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The work focuses on tackling everyday issues that matter to residents, including litter, fly‑tipping, overgrown vegetation and keeping public spaces maintained. By taking practical action on the ground, the Council is delivering visible improvements that residents can see and feel in their community.

Since February, local clean‑up crews have been working across the estate to address issues raised by residents and ward councillors.

Extra litter picking has been carried out, particularly along estate edges and well‑used walking routes where waste builds up most quickly. Dozens of fly‑tipping incidents have been cleared, footpaths edged back, and overgrown shrubs and planting beds cut back or removed. Together, this work is helping to make Brookside cleaner, safer and easier to get around, with further clean‑up activity planned in the coming weeks.

The Council is also working in the area to support residents with practical advice on recycling, reducing waste and using council waste services correctly, while gathering feedback to help shape future improvements.

Community payback teams, where offenders give something back to the community, have supported the clean‑up effort. This has included a major clean‑up of The Dip between Blakemore and Bishopdale, a long‑standing fly‑tipping hotspot. Vegetation has been cleared, dumped waste removed, and further work is planned to continue restoring the area.

Councillor Carolyn Healy, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Planning and Sustainability, said: “This work is about getting the basics right and making sure neighbourhoods are clean, safe and looked after. We’re doing that by working closely with residents and ward councillors, including Councillor Arnold England, to focus on the issues that matter most locally.

“These kinds of problems can escalate quickly if they’re ignored. By investing in practical clean‑up work and staying on top of environmental issues, we’re improving day‑to‑day life for residents and making better use of public money.

“This also goes hand in hand with the Council’s safer and stronger neighbourhood work, which we now fully fund, ensuring a joined‑up approach to keeping communities safe, tidy and welcoming.”

The work in Brookside forms part of the Council’s wider commitment to clean and green neighbourhoods and complements longer‑term regeneration taking place across Sutton Hill and Brookside, including the Government‑funded Pride in Place programme centred on Woodside.

While Pride in Place focuses on longer‑term regeneration and giving residents a greater say in shaping their neighbourhoods, the Council’s own investment is supporting immediate, visible improvements to streets and shared spaces in Brookside and surrounding areas.