Category: Stourton

News and events for the Stourton area

Call for land to be safeguarded for southern station extension

The Mayor of West Yorkshire and leader of Leeds City Council have written (full letter attached) to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure land around Leeds Station continues to be safeguarded. The land was earmarked for the HS2 high speed rail route through Stourton and Hunslet until the eastern

Local history: Thwaite Watermill in Stourton (part 1)

Thwaite watermill could be considered a unique heritage attraction because it is one of the last working water-powered mills in Britain and due to its varying uses by trade offers a unique lens in which to study the many aspects of local society and industrial history. The life of the

New murals show heritage and wildlife protected by flood scheme

Striking new murals highlight industrial heritage and wildlife protected by the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme The murals, painted by artist James Mayle and funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund celebrate heritage and wildlife, add vibrancy to the area and act as a deterrent for vandalism. The Leeds Flood Alleviation

Planning applications 11 December 2023

Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the weeks beginning Monday 11 December 2023. Click on the description to see the full application:   Replacement of existing external facade cladding

Councillors launch litter-picking micro grants scheme

Cllr Mohammed Iqbal and Cllr Paul Wray (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) have announced their plans to launch litter picking kit micro-grants of £300 for schools, faith groups, community groups and residents’ associations from January as part of their new “The Big Clean Up” campaign – a wider campaign which will

Planning secured for Skelton Grange industrial development

Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property for sustainable development and investment, has secured planning approval from Leeds City Council for the development of 800,000 sq ft of industrial and logistics space at its Skelton Grange site in Stourton. The 50-acre site is adjacent to Junction 45

Leeds flood defences perform as designed during Storm Babet

Leeds City Council has today (30 October 2023) issued an update on the current known impacts of Storm Babet, which brought high winds and heavy rain between October 19-21 2023. Yellow and amber alerts for rainfall were issued by the Met Office across the storm. The high levels of rainfall