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Wetherspoon pub in Wetherby applies for alcohol licence

5 days ago | bbc.com | Don Mort

Wetherspoon asks for licence for former restaurantDon MortLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGoogleWetherspoon wants to turn the former Sant Angelo restaurant into a pubPub chain JD Wetherspoon has applied for a licence to open a new site in Wetherby. The company has asked Leeds City Council for permission to sell alcohol until 01:00 at weekends at the pub on High Street. Wetherspoon's bought the former Sant Angelo restaurant, also known as The Angel, in 2022.
Plans submitted to open dog day care and grooming centre in Leeds town

1 week ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Don Mort

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowDog owners could have their pets looked after at a new day care centre and grooming salon if plans are agreed with Leeds City Council. Pet care firm the Doggie Stop Ltd has applied to convert a vacant warehouse at Lotherton Business Park in Garforth. Up to 15 dogs would be accommodated at the centre each day while their owners are at work, along with six pets booked in for grooming appointments.
Fears 'raised' over Leeds mental health service change up

1 week ago | asianstandard.co.uk | Don Mort

The council will be asked to reconsider a relocation of mental health services after fears were raised over the impact on vulnerable people. A support hub at Stocks Hill in Armley is set to move to Horsforth under plans to save the council £500,000 this year. Centres at Lovell Park and Vales Circles in Beeston would also move as the number of sites offering the Day Opportunities service is cut from six to three.
Repair works to Leeds street hit by further delays one year on from building collapse

1 week ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Don Mort

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowBuildings on a historic street in Leeds remain in a crumbling state after the latest in a string of delays to planned repairs. Leeds City Council hoped to start maintenance work on Lower Kirkgate last month, a year after the partial collapse of a building. Part of the street, which is one of the city’s oldest, is boarded up and it has been closed to traffic since last April.
Dog day care and grooming centre could open at park near Leeds

1 week ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Don Mort

Dog owners could have their pets looked after at a new day care centre and grooming salon if plans are agreed with the council. Pet care firm the Doggie Stop Ltd has applied to convert a vacant warehouse at Lotherton Business Park in Garforth. Up to 15 dogs would be accommodated at the centre each day while their owners are at work, along with six pets booked in for grooming appointments. Plans for the Lotherton Way site include a shop selling goods for pets.
Plans submitted for Garforth dog daycare centre

1 week ago | bbc.com | Don Mort

Plans submitted for dog daycare centreDon MortLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesThe centre will look after up to 15 dogs while their owners are at workDog owners could have their pets looked after at a new day care centre and grooming salon if plans are agreed with the council. Pet care firm The Doggie Stop Ltd has applied to convert a vacant warehouse at Lotherton Business Park in Garforth.
Allerton Bywater: Objections to later alcohol sales in village shop opposite row of bungalows

1 week ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Don Mort

Objections have been raised against later alcohol sales from a village shop opposite a row of old people’s bungalows. Nas Convenience Store, a corner shop and post office in Allerton Bywater, applied to extend its closing time from 6.30pm to 11pm. Fears were raised over noise and anti-social behaviour if the Highfield Drive shop was allowed to sell alcohol until that time.
Funding boost expected for delayed Leeds White Rose rail station

1 week ago | bbc.com | Don Mort

Funding boost expected for delayed railway stationDon MortLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceSpencer Stokes/BBCWork was halted on the White Rose Station project last yearExtra funds are expected to be ploughed into the construction of a delayed railway station project, meaning it could finally be completed almost three years later than planned. The White Rose Station scheme, between Cottingley and Morley, near Leeds, is about 70% finished, but its entire £26.5m budget has been spent.
Leeds City Council to sell former donkey sanctuary site for housing

1 week ago | hellorayo.co.uk | Don Mort

The Donkey Sanctuary site shut down last year - with the charity blaming rising costsThe former site of The Donkey Sanctuary in EccupAuthor: Don Mort, Local Democracy Reporting ServicePublished 5 hours agoA former donkey sanctuary could be turned into housing after being put up for sale by the council. Twenty-three donkeys had to be re-homed after the closure of the site in Eccup, run by The Donkey Sanctuary charity.
Beloved former Leeds donkey sanctuary could become homes after being put up for sale

1 week ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Don Mort

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA former Leeds donkey sanctuary could be turned into housing after being put up for sale by the council. Twenty-three donkeys had to be re-homed after the closure of the site in Eccup, run by The Donkey Sanctuary charity. The organisation, which leased the site from Leeds City Council since 1998, said rising costs were behind the closure last August.