
More than 1,600 trips made on new Leeds e-bikes during first week
Figures released following official celebration to mark the launch of Leeds City Bikes
"The Chancellor speaks about a compassionate and balanced approach, but in reality he plunges communities in West Yorkshire into a bleak and uncertain future."
17 November 2022
"The Chancellor speaks about a compassionate and balanced approach, but in reality he plunges communities in West Yorkshire into a bleak and uncertain future.
"Our common enemy should be inflation and inequality, yet Jeremy Hunt has taken aim at levelling up with his u-turn on Northern Powerhouse Rail in full, and by forcing local authorities to hike Council Tax to plug the blackhole in their budgets.
"Despite the Chancellor’s rhetoric, record levels of inflation will have a devastating impact on public services as we enter into a recession."
Figures released following official celebration to mark the launch of Leeds City Bikes
Plans to reform bus services in West Yorkshire are set to take another important step forward at a special meeting next week.
Some bus services, a new travel centre and accessible toilet facilities are opening to passengers from Sunday 1 October 2023, while construction work continues on site.