Monthly Archives: July 2024

West Yorkshire Mass Transit Public Consultation

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Trams are on their way – have your say!

The Combined Authority is holding the first public consultation on Mass Transit to show early plans for an exciting new tram network to connect Leeds and Bradford. Mass Transit Phase one will transform the local transport network, connect more people to the places that matter most to them and provide a reliable, frequent new way to travel. We are creating Mass Transit to benefit our communities, so it is important we hear what you think.  Your valuable feedback is needed to help us identify which route options will create a Leeds Line and a Bradford Line for Phase one.   

How to have your say

To view all the Mass Transit consultation information, feedback survey and when community consultation events are taking place near you visit West Yorkshire Mass Transit | Your Voice (westyorks-ca.gov.uk)

The feedback survey will be open to gather your feedback during the consultation period from 12.00 on Monday 15 July until 23.59 on Monday 30 September 2024.

Goodbye to our Caring Together Patron

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Hilary Benn MP

Following the changes to constituency boundaries at the general election last week, Hilary Benn is no longer the MP for our area and as a result he has stepped down as Caring Together Patron.

Hilary was elected as MP for the Leeds South constituency and is also now the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. We want to thank Hilary for being our patron for so many years and for all his support during that time and to wish him good fortune in his new posts.

The MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, which includes Caring Together’s area is Alex Sobel and we look forward to having a good relationship with our new MP.

Election Day is here!!

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Today is the day of the General Election and your chance to cast your vote to choose the MP for this area and the Government of the UK for the next five years. So please make sure you use your vote and have your say!

For those who haven’t already voted by post:

Polling stations are open until 10pm today for you to cast your vote. To vote in person you will need to take ID.

This includes an older persons bus pass or disabled persons bus pass.

If your photo ID has expired it will still be accepted as long as the photograph is still a good likeness of you.

Acceptable forms of photo ID are:

• Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
• Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state
• Biometric immigration document
• Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
• Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
• Blue Badge
• National identity card issued by an EEA state
• Older Person’s Bus Pass
• Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
• Oyster 60+ Card
• Freedom Pass
• Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland
• 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
• Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
• Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• War Disablement SmartPass or War Disabled SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
• Voter Authority Certificate or a temporary Voter Authority Certificate

If you received a postal voting pack and have not managed to return it, it can be handed in at a polling station today. If you can’t do this yourself, someone else is allowed to take it for you, You/they will need to fill in a form when it is handed in – the staff at the polling station can help you with this

Charing Cross engagement event

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This event, the first of its kind, was organised by the Inner North West Community Committee bringing together local churches, businesses and support organisations. It was great to see Charing Cross in Woodhouse put to use as a community space. The area has recently been redeveloped and it gave all present a good idea of how it can be used for events in the future. Suggestions from the local community of how they would like to see it used would be greatly appreciated.

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