What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Two groups fighting food poverty in Leeds have opened a new shared warehouse in Beeston thanks to a grant from Asda’s “Fight Hunger, Create Change” programme. The warehouse, on the Parkside industrial estate, comes complete with two huge inflatable chiller rooms for fresh food and a fork lift truck to
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 22 October 2018: Extension to the existing Park and Ride site to include approx. 550 additional car park spaces
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds South· This evening (26 October 2018) due to information received from members of the public, officers from Leeds South NPT and The Leeds District Off-Road Bike Team were able to seize this massive red Quad bike which had been causing chaos around the LS10 area.
St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Beeston Hill are setting their sights on a new improved playground and outdoor space – with the children, parents, staff and other local supporters aiming to raise £10,000 over the course of this school year. The fundraising campaign is being led by the
St Joseph’s Club in Hunslet are holding an all-age Halloween party on Wednesday 31 October, between 7pm-11pm. The party is open to all, but is specifically planned as a destination for local families after they have been out trick or treating. The evening will feature music, games, prizes, and much more.
On Thursday (18 October 2018) I attended the community awards ceremony hosted by the White Rose Shopping Centre. It was held in the luxourious surrounds of the Cineworld Cinema. It was a very enjoyable day and there were so many awards. From former Lord Mayors to the Cockburn High School
Universal Credit (UC) is a massive change implemented by the UK Government to how people receive six existing benefits. These are being rolled into one monthly payment. These changes will have an impact on how and when people are paid. The benefits being incorporate into UC are: Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance Income-related
Coroners are appealing for help in tracing any relatives of Paul Moody from Beeston, Leeds who died recently. Mr Moody of Parkfield Row died on 23 October, his death is not being treated as suspicious. He was well known to Leeds city centre as he used to socialise in the
This post has been written by the Stop Stourton Park & Ride Campaign So Leeds City Council push on with the proposed Park and Ride in Stourton despite the massive opposition locally. I think we need to look at why this obsession when in real terms it’s a drop in
First round of funding launched to support employment and skills in South Leeds The South Leeds Together programme has funding to support focused work with the target group of sex workers and is looking for projects to provide interventions which support them into alternative forms of employment. The funding, known