Local Democracy Reporter

Senior figures in Harrogate are angry with plans to build a multi-use conference centre in Leeds, as they fear it could drive business away from the North Yorkshire town.

Enforcement officers say they’re keeping a close eye on a construction site in north-west Leeds after developers breached the terms of their planning permission.

A Ukrainian refugee “seriously considered returning home” to get the dental treatment she desperately needed, because no NHS dentists in Leeds are taking on new patients.

Taxi drivers from across Leeds have protested outside the city’s Civic Hall, as controversial changes to the way they’re regulated move closer to being passed.

A cherished Victorian chimney in west Leeds will be removed, amid fears it could fall and kill a passer-by.

Leeds planning officers have backed the proposed demolition of the city’s Yorkshire Bank HQ, which could see a conference centre built in its place.

Plans to develop a fly-tipping hotspot, once home to a community’s public toilets, have been put forward.

Proposed changes to rules covering Leeds taxi drivers could be made less strict, following resistance from the trade.

Disagreements over the Covid jab and mask-wearing are contributing to a rise in mental health problems among adults, a report has suggested.

Work on West Yorkshire’s mass transit system, which it’s claimed will “hurtle” the region “into the 21st century”, could start by the end of the decade.