Leeds headlines 24 October: Leeds bus boost and fare cap extended

Leeds Headlines 24 October 2023.

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00:00 Three stories in brief, and Yorkshire and Humberside is set to benefit from over £31

00:06 million worth of new funding to improve bus services as part of the Network North plan.

00:11 The Get Around for £2 bus fare cap scheme will also be extended until the end of 2024

00:17 with redirected HS2 funding.

00:20 Next, Leeds City Council has secured around £25,000 of funding from the Chewing Gum Task

00:26 Force to introduce new measures to tackle chewing gum. The funding has been used for

00:30 a one-off deep clean and the application of a pavement protector in the city centre.

00:35 And finally, talking of clean-ups, you may have noticed Headingley train station is looking

00:39 cleaner recently. A group of more than 40 volunteers spent time litter picking and tidying

00:45 up the platforms and surrounding areas. They also created a new artwork celebrating the

00:49 station's cricketing ties on the waiting shelter.

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