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The final phases of improving Leeds City Square and its surrounding areas begin on Monday 4 September, with overnight road closures in place to complete highways surfacing works.

As part of the ongoing transformation of Leeds City Rail Station’s main entrance and surrounding area, the northern section of New Station Street (from the station’s main entrance to City Square) will be closed to pedestrians from Thursday (24 August).

Cllr James Lewis, Cllr Tom Hunt, Tom Riordan and Kate Josephs, Leaders and Chief Executives of Leeds City Council and Sheffield City Council, said:

News release issued on behalf of the HS2 East group

Regional mayors and council leaders from across the North and Midlands have united behind a new report which identifies how their cities, towns and communities can be better connected by rail, and at a reduced cost compared to the original HS2 proposals for the east of the country.

Leeds City Council will soon install the first permanent average-speed cameras in West Yorkshire, which will be located on the A6120 Outer Ring Road and the A647 Stanningley Bypass, and form part of the Connecting West Leeds scheme.

Levels of air pollution in Leeds have not returned to pre-pandemic levels and continue their long-term decline as a result of citywide action, new air quality data published by Leeds City Council on Clean Air Day confirms.

First look at the e-bikes coming to Leeds this autumn as scheme is given green light!

Major improvements to Leeds City Rail Station’s main entrance and surrounding area begin next week – and visitors are being encouraged to consider how these changes will affect their journey to and from the station.