Leeds City Council has been urged to withdraw plans to lay four 3G football pitches, amid claims the materials used have been linked to cancer cases.
The local authority wants to build the pitches on land off Thorpe Park Approach in east Leeds, alongside a cafe, changing rooms and car park, to meet rising demand for football facilities.
But more than 130 local people have objected to the proposal, with some claiming the artificial pitches will disturb wildlife on the land and contribute to plastic waste. An engineering consultant also told a committee of local councillors that a young goalkeeper he knew had died from cancer, because of exposure to the materials used to lay 3G surfaces.
