What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
250 back to back houses in Holbeck are set to receive insulation works to reduce householders’ energy bills. Senior councillors on the executive board will discuss plans for the Rydalls, Shaftons, Crosbys, Runswicks and Pleasants areas at their meeting next Wednesday (17 April 2024). A smaller scheme for the Cedars
Hundreds of Leeds homeowners, renters, and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or at a significant discount, thanks to a new Leeds City Council scheme. The council’s Home Energy Help team is working in partnership with energy services
Low-income homeowners in Leeds can now apply for free solar panels and insulation, thanks to a new scheme to help residents save money and tackle climate change. Eligible residents will be able to install energy saving technology—including solar panels, cavity wall insulation and, in some areas, external wall insulation—completely free
Leeds City Council is to invest £100 million on measures to help tenants save money and cut carbon by improving energy efficiency over the next five years. Thousands more council tenants will benefit from cheaper energy bills and warmer homes as a result of the transformative investment which will be
Leeds City Council has secured £2.9 million of funding to provide targeted energy efficiency improvements such as cavity wall insulation, air source heat pumps, and external wall insulation in areas with high levels of fuel poverty and inefficient homes. The work, which is funded by a Department for Business, Energy
Over 150 properties in the Holbeck area of Leeds are now warmer, cheaper to heat and more energy efficient thanks to a programme to tackle fuel poverty funded by the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) More than 150 households in Leeds have seen their homes made warmer in time
Finding the best ways to help people save money and stay warm – Jake’s experiences as a Green Doctor apprentice The Green Doctor Energy service provides home visits to residents in South Leeds to help them save money on energy bills and keep warm in winter and cool in summer.
Fuel poverty has had numerous definitions some better than others but none can sum up the condition that occupants of over 10% of England’s households find themselves in. Food or fuel shouldn’t be a choice anyone has to make but for many it is. As a Green Doctor Adviser visiting
Join the fight against Fuel Poverty and support the Green Doctor in making a healthy home. This winter, 6.5 million people in the UK will struggle to afford the costs of keeping their homes warm. Environmental charity, Groundwork, has launched a nation wide initiative, to support people to take control
An ECO partnership is turning up the heat on a new scheme aimed at keeping residents’ energy bills down. Wrap up Leeds ECO, which was launched last summer, is a partnership between Leeds City Council, Keepmoat, SSE and Wilmott Dixon. Together, they are offering free boilers, cavity wall and