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Aug 12, 20182 min read

MP Meets Local Children’s Mayor Candidate to Share Campaign Tips

Leeds North West MP, Alex Sobel spent Friday afternoon with local budding politician Lois Priestley as she bids to become Leeds...

Jul 30, 20182 min read

MP Calls for Grouse Shooting Ban

Alex Sobel has called for a national ban on grouse shooting in effort to protect the wildlife, the environment and people at risk of...

Jun 11, 20182 min read

My Plastic Free Week: What I’ve Learned

Yesterday I finished my plastic free week, where I attempted to not buy any single-use plastic to mark my first anniversary in...

Jun 5, 20182 min read

My Plastic Free Week – Day 1

Yesterday was the first day of my plastic free week challenge. I have spent the last few weeks planning and talking about it as well as...

May 30, 20182 min read

How to Take Part in a Plastic Free Week

Don’t buy anything in plastic packaging On average in the EU, 31kg of plastic packaging waste is produced per person per year. This adds...

May 16, 20182 min read

Alex Sobel Hails Headingley Takeaway in House of Commons Speech.

Alex Sobel MP used the House of Commons chamber to herald a Headingley takeaway and announce his plan to embark on a plastic free week....

May 15, 20182 min read

Alex Sobel Gives Steer to House of Commons on Going Electric

Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds North West, suggested six ways to tackle climate change and air quality during a Parliamentary debate on...

Feb 27, 20183 min read

Why We Should Care About Clean Air

Leeds is consulting on the implementation of a clean air zone (CAZ) which is set to start in 2019. I congratulate the city for taking the...

Nov 9, 20172 min read

Alex Sobel is all charged up to support electric cars

Otley’s MP Alex Sobel has called for more charge points to be available for electric cars, as oneuseful step to reduce air and noise...

Nov 3, 20172 min read

MP Taps Up the Take Away Trade for New Environmental Measures

Alex Sobel MP has called for the law to be changed to require take away companies to provide free water refills. In a meeting of the...

Oct 27, 20171 min read

West Park in Line for National Award

A park in the West Park area of Leeds has been nominated in the final stages of the Fields in Trust ‘UK’s Best Park, as voted by YOU!...