What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Clocks going forward this weekend mark the return to longer opening hours for the city’s recycling centres. From Monday 28 March 2016 the city’s eight recycling centres, including Holmewell Road in Middleton, will stay open from 8am to 6pm. All other sites are open seven days a week so residents can
Local charity SLATE – in the midst of their 10th anniversary celebrations – were today (Friday 9th October) visited by a pair of enterprising cyclists, touring the North to promote the work of ‘social enterprises’ in the region. Jeremy Robinson and Jason Norris (from London-based charity Clarity and The Soap
From 1 April 2015, only Leeds residents will be able to use the city’s eight recycling centres, including Holmewell Road in Middleton. Following similar moves by neighbouring authorities, Leeds City Council is introducing permits so that only people living in Leeds can use the Leeds facilities. Waste disposal costs are
Collections of garden bins across Leeds re-start in March. From Monday 3 March, the normal fortnightly brown bin collections resume. Residents who already have a brown bin will continue to have it collected on the same day. If in any doubt about your collection day, you can check on
Christmas is upon us and the council is gearing up to help residents have a green festive season. Waste and recycling collections have been re-arranged to accommodate the upcoming public holidays. Some residents will have their bins collected a day earlier than normal while others will be picked up
There are a couple of issues the Council’s Executive Board is considering at its meeting on Wednesday (9 October 2013) which may be of particular interest to readers of South Leeds Life. Refuse collection There’s a report on the Council’s first phase of alternate weekly collections of black and
The other day I noticed the following press release on the Council’s website: “Three south Leeds women were called to appear before magistrates last month having failed to heed the council’s advice and warnings. “Leanne Gill, Claire Parle and Rozma Kauser, all from Beeston, were issued with legal notices
South Leeds Community Radio is giving its studios a freshen up so it is an even better environment for our learners, volunteers and staff. Can you help us? We are looking to keep our costs down, so if anyone has any paint they would be happy to donate, we
A fire broke out at the HW Martin waste treatment plant in the early hours of this morning (31st July 2013). This afternoon fire crews were still hosing down clearing up. Twelve fire engines were called to incident on the Parkside industrial estate, off Dewsbury Road. The incident caused
A driver claiming to be a licensed waste carrier has been caught out by environmental action officers. Andrew Jarrett, of Low Grange Crescent, Belle Isle, was unable to provide the waste carrier’s licence he claimed he had that would allow him to profit from legally transporting scrap metal for