What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Signage and banners urging visitors to please take their rubbish home or dispose of it in an appropriate way are now on display at a number of community parks and green spaces across Leeds. Undertaken by Leeds City Council, the new campaign is in response to a significant rise in
We are all impacted and shaped by our local environment, for better or worse – and whilst South Leeds definitely has its charms and beauty, our neighbourhoods are also blighted by littering and fly-tipping. Quite apart from the thousands of daily bits of litter dropped, every day sadly sees fly
Ahead of restrictions regarding social distancing and gatherings potentially easing over the next few months, Leeds City Council is once again asking residents to please take their litter home or dispose of it in an appropriate way if visiting a city park or green space. With parks and green spaces
Can a community change? All of our neighbourhoods locally are blighted with some level of littering and flytipping – but the Beeston Hill area is probably one of the hardest hit. A team of volunteers and residents – led by local campaigner Ed Carlisle and the local Green Party –
Leeds City Council is running a new campaign over the summer months as a result of the increases in littering and anti-social behaviour that have been seen since lockdown eased. The campaign, developed by Keep Britain Tidy, comes after a new survey, carried out by the environmental charity, shows that
Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust is calling on people across England & Wales to help stop half a million pieces of plastic reaching the ocean by taking its Plastics Challenge this month. The charity, which usually relies heavily on its army of volunteers to help clear the
The Beeston and Holbeck Scouts and Cubs have been working on an anti-littering poster project for their communities. They have designed a set of eye-catching posters with environmental messages, encouraging fellow residents not to drop litter – and are now inviting members of the public to order them, for free,
In an article last week, I talked about what steps we were taking to resolve missed bin collections. One of the other blights on our communities is litter. Not only does it make our streets messy, but it takes up a significant amount of staff time to collect, taking them
Did you know that 62% of people living in England drop litter, according to research? Although only 28% of people admit to it. This figure is sadly becoming clear when you drive and walk around some parts of Leeds, as is the case country-wide – after all, the council can
Litter. Dog poo. Flytipping. It looks awful, attracts rats and other vermin, risks health, kills wildlife and pollutes the environment. Leeds City Council spends tens of thousands a year clearing it all up, money that could be put to very much better use. Community groups like the Friends of Cross