Adel & Wharfedale Labour Party members will be out campaigning this Saturday 6th January 2018. First up we'll be outside Asda in Holt Park from about 11am engaging with shoppers whilst Alex Sobel MP conducts his surgery in the store's foyer. Straight after we're going to help out our neighbouring Pudsey constituency by flyering train … Continue reading Local Events: Campaigning (6th Jan 2018)
Good News for Holt Park, Cookridge and Tinshill: Labour community campaign heads off surgery closure
Good news for Holt Park, Cookridge and Tinshill. NHS England today announced that Holt Park Surgery will not now close. This decision follows a successful community campaign, led by Labour parliamentary candidate Alex Sobel and Labour’s local election candidate here in Adel and Wharfedale, Mark Henley, and Al Garthwaite, our candidate in Weetwood. The surgery, … Continue reading Good News for Holt Park, Cookridge and Tinshill: Labour community campaign heads off surgery closure
Labour: Working for you in Holt Park – Save Our Surgery and Sharkstoppers – and don’t forget the High Farm Gig
The Holt Park Health Centre Surgery is under threat of closure - with very little local or patient consultation. Alex Sobel, our Parliamentary candidate, has written to NHS England protesting about it – and he’s launched a petition. You can read more about the closure and what Alex has been doing HERE - and you … Continue reading Labour: Working for you in Holt Park – Save Our Surgery and Sharkstoppers – and don’t forget the High Farm Gig
Proposed closure of Holt Park Surgery: Alex Sobel and Mark Henley demand consultation of local residents
Alex, and Mark have been out on the doorstep around Holt Park, Cookridge and Ireland Wood. The point of doorstep work is to meet local residents and to hear their concerns. Over this last week or so they’ve been getting a worrying message – that there are proposals to close the doctor's surgery at Holt … Continue reading Proposed closure of Holt Park Surgery: Alex Sobel and Mark Henley demand consultation of local residents
Bramhope, Leeds NW and Planning: Greg Mulholland’s record on the Localism Act and NPPF
Last week Leeds Labour Council turned down the planning application from Miller homes to build 380 houses on Breary Lane East. Mr Mulholland, Leeds NW’s LibDem MP, immediately wrote to constituents about this – directly from the Commons and on his website. He ‘confirmed’ Leeds City Council’s rejection of the application. He noted that Miller … Continue reading Bramhope, Leeds NW and Planning: Greg Mulholland’s record on the Localism Act and NPPF
‘Local Communities are powerless to protect their countryside’ – CPRE. Wriggle out of that, Mr Mulholland
We’ve frequently reported on the LibDem/Tory Coalition’s National Planning Policy Framework. We’ve stressed that its effects have been to remove powers from Local Authorities and local people. It’s been called a ’Developers’ Charter’ – and not without reason. Recent work by the Campaign to Protect Rural England now reveals just how bad the situation has … Continue reading ‘Local Communities are powerless to protect their countryside’ – CPRE. Wriggle out of that, Mr Mulholland
Holt Park Polling Station: Democracy and Consultation in Leeds NW
Last week polling cards for the Council and EU elections on 22 May dropped through Holt Park letter boxes. And with them came a shock – the usual Polling Station at Holt Park had been moved, to a considerable distance – more than half a mile away. This was the first the residents of Holt … Continue reading Holt Park Polling Station: Democracy and Consultation in Leeds NW
Annual real wages in Leeds NW have fallen by 17% since 2010: Yorkshire and the Humber is over-reliant on temporary work
Alex Sobel, Parliamentary Candidate for Leeds NW, has joined Yorkshire’s Labour MPs to express concern at falling wages and the over-reliance of the region’s jobs market on temporary work. Annual real wages in Leeds North West have fallen by a mind boggling 17% - or more than £5300 – in the last three years. This is … Continue reading Annual real wages in Leeds NW have fallen by 17% since 2010: Yorkshire and the Humber is over-reliant on temporary work
Planning application to replace local petrol station
Euro Garages Ltd, the owners of Lawnswood Service Station sited at the junction of Otley Road and St Helens Lane in Adel, have submitted a proposal to demolish the existing petrol filling station and carwash and erect replacement petrol filling station with 5 pump island, canopy and convenience store with ATM, associated parking and access … Continue reading Planning application to replace local petrol station
Watch the Tour de France in Adel and Wharfedale
Last week Leeds City Council published the details of the official Grand Départ Spectator Hubs and leading locations to watch the start of this year’s Tour de France in Leeds were revealed. Areas along the route will play host to dedicated spectator zones as the world’s largest annual sporting event travels out from its start … Continue reading Watch the Tour de France in Adel and Wharfedale
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