Leeds Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrat Group on Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council to acquire land at Leeds Girls' High site

2.07.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Wed 11th Jun 2008

Local Councillors welcome decision to protect community green spaces

Following a deputation and petition submitted to full council by local residents, Leeds City Council's Executive Board decided on Wednesday to enter into negotiations with Leeds Girls' High School to acquire land on its former site. The areas in question are the Ford House Garden and a stretch of land south of Victoria Road, which Councillors hope to turn into public open spaces to benefit the local community.

The Board is also committed to conserving all protected pitches on the site as public areas, and this will be at the top of the agenda in any discussions regarding the potential future usage of other parts of the site.

Cllr Martin Hamilton (Lib Dem, Headingley), commented:

"I, for one, am very pleased that Council leaders are looking into acquiring this land to keep it for public use. It is vital that we protect our valuable green spaces within the city".

Cllr Penny Ewens (Lib Dem, Hyde Park & Woodhouse) added:

"I am happy to see the Council listening to the views of local residents and working to benefit the local community. It is an issue that many residents in my ward feel strongly about and I am confident that we can work together to reach an outcome that is agreeable to all involved".

Bookmark this story at: del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg FacebookFacebook LibDigLibDig redditreddit StumbleUponStumbleUpon
Print this news story.
Previous news story: PFI application for new Well Being Centre in Holt Park (Wed 11th Jun 2008).
Next news story: Work underway on new toilet block at Yeadon Tarn. (Tue 17th Jun 2008).

Related News Stories:

Fri 21st Nov 2008:

Tue 28th Oct 2008:

Wed 15th Oct 2008:

Mon 21st Jul 2008:

Wed 2nd Jul 2008:

Tue 3rd Jun 2008:

Thu 17th Apr 2008:

Tue 8th Apr 2008:

Fri 4th Apr 2008:

Mon 24th Mar 2008:

Tue 4th Mar 2008:

Tue 15th Jan 2008:

Fri 14th Dec 2007:

Mon 3rd Dec 2007:

Fri 23rd Nov 2007:

Wed 21st Nov 2007:

Wed 14th Nov 2007:

Tue 6th Nov 2007:

Fri 2nd Nov 2007:

Mon 8th Oct 2007:

Wed 26th Sep 2007:

Tue 11th Sep 2007:

Mon 10th Sep 2007:

Wed 5th Sep 2007:

Tue 14th Aug 2007:

Thu 26th Jul 2007:

Wed 27th Jun 2007:

Tue 20th Mar 2007:

Tue 13th Mar 2007:

Wed 7th Mar 2007:

Tue 6th Mar 2007:

Fri 2nd Feb 2007:

Thu 1st Feb 2007:

Thu 25th Jan 2007:

Mon 15th Jan 2007:

Thu 11th Jan 2007:

Wed 10th Jan 2007:

Wed 13th Dec 2006:

Thu 16th Nov 2006:

Mon 6th Nov 2006:

Tue 26th Sep 2006:

Thu 10th Aug 2006:

Wed 9th Aug 2006:

Thu 3rd Aug 2006:

Thu 13th Jul 2006:

Mon 26th Jun 2006:

Thu 22nd Jun 2006:

Thu 15th Jun 2006:

Fri 12th May 2006:

Thu 11th May 2006:

Tue 9th May 2006:

Wed 19th Apr 2006:

Fri 24th Mar 2006:

Wed 22nd Mar 2006:

Wed 15th Mar 2006:

Fri 3rd Mar 2006:

Thu 2nd Mar 2006:

Wed 1st Mar 2006:

Tue 28th Feb 2006:

Mon 27th Feb 2006:

Thu 23rd Feb 2006:

Thu 16th Feb 2006:

Thu 26th Jan 2006:

Thu 19th Jan 2006:

Thu 12th Jan 2006:

Thu 15th Dec 2005:

Tue 13th Dec 2005:

Thu 1st Dec 2005:

Wed 26th Oct 2005:

Mon 24th Oct 2005:

Fri 21st Oct 2005:

Thu 22nd Sep 2005:

Wed 17th Aug 2005:

Mon 16th May 2005:

Thu 21st Apr 2005:

Wed 20th Apr 2005:

Tue 8th Mar 2005:

Wed 9th Feb 2005:

Sun 6th Feb 2005:

Fri 21st Jan 2005:

Fri 10th Dec 2004:

Mon 6th Dec 2004:

Mon 29th Nov 2004:

Wed 17th Nov 2004:

Wed 10th Nov 2004:

Tue 9th Nov 2004:

Wed 22nd Sep 2004:

Thu 29th Jul 2004:

Fri 23rd Jul 2004:

Thu 17th Jun 2004:

Fri 11th Jun 2004:

Sun 2nd May 2004:

Mon 26th Apr 2004:

Fri 23rd Apr 2004:

Thu 25th Mar 2004:

Mon 22nd Mar 2004:

Fri 27th Feb 2004:

Wed 25th Feb 2004:

Tue 24th Feb 2004:

Thu 19th Feb 2004:

Fri 6th Feb 2004:

Thu 15th Jan 2004:

Fri 2nd Jan 2004:

Thu 4th Dec 2003:

Fri 28th Nov 2003:

Wed 19th Nov 2003:

Tue 4th Nov 2003:

Thu 30th Oct 2003:

Wed 15th Oct 2003:

Thu 11th Sep 2003:

Wed 3rd Sep 2003:

Tue 15th Jul 2003:

Thu 19th Jun 2003:

Mon 12th May 2003:

Fri 2nd May 2003:

Mon 17th Feb 2003:

Mon 3rd Feb 2003:

Thu 5th Dec 2002:

Printed and hosted by Prater Raines Ltd, 82b Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BX.
Published and promoted by Leeds Liberal Democrats, Chapel House, Manor Gardens, Pool-in-Wharfedale, LS21 1NB.
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.