Mark Dobson

Council tax rise approved as budget passed

Leeds residents will see council tax rise by close to five per cent in April

The site in Cross Gates.

Leeds councillors defend themselves over Cross Gates Wetherspoons saga

Richmond Mount, Headingley (Google Maps)

Four sets of speakers taken as Headingley, Leeds, party house raided

UNACCEPTABLE: Some of the flytipped waste at the former Primrose High School site in east Leeds. Picture: ENE Locality Team Leeds City Council

Hunt for flytippers who dumped 19 tonnes of waste on ex Leeds school site

Chatelle Mitchell's criminal record goes back to 1995

Shoplifter with nearly 100 convictions banned from Leeds city centre

Good news at last for Leeds drivers (but only if you drive an electric plug-in c...

A beggars on Boar Lane in Leeds city centre. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Begging the question: How do we solve problem of those who ask for change?

A beggar on Boar Lane in Leeds city centre. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Begging the question: How do we tackle problem of those asking for change on str...

Leeds Council recently investigated this spate of flytipping in Leeds.

Landlords told to clear up their acts

PIC: Simon Hulme

Clean up after your dog in Leeds - we’re watching!

A third of councils in England and Wales, including Sheffield, did not hand out a single fixed penalty notice for fouling in 2014-15.

Council’s are failing to crack down on dog fouling - with a fifth fewer penaltie...

Meerkats at Tropical World , Roundhay, Leeds

Simples - Leeds Tropical World re-opens

Oliver Boswick, aged seven, with a new lamb at Temple Newsam.

New lambs are springing into action in Leeds

A worker using a high temperature pressure washer to remove chewing gum

Call for cash to deal with ‘blight’ of gum

Warning as UK ‘set to fail’ on recycling rates

Fireworks at Roundhay Park. Pic: Allan Mckenzie.

Video: Bonfire night goes off with a bang in Leeds

Golfers cry  foul as city set to close two courses

Tropical World a refurbished jewel in crown

The Leeds and District Gardeners Federation at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show.

Everything must grow as allotments take on Chelsea

Councillors hit out at market lobbyists

Four Leeds parking badge cheats must pay £1,000
FOUR blue badge cheats will have to pay more than £1,000 in court fines and costs after being convicted of abusing the parking scheme intended to help disabled people.

Festival chiefs urged to help pay for clean-up

Fly-tipping footballer in Twitter row with fan

Thousands to save on household fuel costs

Mike Tomlinson, Leeds United legend Eddie Gray, Olympian Tracey Morris, and Lead Signer of the Pigeon Dectives, Matt Bowman.

Video: Eddie Gray and Pigeon Detectives help launch Leeds 10k

‘Wrap up homes’ call to help slash bills

Revamp for café at city park in prospect

Grant-cut hint if bin rounds not done weekly

Appeal after starved puppy found in Leeds playing fields

Video: What you think about council move to end free parking in Leeds

City urged to buy bulk energy to help residents cut fuel bills

Scheme for waste incinerator to go before city councillors
PLANS for a waste incinerator plant in Leeds will come before councillors and Environment Agency officials next week.

Waste fine for builder

Recycling jobs hope from £17m grant bid recycling

Clean-up to help students leave city tidy

Electing mayors is not only dangerous but dictatorial

Brazen teenager caught flytipping

‘Cheaper fuel bills’ promised as insulation scheme is launched

Gardening firm aims to be cut above rest looking after green spaces

Council continues crackdown on residents who fail to bring bins off city streets

Dog charity backs crackdown on ‘irresponsible’ pet owners

Fortnightly waste collections trialled in drive for recycling

Woman fined over dog fouling

Moves to ban dogs from school grounds and memorial gardens

Transformed waste site to boost city’s recycling hopes

Solar panels project to help power city council buildings

Flat-dwellers given recycling facilities in city ‘green’ drive

Extra patrols in crackdown by city noise team

Conference focus on responsible drinking

Planning inspector rejects wind farm

Market traders win business rates rebate after appeal

Website launched for city's markets

Challenge to politicians over future of market

Villagers fight caravan park plan