Leeds Liberal Democrats

Leeds for Europe, a group campaigning for Britain to remain in the European Union, are hosting a public meeting at Leeds Civic Hall Council Chamber on 20 May. Titled 'Fighting for Europe' the meeting will be addressed by leading national anti-Brexit campaigner, Professor A C Grayling, and former Leeds MP Michael Meadowcroft.

This Saturday, 20 May, Leeds West Liberal Democrats are holding a meeting to promote their candidate for the General Election. The meeting is at 11.30am, at the Bramley Community Centre, Waterloo Lane, LS13 2JB (near the junction with Bramley Town Street). You are warmly invited to attend. A photograph of the candidate is attached.

Garages on Queensway, off Haigh Road have been demolished and are to be grassed over for residents to enjoy thanks to Rothwell Lib Dem Councillor Stewart Golton.

After years as a local eyesore, demolition has started and work should be finished on the new green area by the summer.

Cllr Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell) commented: "The garages have remained largely unused for some time now and the area has turned increasingly derelict, becoming a magnet for graffiti and fly-tipping.

A year after the new franchise was announced, Cllr Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell), met with Northern Rail to find out the scale and timetable for the promised improvements to the line.

When the franchise changed hands from Arriva to Northern, a slew of announcements were made, promising more trains, running for longer and with more carriages, as well as improvements to the station itself.

A 20mph zone has been agreed for Stone Brig Lane to protect pupils from Rothwell Primary but Cllr Stewart Golton has warned that without enforcement, the zone will be ineffective.

With consultation already complete and signage now created, the zone came into effect as soon as the signs went up. It joined several other 20mph zones already in operation around local schools.

The residents of John O'Gaunts are being encouraged to get their estate's needs formally recognised in writing, by completing the Rothwell Neighbourhood Forum's residents' survey.

Cllr Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell) said: "The community on John O'Gaunts have a history of being let down by the council when it comes to estate improvements. Too often an investment programme will start, only to be cut short halfway through leaving half the community short-changed.

Following residents' requests for a shrub bed to be removed on High Ridge Park, Councillor Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell) has welcomed news that the proposal has been approved.

Local residents had approached Cllr Golton, concerned about the lack of parking in the area, especially given the proximity of a local nursery and the allotments nearby.

Rothwell councillor Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell), has given local community group For Disability Mobility (FDM) £250 so they can keep transporting South Leeds' elderly and training other community transport drivers throughout the city.

FDM provide a community transport service for the elderly or infirm and run a social club, helping to reduce loneliness and social isolation by taking older residents out on trips to places such as West Yorkshire Playhouse, the cinema or even as far out as Chatsworth House and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

Local Lib Dem councillor Stewart Golton (Lib Dem, Rothwell) is celebrating the long awaited delivery of a footbridge over the Aire at Skelton Lake near Woodlesford.

The bridge was promised a decade ago but plans were mired when squabbles with the old Coal Authority surfaced over money.

A few years ago, Sustrans were given the task of constructing the bridge with an accessible path, linking the lake to Rothwell Country Park and the Wykebeck Valley Way. The bridge has now been completed, with only a final section of the path to be finished for it to open to the public.

A 20mph zone has been agreed for Stone Brig Lane to protect pupils from Rothwell Primary but Cllr Stewart Golton has warned that without enforcement, the zone will be ineffective.

With consultation already complete and signage now created, the zone is set to come into effect as soon as the signs go up. It joins several other 20mph zones already in operation around local schools.