We’ve been calling for the Morrisons’ development to start for ages and myself and ward colleague Cllr David Nagle were eager that work got underway as soon as possible. The four retail units currently being built are the final part of the Morrisons’ re-development of Rothwell town centre. After a long wait for residents and […]
Action for Fleet Lane flooding problems
By Karen Bruce on March 24, 2014 in Community safety, Environment, Health, Labour Party, Leeds City Council, Oulton, Rothwell, Transport, Woodlesford, Young People
Rothwell resident and former Rothwell councillor Brian Walker contacted both me and the Chief Executive of Leeds City Council to try and get an on-going problem of the blocked culvert under railway lines near Fleet Lane, Woodlesford resolved. It was causing problems for youngsters not being able to use their local football facilities. The Rothwell […]
Working for new children’s playground
I’m keen to see that a new playground for young children will be built on the Wood Lane estate on the recreation ground on Manor Crescent. I have pushed for the playground to be built along with ward colleague David Nagle and Rothwell Labour Party campaigner Angela Kellett. I have worked with parks to look […]
A day in the life of a Rothwell councillor
By Karen Bruce on March 6, 2014 in Carlton, Community safety, Crime, Environment, Housing, Labour Party, Leeds City Council, Older People, Oulton, Rothwell, Social Care, Woodlesford
Many people don’t know very much about what a councillor actually does, so I thought it would be useful to share a day in the life of a Rothwell councillor. My day started with a coffee and a quick check of email, Facebook and Twitter to see if anything had cropped up overnight that might […]
Call for action on old Rothwell primary school site
Rothwell Labour councillors David Nagle and myself together with Rothwell Labour campaigner Angela Kellett are calling on the developer of the old Rothwell infant school site on Carlton Lane to progress with the work, or to let the community know what is happening regarding the site. We have written to Advent Developments Ltd to try […]
Rothwell’s new fire station building starts this month
By Karen Bruce on March 4, 2014 in Campaigning, Carlton, Community safety, Labour Party, Oulton, Rothwell, Woodlesford
Rothwell Labour Party’s community campaign to save our fire station not only saved our fire station and fire engine, but we recently got the even better news that we are to get a brand new fire station built on the same site. Councillors and residents were delighted when we were told that Rothwell’s new fire […]
Drains fixed at Rosewood Court/First Avenue
A local resident of Rosewood Court recently told me about the frequent flooding at the junction of Rosewood Court with First Avenue next to John O’ Gaunts in Rothwell. I got straight onto Highways officers to inspect the area and ascertain what action needed to be taken. The inspection established that the footway and channel […]
Marsh Street public toilets to stay open
At a recent meeting to discuss issues in the Rothwell ward, the councillors attending myself and David Nagle heard from Malcolm Fisher from Leeds City Council’s property management department, who had come to discuss the closure of the public toilets on Marsh Street. We were given an outline of the process for a property closure, […]
Campaigning to get local bus back
Residents on Styebank Lane and streets in the area received a letter from me and my Rothwell Labour councillor ward colleague David Nagle in October telling them that we’re campaigning for a bus to be re-instated for them that will run into Leeds. We let them know that we had written to Arriva and Metro […]
Take the Rothwell Labour town centre survey
As your local Rothwell Labour team we would like to know what you would like to see in Rothwell town centre and also in smaller shopping areas local to you. We’d like to know what you like best, what needs improving and what great ideas you have to help us to give Rothwell town centre […]