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As you know, we usually keep this newsletter focused on useful updates and local progress. But with postal votes arriving this week and the election on 7 May, we wanted to take a moment to say this clearly: We need Izaak on our team. He works incredibly hard and focuses on the things that matter most locally - making our roads safer with new pedestrian crossings, taking real action to make the Otley Run safer, supporting the Beckett Park skate park project, and pushing for mo

Here's a map of the new/upgraded pedestrian crossings we've had agreed or we're asking Highways to look at. Here's the list but do take a look at the map: Committed New Grove Lane crossing Upgrade to existing Grove Lane crossing Beacons to be fixed at Spen Lane crossing (near Co-op) Pedestrian island at Bentley Lane / Meanwood Road To be assessed Many of these relate to regular school crossings routes. One of Izaak's key pledges is to make it safer to cross busy roads that c

Every month our wonderful local volunteers collect for the food bank from their home. We've been doing this for five years or more. We're the biggest regular donor to the Leeds North and West food bank. Thank you Weetwood. If you have a bit to spare this month please simply drop it at one of these addresses on Sunday or on Monday morning: 22 Wynford Terrace 11 North Parade 5 Welburn Avenue 36 Drummond Avenue 4 Hollin View 43 Hollin Lane 31 St Chad's Avenue 39 Claremont Road 5

Much needed improvements we campaigned for confirmed and coming to the Grove Lane area - work starting soon this summer! The results of the consultation about road safety in the Grove Lane / Grove Road area are in. New pedestrian crossing and other improvements we’ve campaigned for confirmed, here’s the list: The provision of a new zebra crossing on Grove Lane (picture C) Resurfacing of the Meanwood Valley Trail between Monkbridge Road and Grove Lane to enable use all year ar

A fun video - 10 things we've delivered in 30 seconds The latest Lawnswood weekly update Happy to see some rapid footway and road repair on Silk Mill Way - not job done, but if you report things to us we can get them sorted with a bit of tenacity! How we get new pedestrian crossing s - thank you to our readers for all your location suggestions! Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to chat to us at our street surgeries Notes from the Meanwood, Far Headingley, West Park p

Izaak's email to parents who filled in his survey about Silk Mill Playground to choose what new equipment goes in: Thank you again to everyone who took the time to fill in the survey on improvements to Silk Mill playground. We had over a hundred responses from local parents and even at least one child, which is brilliant. I wanted to share what happens next, and then a bit more detail on the results for transparency. What happens next I’ll share the results with the Parks tea

We join regular meetings with the police and residents, one for 'north of the ring road' - Cookridge, Ireland Wood, Lawnswood - and one for south including West Park, Far Headingley, and Meanwood. Here are the updates for each. If you have any questions just let us know! North Ring Road: Notes from Councillor Izaak Wilson Tuesday 7th April, Welcome In Community Centre, 7-8pm From 24 Feb STATS: - 0 burglaries - 0 shed and garage breakdowns - X1 theft from vehicle - X4 theft of

In this newsletter and other channels we have often encouraged people to report dangerous and illegal use of off road vehicles to the police on 101 - the more reports the more time we get from the off road policing team. We need other solutions too. Locally our plans on that that include possible safeguards in parks to stop certain vehicles accessing, and more for young people to do which would help with a fraction of the users of the illegal vehicles. But we really do need n

The election this year is on Thursday 7th May. If you're away or you are likely to have caring commitments then you can easily apply online for a postal vote online . The deadline to apply is Tuesday 21st April. It's well worth doing - you can still bring it to the polling station on the day, so it gives you a bit of flexibility. We like to vote in person, but postal votes are an important option for people who have caring or work commitments that mean they'll be away on elec

This evening 7-8pm at St Chad's Parish Centre is the next police and residents meeting. Last night we had one in Cookridge and Ireland Wood too. Read the notes here . Improving the number 19 bus An update on tackling speeding on Moor Road and what it means for other roads Thanks to St Paul's Church - as ever a hub of the community with their Easter Eggstravaganza - and we really enjoyed the Easter service at St Chad's on Sunday too Big thanks to council workers who were out