What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I am a new local business – Cardinal Services I like to collect debts. The basis of the business is to collect the day to day accounts for small businesses in the area – with 25 years of experience to draw on. Small businesses struggle with cash flow. They
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Spring is definitely springing this week and Leeds Parks have published this great photo of frogspawn in the lake at Middleton Park. Speaking of photos, The Culture Vulture has some proper photographs
Executive Prinicpal John Townsley told a meeting of parents last night (11 March 2014) that the Ruth Gorse Academy will definitely be opening in September this year and encouraged them to apply now for places. The newly appointed Principal Designate, Rebekah Taylor, was introduced and the school uniform was
Appeal: Serious Road Traffic Collision, Middleton, Leeds Tuesday 11 March 2014. Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision that occurred on Town Street, Middleton on Friday 8 March 2014 around 6:35pm. The incident happened when a 42 year old female pedestrian was struck by a van,
The community came out to celebrate the start of house building in Holbeck. Unity Homes & Enterprise are building 42 new houses and flats on the Brown Lane East site next to Holbeck Moor. Although not officially part of the PFI funded housing regeneration scheme, the homes are being
The folks at Multiple Choice have been in touch about the services they provide to people experiencing problems around substance misuse. Multiple Choice offers support to people recovering from drug additions including a structured day programme, access to residential rehab, peer mentoring and aftercare. They have an open access
I joined a tour of Temple Works last week to see around the amazing structure that once boasted the largest room in the world. Temple Works is the strange Egyptian looking building on Marshall Street in Holbeck. It was built as a flax mill and was state-of-the-art in 1840.
Of course it’s nothing to what his family has lost, but this week I lost a very good friend in Steve Williamson. I think I first met Steve in the 1990s, but I only got to know him after he joined a community reporters course eighteen months ago. He
White Rose Shopping Centre is providing an important stepping stone for two apprentices as they prepare for the next stage of their careers. Nathan Waters, who is 21 and 20-year-old Chris Taylor, are approaching the end of their four-year electrical apprenticeships with engineering, IT and facilities services business NG
This post first appeared on Better Lives for People in Leeds blog: Last week our deputy director Dennis Holmes’s blog talked about the changes that have taken place since the 1980’s and the need to work differently. The new Assisted Living Leeds centre is a great example of joined