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A new strategy to eliminate road deaths and serious injuries in Leeds by 2040 will be discussed by senior councillors next week.

Senior councillors will discuss the city’s progress towards becoming a carbon neutral city at a meeting of the council’s executive board next week.

Senior councillors in Leeds are set to underline their commitment to reduce waste and help residents responsibly and legally dispose of unwanted items. 

Work has started at the former South Leeds golf course on the creation of a 48-hectare country park and green space.

A West Yorkshire Police operation that has dealt with thousands of dangerous drivers in Leeds has been extended for another 12 months, thanks to a commitment of £67,000 in funding from Leeds City Council.

Nineteen schools across Leeds are receiving new bicycle and scooter storage, in a project worth £100,000.

Leeds City Council’s executive board will consider a 10-year strategy next week which will set out the ambition for the city to have the best parks and green spaces in the UK.

Work has now started on a £40million council housing development which will see the regeneration of Throstle Recreation Ground and the former Middleton Skills Centre in Leeds.

To mark the beginning of National Tree Week, Leeds City Council launched their winter tree planting season over the weekend with a tree planting event held in Harehills Park.

Leeds City Council leisure and wellbeing centres will soon house some of the greenest gyms and pools in the city, thanks to a more than 10million pounds of investment in low carbon upgrades.