Day: 15 June 2023

Instaplanta wins latest round of competition dispute with council

Leeds City Council has been denied a ‘Security of Costs’ order in a case it is defending against allegations of unfair competion brought by local micro business Instaplanta (Yorkshire) Limited in a ruling dated 5 June 2023. As we reported in April, Instaplanta has taken Leeds City Council to the

Forty infected ash trees in Cross Flatts Park face cull

A survey of trees in Cross Flatts Park has revealed that up to twenty mature ash trees will have to be cut down in the coming months. A further forty will have to be cut back. The trees are suffering from a highly destructive fungal disease called ‘ash dieback‘, which