What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet-based SLATE Charity Group, in partnership with Leeds City Council, announces its newest phase of its Community Recycling Initiative, run via the SLATE Feel Good Furniture Shops on Low Road in Hunslet and Armley. A bright pink electrical recycling collection bank has been installed in both shops, providing an easy
Yorkshire Day (1 August) this year is a double cause for celebration in Leeds due to the successful impact of the first year of household glass collections in the city. The new service delivered by Leeds City Council, which began a year ago today, has seen nearly 12,000 tonnes of
Leeds City Council is moving towards all households being on a fortnightly green bin collection. Those households affected by the changes include the Manor Farms in Belle Isle which are currently on weekly black bin and monthly green bin collections. The change to green bin collections will be made after
Local pioneering paint re-use social enterprise, Seagulls, are celebrating 20 years helping people to access recycled low-cost paint to redecorate their homes and upcycle their furniture. The social enterprise started as an idea thought up between two friends around a kitchen table, about how to support the environment and make
Just imagine if we could turn litter into money. Well, we can! Better Beeston is a campaign to tackle litter and waste, and create a more beautiful community, in Beeston Hill. Over the past year, they’ve held dozens of local litterpicking and gardening events, worked with schools and community associations,
A number of South Leeds groups joined Active Leeds for a Leeds Equipment and Kit Exchange Partnership (LEKEP) event in November to celebrate becoming global winners for ‘purpose led partnership’ at the Sports Positive Awards 2024 and to explore how we can collectively continue making a difference across Leeds. The
Yorkshire Day this year is green for go in Leeds as household glass collections begin for the first time. From Thursday 1 August 2024, residents can put glass into their green household recycling bins so it can be recycled as part of the city’s commitment to the environment and improving
Households across Leeds will be able to recycle glass bottles and jars in their green bins for the first time from the start of August. This includes all colours of glass and means that everything from wine, spirits and beer bottles, to jam jars and pasta sauce jars can now all
Paint reprocessing specialist, Seagulls Reuse, has relocated to 129 Water Lane within the heart of the Temple district of Holbeck. Seagulls will recycle, mix and sell paint as well as running a series of creative workshops close to the city centre in its new 31,150 sq ft warehouse. Cat Hyde,
Seagulls, the social enterprise that recycles unused pain and sells it at affordable prices, is moving from its long time home in Kirkstall to new premises in Holbeck this Saturday – and they’re asking for your help. Seagulls has been at Aire Place Mills in Kirkstall since 2006, but its