Rachel Reeves

Bramley Bath was opened as a public bath in 1904. Fast forward to 2023 and Lucy Meredith, a member of the Bramley Mermaids Club, swims in the baths.

Blue plaque recognition for city’s last remaining Edwardian bath house

June Hancock celebrates her legal victory outside the outside the former J.W.Roberts Asbestos factory in Armley in the mid-1990s.

Blue plaque honour for Armley asbestos campaigner

Clyde Grange tower block in Wortley

One person dead after fire breaks out in tower block

The research shows that of the eight MPs representing Leeds, Rachel Reeves – the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer – received the most since late 2019

How much each MP takes from secondary earnings

Coun Smart, who was elected as an Armley councillor back in 2014, has claimed councillors in Armley are approached with a lot of issues related to the renting of private properties. Image: Simon Hulme

Labour campaigning for crackdown on rogue landlords in Armley

Rachel Reeves also claimed the Conservatives had “unleashed a strategy for sleepless nights. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Reeves slams Tories failure to scrap non-dom status

Often described as Britain's best-known classicist, Professor Mary Beard is a regular on television and radio.

TV favourite Mary Beard to host special event celebrating strong women

Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)

The results of Kwasi Kwarteng’s first Autumn Mini-Budget.

King Charles III, then the Prince of Wales, with Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte during this summer's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Leeds MPs pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after a "remarkable reign"

The shop, in Branch Road, wants an alcohol licence.

Police say ‘no end in sight’ to Armley’s street-drinking problems

Owner of Armley Food Stuff Mr Shamil Khalil originally wanted to be able to serve alcohol from 7am at the shop.
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Armley shop owner withdraws plans to sell alcohol from 8am amid local opposition

Owner of Armley Food Stuff Mr Shamil Khalil originally wanted to be able to serve alcohol from 7am at the shop.

Application by Armley shop owner to sell alcohol from 8am opposed by police

Flooding from Storm Franklin has affected many parts of Leeds

Recovery underway after broken pontoon smashes into structure

Ofgem was forced to hike the energy price cap to a record £1,971 for a typical household as gas prices soared to unprecedented highs.

Charity criticises Rishi Sunak's plans as energy bills to soar by £693 a year

Bramley Councillors, Kevin Ritchie, Julie Heselwood and Caroline Gruen and local MP Rachel Reeves at a protest organised by community group A Place To Sit.

Victory as all benches to be reinstated at Bramley Shopping Centre

At the time of the party, police forces around the country were being instructed by the Government to take action over any breaches of the various Covid-19 restrictions in place. Picture: UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor / PA Wire.

"Not fit to lead": Leeds MP leads calls for Boris Johnson resignation

The figures come at a time of rising energy prices, driven by a spike in the cost of gas. Picture: Adobe Stock.

Leeds homes record pandemic-fuelled rise in electricity

A person receives a Covid-19 vaccination at Wembley Stadium in London, as the coronavirus booster vaccination programme is ramped up to an unprecedented pace of delivery, with every eligible adult in England being offered a top-up injection by the end of December.

Dominic Raab will not guarantee no more Covid rules before Christmas

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new office of the National Infrastructure Commission is to open in Leeds as part of its ‘levelling-up’ agenda.

"I fear this is more talk and no action" - Leeds MP sceptical of new venture

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

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How all Leeds MPs voted on Covid Plan B measures on night of Tory rebellion

Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.

Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves self-isolating after testing positive for Covid

A sit-in protest has been held every Saturday since the benches were removed from Bramley Shopping Centre.

Bramley benches protest group to present petition to Leeds City Council

Wortley Towers

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Wortley Towers sewage leak: Leeds City Council apologises to residents

Sajid Javid is not implementing Plan B measures for England (Photos: Getty)

Sajid Javid rules out Plan B but hints at mandatory jabs for NHS staff

Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer at Labour Party conference in September 2021 (PA)

Keir Starmer tells Government 'get grip' of energy ahead of Yorkshire trip

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves giving her keynote speech at the Labour Party conference at the Brighton Centre on Monday September 27.

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Leeds MP Rachel Reeves calls for end to business rates

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves giving her keynote speech at the Labour Party conference at the Brighton Centre on Monday September 27.
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Leeds MP Rachel Reeves wants to be 'first green chancellor'

Cars refueling at a BP service station in Wetherby near Leeds. Picture date: Monday September 27, 2021. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA.

Leeds MP Rachel Reeves blames Government immigration policies for petrol crisis

The latest protest has been staged at Bramley Shopping centre as campaigners continue to try and get all benches which were removed by the centre's new owners reinstalled.

Photos by Philip McConnell.

Campaigners latest protest over removal of benches from Bramley Shopping Centre

How each Leeds MP voted on the 1.25 percentage point increase in national insurance contributions.

How each Leeds MP voted on the NHS and social care tax rise plan

Residents and shoppers held a sit-in protest at Bramley Shopping Centre this weekend urging the centre owners to reinstall all of the benches. Photo: Philip McConnell

Sit-in protest at Bramley Shopping Centre calling for return of removed benches

Campaigners in the A Place to Sit group, made up of 900 Bramley residents, at a sit-in protest in Bramley Shopping Centre, after the benches were removed.

Sit in protest planned at Bramley Shopping Centre amid removed benches fallout

Pictured at the opening of Don Robins'House in Hedley Chase, Leeds are Rachel Reeves MP Leeds West, James Lewis, Leader of Leeds City Council , on the right is Martin Patterson New Projects and Devolopment St George's Crypt.

Photo: Steve Riding

Leeds homeless charity unveils pioneering new flats development in city

Shoppers were shocked when the benches at Bramley Shopping Centre were suddenly removed. Eight of them will now be reinstalled.

Bramley Shopping Centre owners agree to reinstall some removed benches

Bramley Shopping Centre.

Hundreds sign petition to return public benches to Bramley Shopping Centre

Lietuvaite Shop in Branch Road wants permission to sell alcohol - but strong objections have been made over street drinking concerns (stock image)

Armley shop's alcohol plans met with objections over street drinking concerns

Bramley Shopping Centre before the benches (pictured) were removed.

10 things you said about... the removal of benches in the Bramley Shopping Centr...

Discussions are continuing between local leaders and the owners of Bramley Shopping Centre after benches were removed from the site.

Discussions continue after benches removed from Bramley Shopping Centre

Public benches have been removed from the Bramley Shopping Centre this week.

Anger after public benches removed from Bramley Shopping Centre by new owners

Rachel Reeves has been promoted to shadow chancellor as part of Sir Keir’s reshuffle.

Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves promoted to shadow chancellor in cabinet reshuffle

Buildings across Leeds were lit up in blue and yellow in January to remember lives lost to Covid

Leeds to pause for minute's silence in memory of lives lost to Covid

Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves. Photo: PA

Rachel Reeves: 'Britain in 2021 would not look so unfamiliar to Harold Wilson'