What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Middleton Park bonfire and fireworks are set once again to delight local residents on Thurdsay 5 November 2015. Sponsored by Land Securities at The White Rose Shopping Centre, the bonfire will be lit at 7pm and will be followed by a firework display at 7.30pm. Local councillors are encouraging
My daughter Brittany Rosindale of Clayton Drive, Hunslet has been accepted as a volunteer to go to Sri Lanka in September 2016 to help with people suffering from mental illness and children and adults with disabilities. We are trying to raise as much as possible as the trip is self-funded. We
Belle Isle TMO Chris, our Financial Inclusion Officer has been so busy today he’s started feeling a bit dizzy…he’s seen approximately six people back to back discussing various money matters from benefit claims to debt, budgeting and more besides… If you need some financial guidance visit the BITMO money
John (The Guitar man) Volunteer at BITMO GATE. John’s life story in his own words on how he started to play and teach the guitar and the different influences people made to that end. I was about 8 years old when I was introduced to the guitar, watching a film of
I was rather taken aback last Friday when Johnny I’Anson tried to call me Jezza on Radio Leeds. Oh dear that looks like name dropping. Johnny’s a great journalist and presenter, but he’s hardly an A list celebrity is he? I wasn’t meaning to name drop, but he did get
A new community mural adorning a wall of the shopping centre in Cottingley was unveiled by Cllr Adam Ogilvie this afternoon (29 October 2015). Adam commended everyone involved and thanked Nickie Ramsden from Groundwork, Sharon D’Ambrosio from Space and Mears, the Council’s housing repairs contractor, for their generosity. He said:
Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre presents two spooky shows this week to celebrate Halloween. On Sunday 1 November at 5pm they present ‘Gated Community’, a puppet show by Handheld Arts. “Where one house once stood, there now stands eight. A whole new neighbourhood, secured behind a gate.” An idyllic dream
The inaugural fans panel meeting took place last Monday with 11 fans in attendance. Phil Hodgson, who is the Board representative on the group, commented: “I was really pleased with the turn out. There were another three who were unable to attend on the night but will be involved in
Thousands of primary school pupils in South Leeds will be eligible for the flu vaccine this winter, as the national flu vaccination programme for children is extended to children in school years one and two for the first time. For the first time, children aged two to six years-old will
Leeds City Council’s Employment & Skills team have announced dates for briefing sessions for residents planning to apply for jobs at the new Aldi store. Aldi’s new store on the former police station site just off Dewsbury Road in Beeston is set to open in January 2016 creating up to