Trolleybus Protestors on Briggate
Metro had a stand on Briggate today with staff talking to members of the public and handing out leaflets. Trolleybus protestors were also present to ensure balance.
Metro had a stand on Briggate today with staff talking to members of the public and handing out leaflets. Trolleybus protestors were also present to ensure balance.
Kevin Grady says the trolleybus is in the city’s best interests (Yorkshire Evening Post June 28, 2013). Dr Grady is the man whom the press used to dub the town’s ‘achitectural heritage watchdog’ (YEP, May 15, 2002, March 3, 2010), but more recently – and somewhat tellingly – as simply the ‘civic watchdog’ (Guardian Unlimited, […]
The meeting was called by Councillor James Lewis, the head of Metro, and Councillor Richard Lewis, the head of Highways. The two councillors made short speeches at the start of the meeting, and then answered questions from the floor. Questions of a more technical nature were dealt with by NGT project director Dave Haskins, and […]
Councillor James Lewis and Councillor Richard Lewis The meeting was chaired by the Reverend Joanne Pearson, assistant rector at St George’s Church, and priest in charge at St Augustine’s, Wrangthorn and the speakers were Councillor James Lewis, head of the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority, and Councillor Richard Lewis, head of Development at Leeds City […]
The first presentation of this talk was given on the 27th February to a packed audience – “full to standing”. By popular demand this is a further opportunity to learn the facts about NGT and form a balanced opinion without the sales pitch.
