What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds is once again well represented amongst the shortlisted nominees for the 5th annual Child Friendly Leeds Awards. The winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony, which takes place on Thursday 1 February 2018. The Shine Project has been nominated in the Communities and Schools Working Together
Last week, following a generous donation from the Facebook community, Save our Beeston and Holbeck, the children at Beeston Primary School were excited to welcome five new additions to their school community. The five guinea pigs have been kindly donated by a responsible breeder, who has previous experience in placing
Betfred Super League Champions Leeds Rhinos were joined by former players Rob Burrow and Danny McGuire at a civic reception hosted by the Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Jane Dowson at the Civic Hall in Leeds. [slideshow_deploy id=’71988′] Hunslet Warriors Juniors were invited as one of the Ambassador clubs and
Ex-Leeds United player Neil Ross is offering young people in South Leeds an opportunity to combine football training with educational qualifications. The Pathway2pro programme is designed for Year 11 leavers and includes full time football coaching alongside to chance to obtain a Level 3 Sports qualification as well as support
The Hunslet branch of in2wrk has excelled at helping people back into work in 2017, according to the well-known training provider. Last year a massive 70% of the learners that attended in2wrk gained employment or continued into Further Education within a few weeks of obtaining career changing qualifications at the
Patients at Middleton Park Surgery are likely to see some changes later in 2018, but South Leeds Life understands that it unlikely the surgery will close. Grange Medicare Limited, based in Hemsworth near Wakefield, has run Middleton Park Surgery for the last ten years. They have decided not to renew
[slideshow_deploy id=’71918′] When trying to describe what I do as an artist, or as a curator presenting art, I often encounter the phrase ‘I don’t do art’. This is a statement that I have always found quite puzzling when I consider how much of an impact art has on the
The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be hosting a workshop at Hillside (Tiger 11) in Beeston tomorrow, Tuesday 23 January 2018. They are looking for families (mums, dads, partners, grandparents) who have experienced miscarriage or bereavement in pregnancy or post-natally. Alongside this there will also be professionals keen on learning
On Thursday 18 January I was lucky enough to be able to take a group of Year Six pupils from Hugh Gaitskell Primary School on a horse riding experience to Back Lane Stables in Farnley. First of all, the children had a tour of the stables and met some of
From the beginning of next month (Monday 5 February 2018), people looking to dispose of certain types of household rubbish at their local waste sorting site in Leeds will need to pay a charge. The charge will only be made for items not considered to be regular household waste, such