Posts by yorkshire reporter

Members of the Hollybush Project and Leeds-based volunteer, Nigel Benson, have won Green Hero Awards as part of The Conservation Volunteers’ 2021 annual volunteer celebrations, the TCV Hero Awards. Volunteers received their awards in an online presentation during the week of 20-24th September. The winners of these annual awards are…

Emma and Nicky Bleasdale from Leeds always knew they’d become foster carers one day. Family had always been their priority and they knew they had enough love and patience to foster, as well as a fantastic network of family and friends to support both them and any foster children that…

Yorkshire Water has surpassed its financial year target of helping 69,000 customers to pay their bills, just five months into the current financial year.   Yorkshire Water has seen an increase in customers using its financial support schemes. The water company has upskilled its staff to support customers in accessing…

More than a third of homeowners have risked their safety by carrying out a DIY task that should have been done by a professional.  A study of 2,000 homeowners found a third (32 per cent) have fiddled with the gas fire, 35 per cent have tried to fix the boiler…

The McGoff Group has acquired 2.9 acres of land in Adel, Yorkshire, with planning permission granted for a stunning new mixed use residential development.  The site, located on Otley Road, will be transformed by the McGoff Group, who will deliver an expertly designed 74 bedroom care facility and six bespoke…

HOUSEHUNTERS looking to start a new chapter in the much sought-after village of Thorp Arch in Wetherby can now discover their forever home at the latest development from five-star housebuilder, Lovell Homes. Blossomfield is a brand-new development of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes nestled between the villages of Thorp Arch…

The first part of an innovative combined project to build 63 new affordable homes close to Leeds city centre is due to be completed later this year. Half of the properties will form a brand new cohousing community, one of around just 20 in the country.  Work on the £9.3…

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire met with students and teaching staff at Leeds City College Quarry Hill Campus this week, to mark a £17million Grant funding allocation between West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Luminate Education Group.   Funded by the Adult Education Budget and National Skills Funding, the contract…

New route is part of a £6.4 million package of new cycling and walking infrastructure in the city Leeds United star Patrick Bamford joined the celebrations at the official opening of the city’s new Elland Road cycle lane today (Monday 20 September). The 1.5km route, which runs from Elland Road…

Stourton park and ride was officially opened by the Minister for future of transport and environment, Minister Rachel Maclean MP and is the third park and ride site in Leeds alongside Elland Road and Temple Green.   Stourton park and ride has buses running every 10-15 minutes and costs £3…