Tag: Skelton Grange

Planning secured for Skelton Grange industrial development

Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property for sustainable development and investment, has secured planning approval from Leeds City Council for the development of 800,000 sq ft of industrial and logistics space at its Skelton Grange site in Stourton. The 50-acre site is adjacent to Junction 45

Skelton Grange centre gets ready for Climate Week 2013

The Conservation Volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre in Leeds are gearing up for Britain’s biggest climate change campaign: Climate Week is a supercharged national campaign which aims to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. It culminates with thousands of events and activities taking place throughout the

Volunteering events at Skelton Grange Environment Centre

Summer’s here. It’s time to get outside. The children have been making the most of  Skelton Grange Environment Centre  over the past few weeks. Below is a list of volunteering events which have been organised to keep  in tip-top shape for the little visitors. Can you help out?

Aliens spotted in south Leeds! (Well, sort of …)

Volunteers from BTCV’s Skelton Grange Environment Centre are set to attempt to drive out the highly invasive Himalayan Balsam from its grounds, in an attempt to eradicate the ‘alien’ species from the site. As well as ‘bashing the balsam’, the project also involves improvements to ponds, woodland and hedgerows at the

New waste incinerator in south-east Leeds discussed at planning

Plans for an incinerator that would burn up to 300,000 tonnes of commercial and industrial waste a year were discussed at a Leeds City Council planning meeting. Waste management specialists Biffa plans is to build a plant at the site of the former Skelton Grange power station near Stourton that would