Labour in Leeds

“The Conservative/Lib Dem is coalition experiencing a crisis in competence, and who are demonstrating a lack of compassion by systematically destroying vital services in Leeds.  Your Labour Group of councillors is committed to protecting services and will fight to protect these for every person in Leeds”.

Councillor Keith Wakefield, Leader of the Labour Group on Leeds City Council

 

Labour in Leeds
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News
>> Cllr Gerry Harper backs the community plan for Royal Park School
Councillor Gerry Harper (Labour, Hyde Park and Woodhouse), backing the Royal Park Community Consortium (RPCC) bid to run the former Royal Park Primary...

>> Councillor Lewis demands action for tenants in private rented sector
Cllr Richard Lewis is calling on MP’s to lobby the Government for a change in the law so that private landlords can offer a longer fixed term tenanc...

>> Councillors warn of neglest and negligence
Councillors Peter Gruen and Brian Selby have this week expressed their anger that the East Leeds Family Learning Centre in Seacroft has been allowed t...

>> Labour Leader condemns 9% rise in burial costs
News that the Council is to increase the cost of burial provision in the city by an inflation busting 9% has been condemned by opposition leader Cllr ...

>> £1,000 a day job
The Tory / LibDem coalition running Leeds City Council look set to make a temporary appointment for the Director of Children's services that could cos...

>> Labour sweep to victory in Hyde Park & Woodhouse by-election
Last night Labour swept to victory in the Hyde Park and Woodhouse by-election, taking the seat from the LibDems. Gerry Harper
Labour 1,054 4...

>> Councillor asks for a fair deal for hospital patients
Pudsey Councillor Josie Jarosz has made an impassioned plea to the coalition running Leeds City Council to reverse their decision to increase car park...

>> Labour leader slams unwanted New Year present to leisure centreusers
A decision by the Tory-LibDem Coalition in control of the council to once again welcome in the New Year with a hike in leisure centre charges has been...

>> Councillor calls for action on rubbish in bin yards of back-to-back properties
Labour Councillor Elizabeth Nash has called on the Coalition in control of the Council to explain why they are allowing mountains of rubbish to pil...

>> Crossing delight for Crossgates shoppers
Labour Councillors Suzi Armitage and Graham Hyde have announced their delight at plans for a new pedestrian crossing outside the Arndale Shopping Cent...

>> Nearly 30,000 pounds still left in Council's flooding fund, say Councillors
Two leading Labour Councillors have revealed that £28,000 is left in a fund specially created by the Council to help those people hit by the ter...

>> Increased Charges the real story of this years Tory and Lib Dem-run Council's budget, reveals Labour leader
Leeds City Council Opposition leader Cllr Keith Wakefield has today said how he fears the 2008 / 9 budget proposed by the coalition in control of t...

>> Tory and Lib Dem Councillors vote against Council Tax freeze for the elderly
Labour Councillor Debra Coupar has spoken of her disappointment after Labour Group proposals to freeze Council Tax for all those aged 80 and over w...

>> Labour Councillor calls for review into Council checks before properties are let
A leading Labour Councillor has called for a review into what checks are made by the Council before a property is let.  This follows a numbe...

>> Let's make Leeds a Cycling Champion, urges Councillor
A leading Labour Councillor is urging the Council not to miss out on the opportunity to make Leeds a national Cycling Champion.   A record...

>> There's no place like home
If you want to pay a visit to Pudsey Market then don’t rely on the Leeds Live it Love it website to show you the way, says Pudsey Councillor Josi...

>> Labour Leader demands rethink over East Leeds Family Learning Centre
The Leader of the Labour Group in Leeds, Councillor Keith Wakefield has hit out today at the Council’s plan to remove funding from East Leeds Family...

>> Councillor issues new plea to Council for Relate funding
People’s Champion Councillor Andrea McKenna has once again issued a heartfelt plea to Leeds City Council to do all it can to find funding for the...

>> Contact centre callers still paying over the odds, reveals Labour leader
Leeds Labour Group leader Cllr Keith Wakefield has today condemned the Tory-LibDem Coalition in control of the Council for making a profit from cal...

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