It's results day - best wishes from all of us!

🏡Housing Leeds Annual Report 2024-25🏡 Our communities are at the heart of what we do, and we are committed to centring the voice and needs of tenants in all of our work. We're proud to present this report, covering our activity and performance last year. 🔗 indd.adobe.com/view/149bc3d...

In Leeds, local connection matters. Up to 25% of social housing is set aside for those who’ve lived, worked, or have family in the area and 90% goes to local people based on need. That’s how it should be—locals first. 🦉 Source: Leeds City Council Lettings Policy #Horsforth #Leeds #Factsfirst

At Executive Board today Cllr Jess Lennox is taking action on homes

Today is a huge moment for our region. The Chancellor’s backing means we are on track to bring trams back to the streets of Leeds and Bradford. It's time for trams and we're ready to deliver. westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and...

Members of Leeds Labour Group gathered today with Trade Unions to mark Worker's Memorial Day #WMD2025

🌹⚖️Leeds CC Budget Day⚖️🌹 Today LCC sets it's '25-26 budget, for the first time in 15 years under a Labour Government, taking steps to repair the damage done by £2.7BN of Tory austerity. We will continue to deliver for a greener, safer, fairer city. Watch from 1pm: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Leeds Labour has taken action to help our poorest pensioners

Right to Buy strips local authorities of their capacity to help those most in need of decent, secure social rented homes. Leeds Labour is working with the Govt on their social housing reforms - calling for an end to sales, a new toolkit to build homes and meet the housing emergency. Cllr Jess Lennox

Cllr Salma Arif shares some good news about Neighbourhood Networks in Leeds on or insta account

The government announced this week that it has tripled emergency funding for councils to tackle rough sleeping and emergency homelessness - and Leeds will receive £626,206. This is very welcome, to strengthen our service and the strong partnerships that we have in Leeds delivering this support.

It's our potholes campaign weekend and we have good news!

It's beautiful out there but not very easy to get around! Thanks to mammoth efforts by staff, all #Leeds bin routes are out and attempting collections, and all Libraries and Community Hubs are open. Stay warm and safe! ❄️

GRIT BIN REFILLS AND NEW LOCATION REQUESTS I'm getting a lot of requests for these at the moment due to the weather. Please follow the link for all the relevant information on how to get a grit bin refilled or to request a new location to be considered. www.leeds.gov.uk/parking-road...

Full house today for our Racial Justice and Equality Conference. Together, we can tackle the far-right.

Great to be at the State of The City annual meeting 2024 and hear from Holbeck Together's own Elissa! Really good conversations on my table about #teamleeds, what is good/brilliant and what needs to be better.

Always one of the most motivating events of the year - at Leeds State of the City #LeedsSOTC we're looking at #TeamLeeds in our localities, the incredible ground-up work that happens in our communities and how together we can do more. A room full of people doing inspiring things that improve lives.

It's the last two weeks of the consultation on Selective Landlord Licensing - the link to fill it out is here: search.app?link=https%3... This is one of the biggest tools we have as a local authority to regulate the standards of private rented housing in our city, and has already made a difference.

top of the league #mot #alaw

Really proud to have been Highly Commended for Local Authority of the Year! For all the incredible work that goes on - from tenant engagement to building new homes to selective landlord licensing to regeneration to retrofitting - this is a real testament to the dedication of all our teams #UKHA2024

"We believe the 36, nearly 40, billion pound discount given for a right to buy houses took a million houses out of the public housing sector which is desperately needed for rent." - John Prescott

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There is no room for transphobia, or any type of discrimination, in West Yorkshire. On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour lives lost to transphobic violence. I stand with our trans community and will do all I can to build a region where everyone feels safe to be themselves.

Leeds Labour are working hard to support people with the cost of living. Leader of the Council Cllr James Lewis and Cllr Mary Harland, Exec Member for Communities welcome to he Labour Government's extension of the Household Support Fund.

NEW: West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin (@tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social) announces the £2 bus fare cap in her region will continue until March despite it going up to £3 nationally from December Her mayoral authority got £36.1 million this weekend towards its Bus Service Improvement Plan 1/2

Today I spoke at Leeds City Council Full Council on the Annual Planning Report as Chair of the South and West Plans Panel. I thanked hardworking officers for the work they do, raised the challenges panel members face carrying out their qusi-judicial, and future issues...

First West Yorkshire changed timetables in October without consultation and refused to listen to warnings about their plans. We're calling on them to rethink and restore our bus service. Late to school, can't get home from the shops or work? Please sign our petition. www.change.org/p/reinstate-...

🚨Hi-Viz Alert🚨 Site visit today to catch up with Leeds Building Services as they undertake work to upgrade electrics and fire safety systems in one of our Retirement Life blocks - was brilliant to see the high standard of work and the respect and care for our tenants from our in-house contractor.

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