Residents in the Granbys have been dismayed to find their rubbish going completely uncollected at least twice this month. Granby Grove, which is a cul-de-sac, has been particularly badly affected. Locals report that bin crews are not driving their collection wagon up this road, or rolling the bins down to the end of it for emptying.

Uncollected rubbish on this scale poses a public health hazard, not to mention making the neighbourhood look ugly and uncared-for. Council officers responded to the problem in early February, but it has now happened again only two weeks later, suggesting a systemic problem with the way the collections are managed.

We would like to know why this has started happening, and what the root problems are. Is Leeds’ Labour-run council really competent to manage our bin services?