Leeds Liberal Democrats

Regular users of Carlton Lane in Yeadon will be rejoicing at the knowledge that part of this pothole blighted road is to be resurfaced.

Leeds City Council is to commence work on this road on Monday 3 June for five days. The resurfacing will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm to avoid causing any unnecessary disruption during peak times.

Local Councillors took advantage of a visit to Leeds by the Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd Alison Munroe last month when they met with her to and put forward the case of local residents affected by the proposed high speed rail line.

Local Councillor Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell) said:

"I contacted Alison Munro's office as soon as I heard she was attending a conference at the Royal Armouries. Unfortunately, once she'd listened to the case from local Councillors, she did not offer any further clarity on the questions we were asking, stating that no conclusions could be made until the formal public consultation was complete.

Local Councillors Ryk Downes, Colin Campbell and Sandy Lay (Lib Dem, Otley & Yeadon) want to raise awareness about a new internet fraud reporting agency called Action Fraud.

Action Fraud is the UK's national fraud and internet reporting centre and is run by the police and various other enforcement agencies. Any incidents of suspected scam emails or fraudulent websites can be reported through their web portal at this address http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/home or by calling 0300 1232040. Once the incident has been reported a police crime reference number will be issued.

A South Leeds councillor has criticised inflexible schools admissions policies that are forcing children to cross a motorway to get to school

Parents from the Castle Lodge Estate, off Wood Lane in Rothwell have been told by Leeds City Council that their children will be attending a primary school in Middleton, where nearest places are available. But to get there, parents and children will have to cross over the busy M1 motorway, leading to serious safety concerns.

Residents have voiced serious displeasure after Leeds City Council decided to store tons of road chippings on Fleet Lane, Oulton.

Councillor Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell) has called on the council to find a safer storage area after the road was reduced to one lane to accommodate the chippings, causing obstruction to vehicles.

Local councillor Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell) has criticised cutbacks by Leeds City Council to the city's bowls clubs.

The council is aiming to save £150,000 this year on the cost of the 71 greens it operates at 50 sites around the city.

Cllr Golton argues it is wrong for the council to blame budget cutbacks for the move when it recently approved more than £800,000 of council resources for free gym and sport sessions.

Yeadon councillors have welcomed a move by Leeds City Council to protect Chapel Hill Open Space from developers.

The council has agreed to put the open space, located at Harper Terrace, on its community asset register. This means that if the site is ever put up for sale, local people have a six month time frame to bid to buy the land and keep it in community use.

A new 20mph zone is to be introduced on the roads surrounding Woodlesford Primary Schools.

Local Councillor Stewart Golton is lending his support to the changes which will see the new speed limit introduced on Pottery Lane, Oulton Lane and Midland Street.

Leeds City Council is in the process of introducing the 20mph scheme on roads surrounding all schools in the city.

A local councillor has called for council support to allow Otley to become the first place in Leeds to become a business improvement district (BID).

Councillor Sandy Lay (Lib Dem, Otley & Yeadon) gave a speech to a meeting of full council this week in which he outlined the benefits of the scheme for Otley.

Leeds Lib Dem leader Councillor Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell) has criticised cutbacks by Leeds City Council to the city's bowls clubs.

Leeds City Council is aiming to save £150,000 this year on the cost of the 71 greens it operates at 50 sites around the city.

Cllr Golton argues it is wrong for the council to blame budget cutbacks for the move when it recently approved more than £800,000 of council resources for free gym and sport sessions.