Here is an open letter I sent to Aldi about how local residents feel misled about its plans for late opening, I would rather see Aldi walk away than have children and older residents disturbed late at night. Dear Mark OPEN LETTER REGARDING YOUR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A NEW STORE IN ROTHWELL I am […]
Rothwell FDM bus and Rothwell Rollers’ cars for older people to get blue badges back
By Karen Bruce on February 21, 2015 in Carlton, Leeds City Council, Older People, Oulton, Rothwell, Social Care, Woodlesford
Our locally based groups which provide transport for older people and those with a disability in Rothwell, Woodlesford, Oulton and Carlton and the surrounding area, will be pleased to know that they will get their blue badges again. FDM bus charity (For Disability Mobility) will use its badge once again on its specially adapted […]
Rothwell Labour councillors bring Deputy council leader to Windmill
By Karen Bruce on February 10, 2015 in Carlton, Family, Labour Party, Leeds City Council, Oulton, Rothwell, Woodlesford, Young People
Last week I called a meeting about the future of Windmill Youth Centre, I got Cllr Peter Gruen, Deputy Leader of Council and officers to meet with some of the users of the centre including some young people who go to the ‘youthy’, management committee members, Rothwell Judo Club and the Gateway Club for people […]
Woody school students help us make Woodlesford roads safer
By Karen Bruce on February 7, 2015 in Community safety, Education, Environment, Family, Leeds City Council, Transport, Woodlesford, Young People
I’ve long pushed for 20mph zones and when the Woodlesford 20 mph zone was given the go-ahead I asked Leeds City Council Highways if children from Woodlesford Primary School could design the sign. As a result council officers have worked with Woodlesford Primary head teacher Robin Scott to organise a competition for pupils to […]
Hundreds support campaign to save Windmill Youth Club
By Karen Bruce on January 30, 2015 in Family, Labour Party, Leeds City Council, Rothwell, Young People
We’ve got the year off to a flying start by keeping up the momentum on our campaign to save the Windmill Youth club with a street stall in early January outside Morrisons where local people were keen to sign the petition to keep the youth club open. I was on the stall collecting petition signatures […]
Site allocations: fighting to protect our green fields in Rothwell, Woodlesford, Oulton and Carlton
By Karen Bruce on January 28, 2015 in Carlton, Environment, Housing, Labour Party, Leeds City Council, Liberal Democrats, Oulton, Rothwell, Tories, Woodlesford
The Conservative and Liberal Democrat government introduced its National Planning Policy Framework two years ago to boost development and tackle the housing crisis by cutting red tape. To do this it relaxed the planning laws which has given developers a real boost. The government has made it clear to every local authority that it has […]
Royds students to benefit from safer road crossing
By Karen Bruce on January 25, 2015 in Community safety, Family, Leeds City Council, Older People, Oulton, Rothwell, Transport, Woodlesford, Young People
After a long campaign with residents and road safety action group LAWRRAG I’m delighted that we’ve finally succeeded in getting a new road crossing to make it safer for children from Woodlesford and Oulton to get to Royds School. The crossing will be near to the roundabout and Rothwell Leisure Centre on the A639 and […]
Northern Gas Networks works start today in Rothwell
Just to let people know whilst ploughing through my backlog of emails I came across this one which was only sent yesterday about works starting today, I think that it is unacceptably short notice and have fed that back to Northern Gas Networks. This is just to share the information I’ve been given with local […]
New Rothwell small business list website to celebrate Small Business Saturday
Today (Saturday, December 6) is Small Business Saturday when we celebrate all the fantastic small businesses. Locally we’re lucky to have such a good choice of small businesses in Rothwell, Woodlesford, Oulton and Carlton. Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-political, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ […]
Come on Stewart let’s battle to save Windmill together
By Karen Bruce on December 4, 2014 in Family, Leeds City Council, Liberal Democrats, Rothwell, Young People
Our campaign to save Windmill is gaining pace and it’s great that hundreds of people have already signed the petition. People have responded brilliantly to both the online petition and also the paper petition which David Nagle and I ran on our stall at the Christmas Fair in Rothwell. Thanks to everyone who has shared […]