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Leeds council spending £22k a week for taxi rides to schools outside city, FOI reveals

Leeds City Council are spending nearly £22,000 a week on taxi journeys for children who go to school outside of the city. The local authority...
Bradford & Keighley

Volunteers needed in England to support COVID-19 vaccination

NHS Volunteer Responders are calling for people in England to step forward and volunteer. There is a high demand for volunteer support at local...
Bradford & Keighley

‘Hold your nerve’: Mayor slams bus operators for cutting more services

West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has hit out at bus operators for pulling more services across the region, despite the government extending support funding. Mayor...
Leeds

Requests for help from Leeds council scheme double in one year

The number of pleas for help made to an emergency support programme for Leeds’ poorest households has more than doubled in just 12 months. Leeds...
Leeds

Councillors to sleep rough to raise awareness and cash for homeless

A group of seven Labour councillors will sleep rough next week as part of a drive to raise awareness about homelessness in Leeds. Local homeless...
Community

Almost half of Muslims in Leeds feel they’re not treated equally

Almost half of Muslims living in Leeds feel they’re treated unequally because of their faith, a new report has suggested. A survey of 221 Muslims...
Leeds

17m high 5G mast could be put up close to Elland Road Interchange

A new 5G mast measuring 17m (56ft) high could be put up close to Leeds’ Elland Road Interchange. Telecoms bosses want to put up the...
Leeds

13 years jail for Leeds child abuser

A Leeds man who repeatedly sexually abused a young girl has been jailed for 13 years following an investigation by specialist safeguarding officers. Imran Ijaz,...
Leeds

Taxi rule changes in Leeds upheld as councillors back policy

Contentious new rules for Leeds taxi drivers guilty of minor motoring offences will stand, after a group of councillors upheld the decision to introduce...
Community

Leeds Councillors speak out against possible school closure

Councillors have spoken out against the proposed closure of a north Leeds primary school. Campaigners are fighting to save Queensway Primary School in Yeadon, after...
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