#Netherby

Wrenhaven Credit Union opens counters inside branch libraries

Members in four neighbourhoods without a bank branch can now pay in savings, ask about loans and get help with budgeting on the same visit as borrowing a book.

Volunteers plant 1,800 street trees across Wrenhaven in a single weekend

More than 700 residents turned out with spades as part of a scheme to bring shade and greenery to the city's most built-up streets, with each tree adopted by a nearby household.

Smart street lights that dim on empty streets cut council energy bill

Motion-sensing LED lamps fitted in Netherby and Bramley Cross use 70 per cent less electricity, and residents in the trial streets say they barely noticed the change.