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Steakhouse’s beef with council

The owner of a popular Leeds steakhouse has got beef with the city council, who’ve refused to let him lease a neighbouring car park...

‘Astonishing’: Councillor hits out at parents for dropping children in dangerous places

A senior Leeds councillor has hit out at parents who drop their children off in dangerous junctions on the way to school. Andrew Carter, the...

Police vow to crack down on speed camera ‘surfers’

West Yorkshire Police are plotting a major crackdown on speeding across the region from next week. Officers are warning motorists to expect enforcement “anywhere” in...

Enforcement notice success

A COURT case against the owner of an unauthorised tyre storage site on Leeds Road, Bradford, has been dropped after they agreed to clear...

Drivers in line for £70 fines as plans to install cameras at five junctions revealed

Cameras could be installed at five Leeds junctions to crack down on drivers who ignore the rules of the road. Leeds City Council is applying...

Council officer made ‘offensive’ bacon remarks to Muslim residents, investigation finds

A Leeds council officer made “offensive” remarks to three Muslim residents which could be “construed as racist”, an investigation has found. The officer made “unnecessary”...

Sexual offences, domestic abuse and knives fuelling crime rise

Sexual offences, domestic abuse and malicious online messages are fuelling an increase in crime across Leeds, one of the city’s top police officers has...

Committee to write to Sport England over 3G pitch ‘concerns’

An influential group of councillors has expressed concerns over the materials used in artificial sports pitches being built across Leeds. Leeds City Council’s climate emergency...

Council defends spending on year of culture

Civic Hall chiefs have defended public spending on Leeds’ 2023 Year of Culture after one critic branded it an “expensive vanity project”. Garforth councillor Mark...

Phone app parking charges would ‘discriminate’ – Tory councillor

Leeds City Council has been told that forcing drivers to pay for parking through an app would “discriminate” against sections of the local public. The...

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