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Housing Issues

Entrepreneurs in Chapeltown take first steps toward launching new businesses

A group of aspiring entrepreneurs from across Leeds have taken a significant step towards launching their own ventures after completing a two weekend training

April 1, 2026

Business·Chapeltown·Housing Issues

Families sleep out in the cold to demand fair housing in Leeds

Campaigners from East Leeds braved the cold to demand fair housing for families and ensure that autistic children are provided with adequate housing. Protesters

December 17, 2025

East Leeds·Housing Issues

Key milestone for plans to transform eyesore Seacroft site and deliver new homes

Plans for new council housing on a site in East Leeds currently occupied by dozens of empty run-down flats have taken a significant step

June 10, 2025

General News·Housing Issues·Latest News·Seacroft

Voices from the Margins Demand Housing Justice in Leeds

A ten-year-old child from Harehills stood before a crowd in the heart of the city centre and delivered a blistering, heart-wrenching speech about trauma,

May 21, 2025

East Leeds Life·Harehills·Housing Issues

Trapped at home: The hidden horrors of cuckooing

When Alex knocked on her elderly neighbour’s door, she never knew who was going to answer. “She was like family to me,” she says.

April 21, 2025

Crime·East Leeds·Features·Housing Issues

Youth Homelessness is on the rise—what can be done?

Homelessness is on the rise in Leeds, and young people from areas like East Leeds are among those hit hardest due to the poverty

March 5, 2025

Blog·Housing Issues

Harehills; Housing plan for former driving test centre

A former driving test centre – Hillcrest House in Harehills – could be converted into housing Leeds City Council has received plans for its

November 11, 2024

General News·Harehills·Housing Issues

Garforth housing development

Housing Demand Surges in Garforth as Property Development Nears Completion

A popular new housing development in Garforth is down to its final few homes, with high demand from buyers across East Leeds and beyond.

November 5, 2024

Garforth·Housing Issues

Drop in to show homes and employment plans at former Burtons factory site

The Burton factory in Leeds was once the largest clothing site in the world. It was the biggest employer in the city and at

November 1, 2024

Burmantofts·General News·Housing Issues·Job News

Calls for Action on Derelict Seacroft Estate

Residents near Kingsdale Court in Seacroft are urging action over the future of the derelict estate, which has become an “eyesore.” Built in the

October 22, 2024

Housing Issues·Seacroft