Glass collections in green bins to begin on August 1 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 […]
With over four million brown bins emptied each year from over 218,000 households, Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service in the UK. However, brown bin collections are going into their usual annual winter hibernation after Saturday 2 December, meaning most households will have their last collection in late November. In common […]
New bins launched across Leeds to boost recycling ‘on-the-go’ins are being launched in selected district centres across Leeds this month, building on the success of the 2018 ground-breaking city centre provision encouraging recycling of common food and drink packaging consumed out of home. The eye-catching bright orange and yellow bins will soon be able to […]
Exciting plans have been announced for a major programme of cultural events and activities inspired by a much-loved part of Leeds city centre. Three years of creativity and collaboration designed to celebrate the past, present and future of New Briggate are getting under way this month following a successful application for support from Historic England. […]
After 18 months of construction, a multi-million pound Connecting Leeds scheme which is set to transform one of the city’s busiest streets is close to completion as work to resurface the road starts. The Headrow scheme, once complete in May, aims to give people more appealing alternatives to the car by making bus services quicker […]
Visitors to Leeds will be able to take advantage of free parking as part of the city’s efforts to get the high street buzzing again following the easing of national coronavirus restrictions. Leeds City Council announced today that parking charges are being suspended in council-managed car parks and on-road spaces in the city centre and […]
Download With fortnightly brown bin collections set to resume in the city from Monday, March 22, residents are advised to please note the following important information. Due to the range of challenges associated with coronavirus, the council would like to in advance, thank residents for their patience and understanding when brown bin collections restart next […]
The great North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced a vacancy for a Heritage Engineering Steam/Diesel Apprenticeship based primarily at its headquarters in Grosmont. It’s the heritage railway’s latest such opening – 25 years after Traction and Rolling Stock Manager, Piglet, joined as a fresh-faced 16-year-old engineering maintenance apprentice, in December 1996. Piglet has worked […]
People in Leeds are being encouraged to put recycling at the top of their Christmas to-do lists this year. Leeds City Council is doing all it can to help ensure everyone continues to get bin collections over the Christmas and New Year period. Crews will be working flat out, with the service only closed on […]
Leeds City Council and the city’s retailers have been working hard to provide a safe shopping environment now that lockdown restrictions have eased. Footfall is expected to increase over the next few weeks and journeys may take longer than usual. To avoid getting caught in the Christmas rush, people are being encouraged to plan their […]