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Ticket chaos at Horsforth train station prompts calls for more staff

16 March 2015
Yorks2020

by Leah Waller

Chaotic scenes at Horsforth train station are causing commuters to be penalised for being unable to buy tickets.

Horsforth station’s ticketing facilities are failing to cope with the demand during busy times resulting in customers receiving a slap on the wrist when they arrive at Leeds – or worse, a fine.

The ticket office is currently only manned part time, and the the queue for the single self-service often is so long passengers have to choose between missing their train, or being branded a “fare-dodger.”

£3.8m plan for solar panels on 1000 Leeds council properties

13 March 2015
Yorks2020

by Jay Unger

Green minded council bosses are set to approve a £3.8 million investment to install solar panel systems on 1000 council owned properties across the city.

The decision is to be made next week in a bid to reducing the council’s carbon footprint.

Councillor Mark Dobson, executive member for cleaner, safer and stronger communities, said: “This would be a significant investment for Leeds and would contribute to the council’s goal of reducing its carbon footprint and becoming more sustainable in its use of energy.”

Visitors flock to see Meanwood Valley’s new additions

12 March 2015
Yorks2020

by Elizabeth Archer Lambing season is under way at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, where every one of the ewes has been pregnant this… Read More »Visitors flock to see Meanwood Valley’s new additions

Amputee claims Leeds hospitals’ negligence cost him his leg

12 March 2015
Yorks2020

An amputee is taking action against two Leeds hospitals after they neglected to give him an MRI scan which he claimed led to him… Read More »Amputee claims Leeds hospitals’ negligence cost him his leg

UPDATED VIDEO : Moortown medical centre gets green site go ahead

12 March 2015
Yorks2020

by David Mackie

A new primary care medical centre that has been mooted for Moortown has been given conditional approval, despite the site being on one of Leeds Council’s designated ‘Urban Green Corridors’.

Councillors on the North and East Plans Panel discussed the proposal for a two-storey building with car park on King Lane, Moortown.

They then gave approval for the build last week, with the final say going to the chief planning officer after the public consultation expires in May.

Cookridge Post Office move to go ahead despite 120 complaints

12 March 2015
Yorks2020

by Leah Waller Plans to move Cookridge Village Post Office are going ahead despite 120 complaints from local residents. Scores of residents contacted… Read More »Cookridge Post Office move to go ahead despite 120 complaints

Supergran conquers fear of heights for her granddaughter

12 March 2015
Yorks2020

By Emma Kirwan A grandma has conquered her fear of heights by doing a 25 metre abseil down a building in Bradford for her granddaughter… Read More »Supergran conquers fear of heights for her granddaughter

Yeadon Supergran takes plunge for baby granddaughter

23 February 2015
Yorks2020

By Emma Kirwan A DARING Grandma is facing her fear of heights to raise money for her baby granddaughter who is battling a rare form of cancer. Parents Beth… Read More »Yeadon Supergran takes plunge for baby granddaughter

“World first” facial disfigurement clinic for Leeds to transform lives

19 February 2015
Yorks2020

A clinic helping those with facial and physical disfigurements launched in Leeds today has been hailed as a “world first”. People with disfigurements… Read More »“World first” facial disfigurement clinic for Leeds to transform lives

Leeds ‘Soggy Bottom’ saga rumbles on as residents demand investigation

6 February 2015
Yorks2020

by David Mackie and Elizabeth Archer ‘SOGGY BOTTOM’ residents are pushing for an internal investigation after plans for 135 homes were approved on… Read More »Leeds ‘Soggy Bottom’ saga rumbles on as residents demand investigation