What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This post first appeared on the Volition blog: On Saturday 8 February the ‘Time to Change Experience’ will be at the White Rose Shopping Centre. 90 volunteers from Leeds will be joining Time to Change Leeds and the national Time to Change team, along with local mental health organisations
I am going to write a blog about my views and experiences of bus drivers in Leeds. This will include my views and suggestions on how things could be improved. I find life a daily struggle when using public transport. Especially when it comes to buses. I really feel
Steph and Matt are just like any other ordinary couple. Like other people they like to keep pets. However, they have a few more pets than the average family. This is Cottingley’s first domestic rabbit refuge and Steph and Matt are heading it up, bringing awareness to the community about
World Cancer Awareness Day 4th February 2014 I have lost 6 Family members to Cancer. I’m also awaiting for a Biopsy to rule out Cancer myself. This will be 3rd time I’m under investigation for Cancer in 13 Months. So although a South Leeds blog, Cancer is a Global
Winter warmth packages are currently being delivered to 1,000 elderly people living in south Leeds, thanks to funding provided from the local area committee. As part of the project, key essentials including soup and stewed meat, blankets, bed socks, scarves and gloves, will be provided as part of
On Friday (31 January 2014) South Leeds Development Officer Lois held ‘Harry the Hawk’s Happy Hour’ at the Hunslet Club. The session was aimed to recruit new players for the Hunslet Parkside Academy tots and U7’s. Lois has been working within five local primary schools in South Leeds: Windmill
The Kaiser Chiefs were amongst the audience as Leeds Music Trust opened its new extension to the Old Chapel rehearsal studios in Holbeck on Friday (31 January 2014). The Old Chapel, on Czar Street in Holbeck, has a long history of supporting young bands and the Kaiser Chiefs wrote
Heavy machinery has arrived at Elland Road to begin work on a £2.8m congestion-busting scheme. Construction of the city’s first major 800-space park and ride scheme is underway this week seeing installation of a new high quality surface, bus waiting facilities, shelters, lighting, signage, ticketing machines, fences, CCTV and
When we hear mental health we immediately imagine being strapped down in a padded cell… Mental health is still a subject of the unknown in today’s youth. You don’t really know or understand it unless you’re in the system. I’m 22, I have used services in the Leeds area.
The phrase that’s often coined to describe Autism and other disabilities is “hidden” or “invisible”. This is basically due to the fact that the sense most of us use first, cannot detect it and that’s our sight. I can speak from experience in this case, having arthritis I can be