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Local News: Need Any Grit?
The Labour led Leeds City Council has a page on their website that pertains to gritting in the city. You can use the page to request a refill or even a new grit bin. Check it out and help keep people safe. https://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/parking-roads-and-travel/ice-and-snow-clearing
Local Politics: Adel & Wharfedale Candidates Announced for Council Elections
On May 3rd 2018 the city of Leeds will be holding all out council elections. This means that all 99 seats in the council will be up for grabs. There are 33 wards in the city and 3 councillors sit in each ward. Adel and Wharfedale will obviously be a part of this and the … Continue reading Local Politics: Adel & Wharfedale Candidates Announced for Council Elections
Local News: Job Cuts at the Council Loom
Due to the constant underfunding of local authorities by central government there is a very real chance that LCC will have to make up to 415 full time jobs redundant. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/politics/union-talks-triggered-as-hundreds-of-leeds-council-job-cuts-loom-1-8693565
Leeds offers help to refugees
A great many of us in the UK have been sickened by the horrible things said in some quarters about the refugees who are escaping war torn countries Syria in order to try and avoid a terrible death. We have all seen the disturbing pictures of those that didn't make it and have been urging … Continue reading Leeds offers help to refugees
Leeds Schools Music Festival
Today Labour led Leeds City Council opened day one of the Leeds Schools Music Festival- a 3 day music event for primary aged pupils which aims to build on the legacy of the Tour De France Grand Depart. The festival runs until Wednesday 17th June and it is expected that 1500 primary pupils from across … Continue reading Leeds Schools Music Festival
Sky Ride 2015
Labour led Leeds City Council work tirelessly and constantly to put on many events for the people of Leeds throughout the year, all against a back drop of budget cuts imposed upon them first by the Coalition government and now by its Conservative successor. One of the most successful events in recent times has been … Continue reading Sky Ride 2015
Safeguarding Tenants
Conservative ideology for a long time has been to minimise the state and maximise profits for those who already have money. The height of this was the selling off of social housing that began in the 1980s under Thatcher. The right to buy scheme, on paper, seemed a decent enough idea and gave long term … Continue reading Safeguarding Tenants
World No Tobacco Day
Tobacco products are, in themselves, a threat to public health. The dangers of smoking are well documented and as such the Labour led Leeds City Council have worked in conjunction with the NHS to bring down smoking rates in the city. Leeds City Council are getting behind this year's "World No Tobacco Day", part of … Continue reading World No Tobacco Day
