What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
People from a range of arts organisations gathered at The Tetley on Thursday (5 February 2015) to discuss how they could influence the redevelopment of the ‘South Bank’. The South Bank is the ex-industrial zone of Hunslet and Holbeck close to the river. As we revealed in our February newspaper,
They came through the doors of the Garden Gate pub in Hunslet in twos and threes, filling the corridor with cheeky banter and grabbing a spot in front of the open fire in the Hunslet Heritage room. They were here to celebrate the 95th birthday of Harry Jepson OBE in
Do you find yourself twiddling your thumbs of an afternoon? If so pop along to our new Gamers Club, every Monday 3:00pm-6:00pm and play for fun. We’ve got a wide variety of games as well as free tea and coffee. See you Monday! Quote: Kenneth Ingram, have we got a
The Met Office has issued a Level 3 Cold Weather Alert for England. Please share this post and inform older people you know that there is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions between Wednesday and the following Monday (11-16 February 2015) in England. Make sure they have everything they
Have you read the February edition of our newspaper yet? On Monday and Tuesday we distributed copies to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11. Copies are available from libraries, schools, community centres, GP practices, shops and other community venues. If your local venue hasn’t got any copies or has run
I went into BBC Radio Leeds this afternoon ( February 2015) to talk to Johnny I’Anson about the latest edition of our newspaper and three of the top stories from it. Thanks to Johnny I’Anson and Corinne Wheatley at BBC Radio Leeds for allowing us to reproduce this clip. You
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South. Have you lost a dog in the Beeston Area of Leeds. Approx 16 months old Brown and White Male Staffie, has been found near the Co Op on Town Street, Beeston. please ring 101 and quote log ref 0199 5th February, they will advise
** JOB VACANCY FOR BUSINESS ADMIN APPRENTICE ** Keepmoat Property Services, in partnership with Leeds Federated Housing and Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation, are delivering a Kickstart training programme in Business Administration. This will be a 6-7 week training programme involving certified training, work experience, CV building and interview skills,
Apparently it was Whitney Houston who said “I believe the children are our future”. Actually she probably sang it and although it’s a bit trite, it’s something to bear in mind. It seems too often that we don’t believe in our children, but prefer to blame them or to fear
Two people have recently moved into a house in the Garnets area of Beeston. Nothing unusual there, except that Toby Lloyd and Andrew Wilson are ‘artists in residents’, employed by East Street Arts to work with local residents over the next year. Here they introduce themselves by summarising a few