Free parking boost for festive shoppers

Shoppers visiting Leeds will be able to park free in some council car parks over Christmas and the New Year.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Dec 2010, 10:13 BST
Updated 14th Dec 2010, 10:14 BST

Parking at a "ring" of car parks just outside the city centre will be free on specific dates during the holiday season.

Parking will be free on Saturday, December 18 and Saturday, January 8 at Woodhouse Lane, Quarry Hill, Meadow Lane/Hunslet Lane, Maude Street and West Street.

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And there will be free parking throughout the city on December 25 to 28 and January 1 to 3, although this does not include the staffed car parks at Woodhouse Lane and Queens Hall.

All council-run car parks in Otley will be free on Saturday, December 18.

Councillor Tom Murray, the city's council's executive board member for environmental services, said: "Times have been hard for local businesses recently and we want to make sure that everyone – shoppers and traders alike – has reason to be cheerful this Christmas.

"By making these car parks free on some of the busiest shopping days of the year we're hoping the local economy will receive a very welcome boost."

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