Fly-tipping Archives - Bradford District

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Councillor demands enforcement on former social club owner

7th April 2023 / 25th May 2023 by mattedwards

A councillor has called on Bradford Council to take action on the owner of a prominent building in Holmewood - months after he was granted planning permission to demolish the building. Councillor Matt Edwards has called on Bradford Council to take action against the owner of the Holmewood Social Club for failing to keep the […]

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Councillors raise concerns about cuts to Household Waste Centre opening times

15th November 2022 / 30th March 2023 by mattedwards

Green Party councillors have raised concerns about cuts to opening times at Household Waste Centre across Bradford District and the lack of publicity. From 31st October, centres will now open an hour later at 9am on a weekday and close at 16:45. On Saturdays the tips will - open at 9am and close at 3.45pm […]

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Green Party uncovers Bradford’s fly tipping hotspots

27th February 2022 / 27th February 2022 by mattedwards

Data uncovered by the Green Party has revealed the worst fly tipping hotspots across Bradford over the last year. For the fourth year in a row, the Little Horton Ward is the worst area for fly tipping across Bradford with 930 instances reported during 2021. This was followed by Bowling & Barkerend Ward (824 cases), […]

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Labour’s response to fly-tipping doesn’t go far enough

18th February 2021 / 18th February 2021 by mattedwards

Greens propose more investment to tackle “fly tipping crisis” saying that Labour’s response doesn’t go far enough. Earlier this month, the Labour run Executive approved spending £300,000 to boost the District's efforts to stop fly tipping but Bradford Green Party councillors have called for this to be increased to £1 million in their proposals for […]

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Green Party uncover Bradford’s fly tipping hotspots

6th January 2021 / 6th January 2021 by mattedwards

A freedom of information request by Bradford District Green Party has revealed the fly tipping hotspots across the city. In 2018, 2019 and the first half of 2020, the worst ward for fly tipping was the Little Horton Ward with 2260 cases reported between 1st January 2018 and 31st May 2020. This was followed by […]

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Action needed to tackle fly-tipping linked to rogue traders

29th December 2020 / 6th January 2021 by mattedwards

A Green Party campaigner is backing Bradford Council’s plea to householders to be careful when paying people to remove rubbish following horrendous fly tipping across Holmewood and Bierley. “Rogue traders”, often advertising on social media platforms, are looking to make a fast buck at this time of year by picking up rubbish then fly-tipping on […]

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Calls for Incommunities to sort out blight site in Bierley

20th August 2020 / 20th August 2020 by mattedwards

A community campaigner has demanded that a community housing company get their act together after derelict land in Bierley is constantly blighted by fly-tipping. Matt Edwards, the Green Party community campaigner for Tong Ward has called on Incommunities to sell the land on the corner of Fairfax Avenue and Hyne Avenue or build houses on […]

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Bradford Green Party launches coronavirus recovery plan

6th July 2020 / 6th July 2020 by mattedwards

Bradford Green Party has unveiled their plan to help ensure Bradford’s recovery following the coronavirus crisis is a green recovery – putting people and our environment at the heart of plans to reinvigorate our local economy. The Green Party coronavirus recovery plan called “A Greener Future for Bradford” is calling for an array of measures […]

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Campaigner welcomes plans for derelict site in Dudley Hill

21st June 2020 / 10th August 2020 by mattedwards

Green Party campaigner Matt Edwards has welcomed a planning application for new industrial units on a former mill site in Dudley Hill that has been plagued by fly tipping. The planning application will see fifteen light industrial units with a total floor space of 1,680sq.m. The site has been derelict since 2011 when the red […]

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Shipley Green campaigner does his own lock-down litter pick

16th April 2020 / 23rd April 2020 by mattedwards

A local campaigner from Shipley has been using his daily exercise time to help clean up his local area. Darren Parkinson, a Green Party campaigner from Shipley has been using his daily exercise time to litter pick near his home. On Monday (13th April), Darren and his young family collected five bags of waste and […]

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Community campaigner speaks out about surge in fly-tipping during coronavirus crisis

8th April 2020 / 23rd April 2020 by mattedwards

Green Party campaigner Matt Edwards has spoken out against the surge of fly-tipping that has happened during the Coronavirus lockdown. Bradford Council, like most councils across the country, has been forced to close all household waste recycling centres across the district as it prioritises staff resources during the coronavirus crisis. Last week, Matt reported several instances of […]

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Bradford Greens launch fly tipping petition

21st March 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards

Bradford Green Party have launched a petition calling on Bradford Council to acknowledge that there is a fly-tipping epidemic across the city and take the urgent action that is needed to tackle the problem. The petition was put started by Matt Edwards, Green Party spokesperson and prospective local election candidate for Tong Ward – one […]

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Greens call on Bradford Council to get to grips with “flytipping epidemic”

9th January 2019 / 25th April 2020 by mattedwards

Bradford Green Party has raised concerns with "flytipping epidemic" in Holme Wood and surrounding areas. Back in November, government data showed that reports of fly-tipping incidents across the district had jumped up by 17.4 per cent from the previous year. The cost of clearing up fly-tipping has also skyrocketed - increasing 85 per cent over the […]