Category: Keeping Safe

Cost of living/energy bills help – update

Government today announced the new energy price guarantee. This will start on 1st October and will cap the energy costs for a household with ‘typical’ use at £2500 (it is currently £1971). The Energy Price Guarantee limits the amount households can be charged per unit of gas or electricity. So your exact bill will continue to… Continue reading Cost of living/energy bills help – update

Message from our councillors re Student Changeover

An update on Student Changeover, the period when many students in the area all move house.We have had 6 enforcement Officers patrolling the whole area from 8am until 4pm since 20th June. They have been advising residents on what to do with waste, handing out warnings for presenting waste in the street and issuing fines… Continue reading Message from our councillors re Student Changeover

Maps to help motorists navigate Leeds city centre and find disabled parking bays

Two online maps have been launched to help Blue Badge holders and other road users navigate around Leeds city centre as major road improvements are carried out and completed. The disabled parking map shows the on-street locations where Blue Badge holders can park, with 111 spaces allocated across 21 different locations in the city centre.… Continue reading Maps to help motorists navigate Leeds city centre and find disabled parking bays

Latest Coronavirus Update from Leeds City Council

“Dear resident We are writing to you this week against the backdrop of the crisis unfolding in Ukraine. Leeds has a long and proud history of helping those in need and we are doing everything we can to support the relief effort and welcome displaced Ukrainians to our city. We recently launched the Leeds Together for… Continue reading Latest Coronavirus Update from Leeds City Council

Advice for older people to stay safe and well as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted

We are sharing some advice from Leeds NHS around older people keeping safe and concerns they may have as restrictions come to an end. Key points are below and you can read more at https://www.leedsccg.nhs.uk/health/coronavirus/take-care-of-you/ “As we enter a new phase of living with the virus we would like to share with you some key… Continue reading Advice for older people to stay safe and well as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted

Vaccine Bus at Little London Community Centre

If you’ve yet to get your vaccine or booster, the vaccine bus will be at the community centre on Oatland drive on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday this week, 8:30-11:30am. A nurse will be available to answer any questions. Appointments not needed, you can just go along for 1st, 2nd or booster Pfizer vaccine.

Councillors’ Advice Surgery at Caring Together

Our local councillors for Headingley and Hyde Park ward (which also covers most of Woodhouse) will be holding their monthly Woodhouse advice surgery at our premises tomorrow. They will be at Caring Together on Charing Cross shopping centre (Woodhouse Street, LS6 2PY – across from the Londis shop/Post Office) from 5pm – 6pm, Tuesday 8th… Continue reading Councillors’ Advice Surgery at Caring Together

New service launches designed to discourage and tackle anti-social behaviour in inner north-west Leeds

A unique service tackling anti-social behaviour and noise in Headingley, Hyde Park, Little Woodhouse and Burley launched this week, thanks to a unique partnership between the council and its two biggest universities. The dedicated service is a national first, with Leeds Beckett University and University of Leeds funding overnight patrols, seven days a week, by… Continue reading New service launches designed to discourage and tackle anti-social behaviour in inner north-west Leeds

Coronavirus Update from Leeds City Council

Dear resident This week the government announced its plan for living safely with Covid-19. The plan centres on vaccines as the first line of defence against coronavirus and encourages safe behaviours based on public health advice, rather than restrictions enforced by law. The plan acknowledges that Covid-19 is here to stay and explains that the… Continue reading Coronavirus Update from Leeds City Council

“Living with Covid” plan – changes from today

Earlier this week the government annouced it’s ‘Living with Covid’ plan meaning that almost all of the covid rules have now been relaxed. From today it will no longer be a legal requirement to self isolate if you test positive for Covid 19, however the guidance is still to stay at home and avoid contact… Continue reading “Living with Covid” plan – changes from today