Leeds today: Bins chaos latest, Beeston in Bloom and council cuts delegation

Good morning Leeds, here's your Friday round-up. Just a reminder about tomorrow's public meeting about the Royal Park Primary School building at the Burley Lodge Centre in Hyde Park. The Royal Park Community Consortium have received permission to take over the building from the council, but now residents have to step up and get £750,000 in nine months to turn it into a community hub. The meeting, at 2pm, is for people to find out more about the project, and to appeal for more organisers and volunteers. Unfortunately I'm at a family funeral today, but there will be a post going live from me later this morning about last night's meeting about the future of culture and the arts in Leeds. What's making Leeds tick today? Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being spent on outside contractors in a bid to stop Leeds's bin chaos, reports the YEP . Leeds council, meanwhile, has issued a press release saying collection rates have vastly improved in the past week and reports of missed bins are being dealt with rapidly. Date for your diary - a public meeting to discuss a community bid for the sports facilities and playing pitches on the Leeds Girls High School site, has been organised for Wednesday, February 2, venue to be confirmed, reports headingley.org . A delegation from Leeds council yesterday asked the government to allocate more resources to the city. Over on the hyperlocal blogs, Holt Park Today gives a crime update for the area, while South Leeds Life features a guest post by the Beeston in Bloom community group. You can offer your ideas and support to the No2Incinerator campaign in East Leeds. Find out more on their blog . Food, films and bands are coming to Armley Town Street. Find out why with Claire Circuit's guest post at The Culture Vulture . Check out the Thackray Medical Museum, one of Leeds' hidden treasures, courtesy Hebe Media blog . Leeds Guide reports empty land at Eastleigh Drive in Tingley is to be turned into 20 two-bedroom flats and five two-bedroom bungalows. Police and council officials in North East Leeds are combating those whose street drinking is blighting the lives of local residents in the Burmantofts and Harehills area by introducing a ban on drinking alcohol in public places. John Popham, who runs Leeds Social Media Surgery, blogs about his dislike of Facebook . Like origami? Foldageddon in Leeds could be for you! Leeds council has re-stated its commitment to ensuring Otley Civic Centre's long-delayed redevelopment goes ahead, reports the Wharfedale Observer . Do you have news, views or events to share? Feel free add them to the comments below or contact me by email or on Twitter @GdnLeeds .