What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As part of Slung Low Theatre’s annual Christmas Fayre on Saturday 8 December 2018, there will be a special afternoon performance at The Holbeck (WMC) as Freckle Productions present Tabby McTat from the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Interwoven with original songs, Tabby McTat is the heart-warming tale of
Those celebrating Hallowe’en over the coming week are being urged to stay safe and consider the wellbeing of others who may be vulnerable and wish to avoid trick or treaters. Neighbourhood Policing Teams will provide additional patrols during this period and special constables will work with police officers and police
Leeds United Supporters’ Trust have announced that they have been working with two local food banks which covers the whole of Leeds, in setting up a new food collection point for ongoing home games in conjunction with Leeds United. The food drive will start outside the East Stand, next to
This post first appeared on the Save Our Eyes website here. Holbeck is one of the few places in the UK where men roam residential streets looking for sex 24 hours a day. The “managed approach for prostitution” nearby has made them feel like they have the right to ask
Monday 5 November 2018 is the date for your diary as the city’s skies will once again be lit up as South Leeds celebrates Bonfire Night in Middleton Park. A spectacular and safe firework display will accompany the bonfire and the event is free to attend. These bonfire will be
Children in Cottingley have a brand new play area to make use of after local ward Councillors Andrew Scopes, Gohar Almass and Angela Gabriel helped to fund a new playground. The new equipment, which is located in Cottingley, includes swings, a roundabout and a climbing frame and is aimed at
The Asha Neighbourhood Project in Beeston hosted a hate crime awareness event on Friday 19 October as part of Hate Crime Awareness week, the second one of its kind organised by Asha, in support of the ‘Show Racism The Red Card’ campaign; an annual campaign used to raise awareness on
There are calls for more bereavement midwives to be employed in hospitals to improve care being given to parents and families after a miscarriage or the death of a baby. Charlies-Angel-Centre Foundation has figures that show just three hospital trusts in the region employ the equivalent to a full time bereavement
Our new Social Centre is finally here, it is situated off Middleton Park Avenue, next to Middleton Primary School. We are open 6 days a week. Our lunch clubs are Monday, Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays. Saturdays we serve a full cook breakfast in the morning and sandwiches in the afternoon.
The trend for young sweethearts to express their undying love by attaching a padlock to a bridge or other public structure has exploded across the world in the last decade and now it’s come to Beeston. Dog walkers, runners and other users of Cross Flatts Park may have noticed a