Tag: Leeds City Council

Candidates announced for May’s Council elections

The candidates for the 2019 Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward and Middleton Park ward. After last year’s ‘all out’ election, we are back into the cycle of electing one

What’s being done to stop missed bin collections?

For many years, missed bin collections on some of the terrace streets on Beeston Hill and elsewhere has been an ongoing issue. There are three main reasons driving most of these missed collections: Population growth has increased the amount of waste produced Cars parked on street entry points, blocking access

Accessible sports highlighted at John Charles Centre this weekend

Celebrating some of the city’s accessible facilities, venues and activities is at the heart of council plans for Disabled Access Day on Saturday (16 March 2019) this year. Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council Executive Member for Learning, Skills & Employment, said: “We are supporting this bi-annual event to celebrate

Businesses invited to apply for Clean Air Zone grants

Leeds City Council is inviting businesses to apply for £23 million worth of financial support being made available to owners, leaseholders, and operators of affected vehicles (taxis, private hire vehicles, buses, coaches and HGVs) to help them prepare for the Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ). Grants and interest-free loans are

Beeston takeaway prosecuted after worker suffers life-changing burns

A takeaway in Leeds has been hit with a £10,000 fine after a worker suffered horrific burns when he was covered with scalding oil from a deep fat fryer. Yorkshire Fried Chicken in Beeston was prosecuted by Leeds City Council’s environmental health team after the man was left with injuries