Transport

Update on LBA 'CLEUD' applications

Update: the council has opened a 'call for evidence' on the new 'CLEUD' applications. What does this mean? The following quote is from...

Public meeting asks for clarification over potential of more night flights at LBA

Leeds North West Member of Parliament, Alex Sobel, attended a public Airport meeting held on October 5, 2023, featuring Vincent Hodder,...

Rail Plan for the North

Following the scrapping of the Northern Powerhouse, I today got to question ministers and unpick the Government 'Bus Replacement' Rail...

Northern Powerhouse

Today, I invited the Transport secretary to travel with me from Otley in my constituency to Manchester to see the issues public transport...

Our electric vehicle future

As we move towards a low emissions vehicle future; how do we ensure that there is wide access to this new technology? The most obvious...

Woodside Quarry

There has been a lot of Liberal-Democrat misinformation recently about local transport proposals, especially rail stations. This letter...

MP petitions First over “axing” of Headingley X84 stops

Alex Sobel has contacted First Bus as passengers of the X84 and X85 express their ‘deep concern’ over changes that see buses skip stops...

Leeds MP welcomes the nationalisation of Northern

Alex Sobel has welcomed the impending nationalisation of Northern Rail saying the company "failed Leeds residents". Arriva, who operate...

School bus payment changes delayed

Changes to the cost of Prince Henry’s school buses have been pushed back to April following expressions of concern from affected parents...