🍅 Nominations are now open, scan the code or visit bit.ly/NominateFood... #Leeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletCarr #HunlsetGreen #LeedsDock #LeedsRiverside #SouthLeeds

🎉 It was a pleasure to attend the 'A Taste of Africa, Celebrate Christmas Like Back Home' at Involve Leeds on Saturday. It was really amazing to see so many interesting stalls and gifts - I plan to buy some amazing wooden sculptures.

🍅 FoodWise Leeds and Fruit Works Co-op are running a community food growing census to map out existing projects - can you spare the time it take to eat an apple to help them out?! Scan the code of click forms.gle/6J3Bz58F54XB...

♥️ Thank you to the team at Hunslet Community Hub and Library for putting up this wonderful Stourton aerial photo. Steven Calline, who requested that the photo be installed in the hub, produced the only record of Stourton life across a 300 page book. History matters.

🗣️ Face-to-face advice drop-ins. No appointment needed. This Friday will be Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, and Saturday will be me. #Leeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletCarr #HunlsetGreen #LeedsDock #LeedsRiverside #SouthLeeds

❓ The Briggate Action Plan consultation is now under way. Find out more at www.leeds.gov.uk/briggateactionplan or scan the QR code. #Leeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletCarr

🥶 The weather outside may have been frightful, but the door knocking was still delightful! It was good to be out on the Linden's with Cllr Mohammed Iqbal and Sarata Sawo today. We had lots of very nice pleasant conversations with local residents despite the cold weather.

📅 The Week That Was: WC 17/11/25 #Leeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletCarr #HunlsetGreen #LeedsDock #LeedsRiverside #southleedslife

😮 Don't be a dumper. Get rid of your bulky waste the right way. #Leeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletCarr #HunlsetGreen #LeedsDock #LeedsRiverside #SouthLeeds

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Big ladder or small people? This morning I helped put oil on the Cross Flatts park sculpture with Cllr Andrew Scopes and Angela Gabriel, to help protect it from the elements. #LS11 #CrosdFlattsPark #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #SouthLeeds #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil

👼 Thank you to Hunslet Carr Residents Association for arranging this year's local lights switch on in their area, and thank you also to the children from Hunslet Carr Primary School for leading the Christmas Carols.

🎅 The Hunslet Carr Christmas light switch on is this Thursday (20th November) at 17:15 at the Hunslet Carr Welcome Wheel, at the junction of Balm Road and Belle Isle Road.

🚮 Known Missed Bin Collections: Whitehall Road due to roadworks. Collection reattempts will happen within the next two working days. #Leeds #LeedsCityCentre #BeestonLeeds #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil

📝 Daily Update 15/11/25 #Leeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletCarr #HunlsetGreen #LeedsDock #LeedsRiverside #SouthLeeds

Leeds Apprenticeship Fair is taking place on Wednesday 11 February 2026 at the First Direct Arena, Leeds, from 1.00pm to 7.00pm. This flagship event is one of the largest of its kind in the North of England, attracting over 100 exhibitors and welcoming more than 11,000 visitors in previous years.

I've always been happy to support the White Ribbon Campaign, which is about preventing violence against women and girls by addressing the root causes of why some men are violence against women: such as harmful attitudes, behaviours and systems around rigid...

📯 When the guns fell silent on this day in 1918, Europe emerged out of its most bloody war in its history. We remember those who lost their lives, and those who came back forever traumatised in that war, and those that followed.

😡 Please do the right thing and help us keep our community clean and tidy. #Leeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletCarr #HunlsetGreen #LeedsDock #LeedsRiverside #SouthLeeds

🍂 On Friday, the Hunslet Cleaner Neighbourhoods operational team was joined by the road sweeping team to address key hotspot areas across the ward for the second week of the de-leafing work. Both teams dedicated the full day to this task and successfully removed a significant volume of leaves and...

🗣️ It was good to be out on the Woodviews and Trentham Street with Sarata Sawo today. Despite me still being a little tired from being, we spoke to a good number of residents and picked up some new casework, which I'll now work through. #LS11 #Beeston #BeestonHill #SouthLeeds #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil

😀 Some post International Men's Day (IMD) events on Thursday 20th of November open to the public. IMD itself is on the 19th. #Leeds #Men #InternationalMensDay #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletCarr

🔎 Yesterday I joined the Housing Leeds estate inspection of the Midlands and Rochefords in Hunslet. It was a pretty standard inspection, with some fly tipping, spotting blocked drains, overgrown bushes, damaged guttering and down pipes, issues with bins, and excessive garden waste, etc.

✉️ Postal voters in Leeds are being asked to urgently renew their details if they have not yet done so as the deadline nears. All registered postal voters in the city who applied to vote by that method before January 30 2024 need to renew their details by the...

🐭 Following complaints about rats in some of the drain on Hunslet Square, I asked Highways Gullies Team to clear these. It then became apparent that when the last asset audit was done, these drains were missed, which would explain why they have not been cleared for a while and are full of...

🎖️ Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, Sarata Sawo, and I will join residents to remember our honoured fallen. We're happy to be working with the Hunslet Gathering and Hunslet Church of the Nazarene to help deliver these short services of remembrance, and to fund the end of event refreshments.

🎖️ last night, I spent the evening getting out reminder banners for Remembrance Sunday next week. Details are in the comments. #LS10 #Hunslet #HunsletCarr #HunsletGreen #SouthLeeds #Leeds #LCC #LeedsCiryCouncil #Remebrance #RemberanceSunday

🗣️ Tonight is the latest Garnets and Oakley Residents Association at St Luke's CARES on Dewsbury Road. See you there. #LS11 #HunsletMoor #GarnetsandOakleys #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil

🎃 It has been good to be the Friends of Hunslet Moor with Sarata Sawo to help them set up their amazing annual Halloween Party for the community. #LS11 #HunsletMoor #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #BeestonHill #SouthLeeds #Halloween #Leeds #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil

🏟️ Today I chaired City Plans Panel on behalf of Cllr Heselwood, as she couldn't attend. The planning panel heard a position statement on the progress of the Elland Road redevelopment, which is by far one of the most complex the city has had to assess in decades.

ℹ️ Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate Applications: Hoist House, Unit 2, 5 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP REF: PREM/04425/003 Details: Variation of opening times and licensable activities from current hours to:

💨🌳 With higher winds comes tree damage and fallen branches. #Leeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds #Hunslet #LS10 #LS11 #LS1 #LS2 #LS9 #LS12 #LeedsCityCentre #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil #HunsletMoor #HunsletCarr #LeedsDock #LeedsRiverside

🎖️ It was a pleasure to help Cllr Andrew Scopes and Angela Gabriel dress Holbeck Cemetery for Remembrance Day. Although not in the ward I represent, the cemetery sits just over the ward boundary, and many local families have relatives buried here.

👨‍🎨 It was good to be at the launch of the latest exhibition at BasementArtsProject today with Sarata Sawo. Basement Arts Project is an amazing cultural gem of Beeston and South Leeds, bringing interesting art to our part of the Leeds on a regular basis.

🚧 Temporary Road Closure: Neville Street Description: Road closure for the laying of kerb lines along a new street layout Date: 4 Nov - 6 Nov Times: 09:30 - 15:30 More Info: one.network?tm=GB146426439 #LS1 #LS2 #LeedsCityCouncil #Leeds #LCC #LeedsCityCouncil

ℹ️ Domestic refuse crews are attempting to recover the green bins missed across around a dozen streets on Beeston Hill from last Saturday. Most should be recovered today. If yours isn't, please leave it out for tomorrow. If it is not collected, please report it as missed as set out below.

🎖️ Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, Sarata Sawo, and I will join residents to remember our honoured fallen. We're happy to be working with the Hunslet Gathering and Hunslet Church of the Nazarene to help deliver these short services of remembrance, and to fund the end of event refreshments.

🚮 Known Missed Bin Collections: Belvedere Avenue, Brompton Grove and View, Burlington Road, Clovelly Place and Row, Harlech Crescent, Street and Terrace, Hird Street, Marian Grove, Tempest Place and Road, Trentham Avenue and Place, all due to a vehicle obstructions.

🌱 It was good to quickly drop-in to St Mary's in Beeston to show my support for the wonderful Beeston in Bloom. I bought some amazing coasters made from some of the trees that were felled at part of the ash-dye back work, and some raffle tickets.

🗣️ It was good to be joined by Sarata Sawo to help me at my end of advice drop-ins. These face-to-face advice sessions are important as not everyone wants to get help or support via email or telephone etc.

🏉 It was a pleasure to be at the launch event for the Leeds Touch Rugby Festival 2026 event. This festival will bring IGR Touch teams from around the world to Yorkshire, creating an unforgettable event for players and supporters alike.

🇬🇧 It was an honour to be the launch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in Leeds, at Leeds Civic Hall today, on behalf of residents across Hunslet, Beeston, Leeds City Centre, and the Riverside. Remembrance Day matters to me greatly.

🏗️ Today I chaired the South & West Plans Panel, one of the cross city roles I carry out on behalf of the wider council. Today's application for a McDonald's, in Bramley and Stanningley Ward, was quite a difficult one to determine, with complicated arguments for and against the officer...

🚮 It was good to join Kidz Klub Leeds on Beeston Hill yesterday for a community litter pick with the children who attend this amazing youth group. The passion they showed to tidy up the area they live in was really inspiring, and we had a bit of fun seeing whether they...

🗣️ It was good to be on Beeston Hill this afternoon to speak to residents around the Couplands and Brett Gardens with Cllr Mohammed Iqbal and Sarata Sawo.

🫂 This morning I attended a cross council equity meeting to talk about how we integrate the decision to make care leavers as a protected characteristic in a Leeds, and deliver that through the services we deliver.

🎇 Belated Happy Diwali to everyone in Hunslet, Beeston, and Leeds City Centre and the Riverside who are celebrating from Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, Sarata Sawo and me - sadly the message didn't go out as timed yesterday!

🚮 It was great to catch-up with Peter and Neil at Hamara Healthy Living Centre to talk about their Mean to Clean campaigns and work. I'll be connecting them with our Cleaner Neighbourhoods Team to help them coordinate their work with the...

🚧 Temporary Road Closure: Dewsbury Road Description: Routine CSO inspection Date: 17 Nov 04:00 - 06:00 More Info: one.network?tm=GB146077328 #LS11 LS1 LS10 #HunsletMoor #LeedsCityCouncil #Leeds #LCC #SouthLeeds #Beeston #BeestonLeeds

🚧 Temporary Road Closure: Back Longroyd Terrace Description: new electric connection Date: 17 Nov - 21 Nov More Info: one.network?tm=GB146034868 #LS11 #HunsletMoor #LeedsCityCouncil #Leeds #LCC #SouthLeeds