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On Monday event with Andy Burnham took place in Leeds. As Andy’s regional director I got to organise and host the event. Thanks to @pennyb for the photo. Great feedback for Andy from Leeds with lots of twitter comments and this great email I thought I’d share: I really enjoyed Andy Burnham’s presentation and questions last night. Continue reading Leeds loves Andy Burnham It’s refreshing when the good news actually reaches the front pages of our newspapers and it was good to read on the Guardian’s front page that the government is to target short-haul flights in its aim to provide a new 250mph high speed rail network. In my opinion, this is a move in the right Continue reading New high speed vision for our trains It’s a disgrace that National Express have relinquished the London to Edinburgh route now they are having a tough time of it. When times were good National Express reaped the benefits of running the line. I’ve always thought that privatisation of the railways was wrong and that a poorer service has resulted for passengers. I Continue reading Rail Link Nationalised A new bike link between Garforth and Temple Newsam is being proposed to encourage local people to ride their bikes more often as Garforth Today reports. Leeds Bike Week (from June 13) will see a range of schemes put forward. Let’s hope this means fewer people will use their cars and add to the congestion Continue reading Promising news for Elmet and Rothwell cyclists It’s a blow that bus company First has axed two Leeds night buses including the 921 Leeds – Swillington, especially as this could compromise public safety. The story is in tonight’s Yorkshire Evening Post. I would have thought that with the recession more people would be in need of public transport. I would be very Continue reading Safety concerns over axing of Elmet and Rothwell night bus I was very pleased to see in the budget this week that Alistair Darling gave a substantial increase to the winter fuel allowance, £250 from £200 for the over-60s, and from £300 to £400 for those above the age of 80. This will benefit 9 million pensioners. Older people should be valued and the Labour Continue reading Older people benefit from Labour A demonstration was staged yesterday by the Leeds and Wakefield Road Residents Action Group (LWRRAG). We gathered at 8am in the car park at the Stepping Stones pub in Rothwell. There was lots of media interest in the event and reporters and photographers from the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post were present. Look North Continue reading Procession of vehicles form demo on Leeds Road
Concerned Leeds and Wakefield Road Residents Action Group LWRRAG members have been out monitoring traffic over the last few weeks, including some who did a stint on bank hol Monday, that’s what I call commitment! The use of the SID did slow vehicles down, which shows that if such measures as speed cameras were introduced, Continue reading Toddlers help with Rothwell Road Safety Campaign The twin tots of one of our action group members were saved from the dangers of the speeding traffic on Leeds Road in Rothwell. The story about the stranger who brought the toddlers back to safety is on the front page of tonight’s Yorkshire Evening Post. If you’re the man who saved Thomas and Samuel, Continue reading Hunt to find mystery Rothwell hero |
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