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BBC News
07-05-2025
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Van used in fly-tipping in Wolverhampton crushed, says council
Van used for fly-tipping crushed, says council 14 minutes ago Share Save Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Share Save City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal said the authority would "not hesitate" to crush a fly-tipping vehicle again if needed A van used for fly-tipping has been seized and crushed, the council said. City of Wolverhampton Council said the van had been used in an incident last July, where building materials were dumped in the Whitmore Reans neighbourhood. The council added that its officers had seized the vehicle this year, and its registered keeper had failed to claim it or pay a fine. "Fly-tipping costs Wolverhampton taxpayers around £300,000 a year and we will not tolerate it," councillor Bhupinder Gakhal said in a statement. He added that "this isn't the first time that we have used our powers to crush a vehicle used for fly-tipping" and "we will not hesitate to do it again if such selfish and criminal acts continue". In England, local authorities lead on investigating and clearing small-scale fly-tipping, as well as enforcing any penalties. The Environment Agency investigates some incidents that are on a large scale or carried out by organised gangs. Higher fines and drones Wolverhampton's council said the fly-tipping incident involving the van had been filmed by a resident and evidence had been submitted. It added that the waste had been dumped on land belonging to Wolverhampton Homes, a not-for-profit organisation that manages most of the city's council homes. The council said its environmental crime team located the van, which was not seen at the registered keeper's address, in a different part of the city in February. Further investigations into the fly-tipping incident were still ongoing, it said. Wolverhampton's council increased the maximum fine for fly-tippers from £400 to £1,000 earlier this year, in line with many other local authorities. It has also started using a drone to scan areas prone to fly-tipping. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
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£8m funded for city estate to get new heat network
A council has secured £8m from the government towards installing a new heat network on a city estate, which it says will reduce energy costs for over 1,000 residents. All of the properties on the Heath Town Estate in Wolverhampton are supplied with heat via an "outdated" district heating network. City of Wolverhampton Council said it was first installed around 55 years ago and has undergone minor upgrades since. The estate's existing boiler house was designed to use coal and is "no longer fit for purpose", according to the council, with its concrete panelling "starting to fail". Works on the new heat network are expected to start in April and last for two years. The funding for the work has come from the government's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero as part of its heat network efficiency scheme. It will contribute towards the £19.5m works, with the remainder coming from the council's Housing Revenue Account programme. The council said the new system would improve efficiency through reduced primary energy consumption, network return temperature and pumping energy costs, following upgrades to the network's control systems, replacement of pumps and pipework, and the installation of new heat interface units for residents. Deputy leader of the council and cabinet member for city housing, councillor Steve Evans, said: "The council's transformative regeneration of Heath Town has seen extensive demolition of vacant buildings followed by 40 new council homes – the first developed on the estate since the 1960s. "This is just the first phase of a total of more than 150 new council homes to be built on the estate over the coming years – and is in addition to existing residential blocks undergoing major improvements by Wolverhampton Homes. All new homes will be connected to the district heating system. "It is important the right infrastructure is in place to support this rejuvenated neighbourhood and this funding from government will enable us to put in place a heat network that is fit for purpose and ultimately reduces energy costs for residents." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. City of Wolverhampton Council
BBC News
26-03-2025
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Wolverhampton estate to get new multi-million pound heat network
A council has secured £8m from the government towards installing a new heat network on a city estate, which it says will reduce energy costs for over 1,000 of the properties on the Heath Town Estate in Wolverhampton are supplied with heat via an "outdated" district heating of Wolverhampton Council said it was first installed around 55 years ago and has undergone minor upgrades estate's existing boiler house was designed to use coal and is "no longer fit for purpose", according to the council, with its concrete panelling "starting to fail". Works on the new heat network are expected to start in April and last for two funding for the work has come from the government's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero as part of its heat network efficiency will contribute towards the £19.5m works, with the remainder coming from the council's Housing Revenue Account council said the new system would improve efficiency through reduced primary energy consumption, network return temperature and pumping energy costs, following upgrades to the network's control systems, replacement of pumps and pipework, and the installation of new heat interface units for leader of the council and cabinet member for city housing, councillor Steve Evans, said: "The council's transformative regeneration of Heath Town has seen extensive demolition of vacant buildings followed by 40 new council homes – the first developed on the estate since the 1960s."This is just the first phase of a total of more than 150 new council homes to be built on the estate over the coming years – and is in addition to existing residential blocks undergoing major improvements by Wolverhampton Homes. All new homes will be connected to the district heating system."It is important the right infrastructure is in place to support this rejuvenated neighbourhood and this funding from government will enable us to put in place a heat network that is fit for purpose and ultimately reduces energy costs for residents." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
