery building remains closed as a “precautionary measure” after Raac (reinforced autoclave aerated concrete) was discovered. Shadwell Childcare operates in the old...
Leeds

Leeds City Police can’t prioritise tagging, says District Commander.

Cracking down on the growing epidemic of graffiti and so-called ‘tagging’ across Leeds is not a police priority, the city’s district commander has said. Superintendent...
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Leeds City Council rules out ULEZ

Leeds City Council has ruled out introducing a London-style ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ). Councillors from all parties unanimously voted in favour of a single motion...
Community

Campaigners fury as Leeds Bradford airport accused of trying to change night flight cap rules

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has been accused of trying to effectively ditch the night-time flights cap it was found to have broken last summer. The...
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Leeds ‘will not be allowed’ to go bankrupt like Birmingham

Leeds City Council will not go bankrupt like their counterparts in Birmingham,  the local authority’s deputy leader has said. Birmingham, which is the largest local...
Leeds

RAAC found on estate of second Leeds school

Crumbling concrete has been found on the estate of a second Leeds school, local councillors have been told. Reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (Raac) has been...
Community

Campaigners get standing ovation for refugee speech at Leeds City Council

Campaigners condemning the government’s “hostile” attitude to asylum seekers and refugees have been given a standing ovation by Leeds councillors. Leeds City of Sanctuary addressed...
Health

‘I’ve never, ever worked so hard’ – GP’s emotional account of life in the NHS

A Leeds GP has given an emotional and damning indictment on morale among his NHS colleagues in frontline healthcare. George Winder, chair of the Leeds...
Leeds

Shop in Leeds issued with closure notice over anti-social behaviour claims

A West Leeds shop is at risk of being shut down over claims of anti-social behaviour at the premises. Pudsey Local, on Market Place in...
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