What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Councillors on the City Plans Panel overwhelmingly backed the controversial Park & Ride Scheme at Stourton at their meeting today (24 January 2019). The scheme will see parking for 1200 cars on land between Hunslet Cemetery and Junction 7 of the M621. The site will be served by electric buses
Local councillors Andrew Scopes, Angela Gabriel and Gohar Almass are pleased to see the difference new policing arrangements are having on the Managed Approach to street sex work in Holbeck since they pushed the Council for their introduction at the end of last year. Residents and businesses had expressed their
The second Inner South Youth Summit took place on Monday (21 January 2019), at the Centenary Pavillion, Leeds United. This event was funded by the Inner South Community Committee to engage with young people, find out what activities they would like to see in their areas over the next financial
Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF) is looking for volunteers to help them evaluate their National Lottery funded Time to Shine (TTS) programme, and its effects on reducing loneliness and social isolation in older people. Over 55s are being offered the chance to train as peer evaluators, and visit groups all
Two hundred love messages from Leeds locals will create an ‘Avenue of Love’ at White Rose Shopping Centre this Valentine’s season, and one could be yours, but hurry. White Rose Shopping Centre is asking for heartfelt messages of all types to be submitted online for the chance to see it
300 residents of Middleton at high risk of lung cancer will have a scan over two weeks in January at a mobile scanning unit in Asda’s car park thanks to Yorkshire Cancer Research. The charity has funded the mobile unit which comes in three articulated lorries and contains a full
The road to Wembley Stadium and the Coral Challenge Cup Final gets underway this weekend when two of our local amateur rugby league sides join the 50 other amateur teams in the 1st Round of the competition with home ties on Saturday afternoon (26 January 2019). National Conference League Premier
Leeds Library service is starting a new Coding Club for children aged 7-11 at Dewsbury Road Community Hub. Communities Librarian Rachel Benn said: “We are so excited about starting this new Coding Club. The children will discover our easy to follow projects which will help them to learn a variety
Leeds Playhouse will stage a unique intergenerational performance, Dinner 18:55 this February. Exploring experiences of loneliness and community amongst both older and younger generations, this brand new production questions why we no longer make time to sit down and share a meal and a conversation together in our increasingly busy
Leeds City Council have been given final approval and more than £29 million in funding from the government to implement a Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ) in the city and support businesses affected. The Clean Air Charging Zone will reduce air pollution in Leeds by encouraging businesses to transition to