Tony Gardner

3 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Tony Gardner

Vandals have targeted the site of a former social club which is due to be transformed into a new £6.3m community facility. Wakefield Council said round-the-clock security has been put in place at Kellingley Club to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Work is ongoing at the site in Knottingley to prepare the building for demolition in order to build a new sports pavilion with a bar, function room, changing rooms and spectator facilities.

3 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Tony Gardner

A waste recycling site is set to have its permit revoked following a ruling that it poses a pollution risk to a town’s residents. The Environment Agency (EA) has announced plans to take the enforcement action against the operator of the facility in South Elmsall. The move comes after a planning inspector said excessive amounts of hazardous material stored at the land created multiple risks.

3 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Tony Gardner

Wakefield has been chosen to trial a new scheme designed to reform the provision of jobcentres across the country. The city will be the first to test ideas for the government’s Pathfinder jobs and careers service. New services include a coaching academy, careers events focused on local growth sectors and more personalised jobcentre appointments. The jobs and careers service in Wakefield became the first to trial the scheme at an event launched yesterday (June 4).

3 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Tony Gardner

A waste recycling site is creating a pollution risk due to excessive amounts of material being stored there, a planning inspector has ruled. The operator of the site in South Elmsall must now remove around 180,000 tonnes of materials and cease any more dumping following the outcome of a public inquiry. The Planning Inspectorate today dismissed an appeal by Minore against enforcement action taken by the Environment Agency (EA).

3 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Tony Gardner

A waste recycling site is creating a pollution risk due to excessive amounts of material being stored there, a planning inspector has ruled. The operator of the site in South Elmsall must now remove around 180,000 tonnes of materials and cease any more dumping following the outcome of a public inquiry. The Planning Inspectorate today dismissed an appeal by Minore against enforcement action taken by the Environment Agency (EA’s).