Leeds Festival: Traffic problems among residents' concerns to be discussed by new group

Crowds on day three of this year's Leeds Festival.

Photo: Mark Bickerdike Photography. — Crowds on day three of this year's Leeds Festival. Photo: Mark Bickerdike Photography.

Residents' concerns surrounding Leeds Festival are to be addressed by a new working group led by Leeds City councillors who represent wards in and around the Bramham Park festival site.

Leeds City Council' s Conservative Group said traffic difficulties were reported in 2019 and again at this year's festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

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The Conservative Group said this year's issues included difficulties with road closures in Aberford and other closures being ignored in local villages.

Leeds City Council's outer north east community committee agreed to form a new working group, which will be co-chaired by Coun Matthew Robinson (Cons/Harewood) and Coun Norma Harrington (Cons/Wetherby).

The committee will look to address the concerns of residents who experienced problems during the Leeds Festival.

oun Matthew Robinson said: “We want to work with Festival Republic and Leeds City Council to improve matters for residents.

"The festival is welcomed by many people who enjoy that weekend but for others it causes difficulties.

"We want to understand what’s working well and where there are problems we need to get to the bottom of that to ensure things run smoothly on and off site."