Tag: Cllr Lucinda Yeadon

New charges for building waste at council recycling sites

From the beginning of next month (Monday 5 February 2018), people looking to dispose of certain types of household rubbish at their local waste sorting site in Leeds will need to pay a charge. The charge will only be made for items not considered to be regular household waste, such

Amy-Leigh wins poster competition for Middleton bonfire

White Rose Champions Local Artists in Celebration of Bonfire Night White Rose Shopping Centre is proud to once again be sponsoring the Middleton Park and Rothwell Springhead Park bonfire events, which have both enlisted the help of their local schools to design a poster for the evening. The winning designs, chosen

Improvements to cricket pitches at Cross Flatts Park

Howzat! Cricket enthusiasts young and old will be able to take advantage of a brand new cricket pitch in Cross Flatts Park. Local Councillors Angela Gabriel, Adam Ogilvie and David Congreve welcomed the new pitch, which was formally unveiled when visitors from the English Cricket Board (ECB) met with local

Heavy fines for messy gardens

South Leeds residents slapped with heavy fines after garden waste lands them in a mess Complaints about waste piling up in two Leeds gardens has resulted in two local residents being fined this week. Council officers had to step in when fed-up local people reported waste that had been accumulating

Middleton amongst Leeds parks awarded Green Flag

Seven sites across Leeds have hit the heights and been recognised with an internationally recognised green award. Celebrating the very best green spaces across the United Kingdom, Middleton Park, Otley Chevin, Pudsey Park, Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam estate have once again being honoured with

Beeston pizza takeaway fined for food hygiene failures

South Leeds pizza bar owner fined for failure to follow food hygiene standards The owner of a pizza takeaway in Beeston has been fined over £4,800 after admitting a range of food hygiene offences. This follows an inspection by Leeds City Council’s Environmental Health Team of Sky Pizza Bar on