What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Residents from across LS10 gathered last Thursday (23 August 2018) for a heated public meeting about the controversial Park and Ride scheme proposed for Stourton. The project is a flagship element of the Council’s push to reduce congestion and improve air quality in the city – but a vigorous local
We will be distributing copies of the September newspaper to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11 from tomorrow (Wednesday 29 August 2018). Copies will be available from libraries, community centres, GP practices, shops and other community venues. Copies are also available at Dewsbury Road Tescos and will be delivered to
I went along to the BITMO’s GATE Annual Children Sports Day on 15 August where about 100 children, parents maybe a few grandparents, joined the sports day during the afternoon. The ladies (Carla, Donna, Jennifer and Ashlyn) were already setting up the various games to be played during the afternoon.
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 20 August 2018: Change of use of dwelling house to form house of multiple occupation (HMO class use C4)
Firefighters attended a house fire in Bude Road this afternoon (25 August 2018). A man suffered smoke inhalation from the small kitchen fire and was treated on the scene by firefighters who administered oxygen therapy. Two fire engines from the Hunslet station on Dewsbury Road attended using hose reel, breathing
Next month (September 2018) sees the launch of a new free community programme, for people aged 50+ in south Leeds to have a go at different forms of creative art and music. The project – called the ‘Togetherness Project’ – is being run by acclaimed arts charity Purple Patch. It is
The loss of a friend or relative through suicide is traumatic, so all credit to Middleton teenager Ellie Morgan who has reacted to the loss of her best friend by organising a fundraiser. Georgia Myers committed suicide earlier in the summer. Ellie said it came out of the blue. Even
Detectives are appealing for information after a shotgun was fired at a house in Holbeck. At 10.24am last night (23 August 2018), police received a report of damage having been caused to the glass in the front door of a house in Balm Place, Holbeck. Officers attended and confirmed the
For the previous ten years, Leeds was doing well with recycling and its household recycling figure was hitting 44 per cent — however, for 2016 and 2017, this figure unfortunately dropped to 38 per cent. There will have been a combination of reasons for this, however some of them can
Becoming a new parent or carer can be very isolating and confusing. But help is at hand from Touchstone’s Best Start Peer Support Project. Our focus is on enabling parents to feel happier and healthier, so that they can meet their children’s needs and raise happy healthy children. By bringing together