The Leeds Guardian

Independent Twitter account for Leeds connecting people to civic stuff like council, public transport etc. What are the people of Leeds talking about today?

[West Leeds Dispatch @WLDispatch]

Would you like to tell the story of your community and learn new skills at the same time?
Here's a final call to join our free and fun beginners' community reporters' training course, which starts on Tuesday ⤵️
https://t.co/DNLb7pjcRD

[FC Farsley Sports Club @FCFarsleySports]

We're honouring the memories of three Farsley stalwarts by naming our training pitches after them.
Full details here ⤵️
https://t.co/LzigQTg8OI
🔵🟡🧵

[FC Farsley Sports Club @FCFarsleySports]

Inspired by Farsley's industrial heritage, Ed Cowburn writes about designing the new FC Farsley home kit 💙💛
⤵️
https://t.co/DZBgBmOdGM

[West Leeds Dispatch @WLDispatch]

Councillors have made their decision over controversial plans for a new McDonald's drive thru restaurant in Stanningley...
https://t.co/wlDGC0E0jU

[West Leeds Dispatch @WLDispatch]

"The application fails to provide any evidence to support the assertion that the buildings are unsafe and dangerous..." ⤵️
https://t.co/4PVCwGl4Uu

[Farsley Celtic @FarsleyCelticFC]

This little superstar and his bucket raised a magnificent £365 for our crowdfunder at yesterday's game.
A huge thanks to six-year-old Oliver Pugh for his efforts and to everyone who donated, including fans from @ChesterFC who were incredibly generous and supportive

[BBC Yorkshire @BBCLookNorth]

McDonald's plan a 'complete disaster', MP claims https://t.co/oNALMbsqU5

[Connecting Leeds Travel Info @LeedsTravelInfo]

Water Lane closed between the junctions with Bath Road and Springwell Road in Holbeck.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

We also had a good conversation with our neighbours at Armley Mosque today. We talked about communities, familes and friends, and shared tea. We shared messages of peaceful support. We look forward to building further relationships in the Autumn.

[Harehills ❤️ Love @HarehillsLove]

You may hear about trouble in Harehills, but the spirit of the Harehills community is greater - and that's Harehills to me #harehills #leeds #communityspirit #ls8 #ls9
https://t.co/h4lTTzn6PK

[Salma Arif @CllrSalmaArif]

Thank you to the Home Secretary @YvetteCooperMP for taking the time out to meet with us to discuss the disorder in Harehills.

I impressed on her the events did not define Harehills and that as community we would rebuild & reflect.

[Jess Parker @jessicaparker57]

#Harehills is open for business. Nails and tyres this morning. I love East Leeds.

[Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire @MayorOfWY]

Good to see calm return to Harehills last night. I would like to thank those in the community who really stepped up to help us ease tensions and deescalate the situation.

Decent people who care deeply about this vibrant and diverse part of the city, which they are rightly proud to call home.

I also thank the Home Secretary @yvettecoopermp for making it her priority to visit the city and meet with us yesterday.

We are clear - Thursday night’s events do not define Harehills. And we will work tirelessly with the community, @WestYorksPolice and @leedscc_news to move on and upwards from those unacceptable scenes of violence.

[Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire @MayorOfWY]

Following events in Harehills, @DeputyMayorPCWY and I met with community representatives at @CATCHLeeds to gain further understanding of the situation.

Last night was awful to witness and distressing for the community. I commend those who worked through the night going above and beyond to deescalate the situation.

I strongly urge calm and encourage parents to check in on their youngsters to keep them safe and off the streets.

Dog whistle politics from people outside of our region who do not know our community or the facts are offensive and unwelcome.

[Salma Arif @CllrSalmaArif]

Finally home after a long day in Harehills.

Today I was in continuous with residents, police, council, youth services & community leaders.

No repeat of yesterday’s disturbance which is what we set out to achieve early this morning.

#Harehills

[Leeds Civic Trust @LeedsCivicTrust]

🐻 Thank you to all who attended our Bear Pit Sneak Peek event yesterday. It was great to learn more about the Victorian Zoological and Botanical Gardens that the Bear Pit was born of and see the restored structure as it stands today.

#LeedsCivicTrust

[West Leeds Dispatch @WLDispatch]

Pudsey councillor Trish Smith has left the Conservative party, but will continue as an independent ⤵️
https://t.co/j2eE3ZnOg8 #westleeds #pudsey

[West Leeds Dispatch @WLDispatch]

A grant of over £207,000 has been awarded to improve the energy efficiency of two popular West Leeds leisure facilities ⤵️
https://t.co/ir9LpdyiLc

[Farrans Construction @Farrans_UKI]

✨ Exciting milestone at our @LBIAirport project ✨

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has officially marked the start of #construction work on its new terminal regeneration with a ground breaking ceremony.

Find out more: https://t.co/TPzDe3j4Zk

#aviation

[Connecting Leeds @ConnectingLeeds]

⚠️ Plan ahead: night-time closures at Armley Gyratory over the Easter school holidays.

📅 Southbound A643 will be closed for 3 nights (8pm – 5.30am) on:
2 April
3 April
10 April

↩️ Diversions will be in place and signposted.

Find out more: https://t.co/TXl9mQwLth