What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Physical meetings may have become impossible since the lockdown started, but Hunslet & Riverside Councillors have decided to go online and set up three virtual residents’ meetings. This is an opportunity for local residents and businesses to: raise issues, discuss and develop projects, have conversations with your ward councillors, police
Slung Low, the community support hub for Beeston & Holbeck have put out an appeal today (18 June 2020) for food and funds to maintain their vital role in keeping people in Holbeck and Beeston from going hungry. They have been delivering food parcels and more to individuals and families
More children and young people are returning to school this week, but with smaller class sizes and new room layouts, the school day will be quite different from what pupils are used to. As they start to adapt to this new routine, the NHS in Leeds is encouraging parents and
Leeds College of Building has been chosen as one of the 88 new providers to deliver T Levels from September 2022. The College has been approved to offer a T Level in Design, Surveying and Planning; students will spend time at both its North Street and South Bank Campuses. Launching
Councillors are set to approve spending almost £7 million at Cockburn School in Beeston to accommodate an additional 60 students from September. Next Wednesday (24 June 2020) Leeds City Council’s Executive Board will discuss a report which proposes creating the extra space at Cockburn School by building a modular block
Forward Leeds, the alcohol and drug service for Leeds, is still offering support to young people, families and professionals despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisation, which offers information, advice and support for people who suffer with alcohol or drug problems, has been working via phone calls and online chats since
Women are being urged not to miss out on cancer screening because of Covid-19 during Cervical Screening Awareness Week. Monday 15 – Sunday 21 June 2020 is dedicated to the prevention of cervical cancer and the importance of taking up screening invitations. Led by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the week
Fifth-generation bedmaker Harrison Spinks has developed a new collection of premium mattresses exclusively for independent retailers, available for next day delivery. The Velocity Collection is Harrison Spinks’ first ever next-day, off-the-shelf mattress, designed to support independents with a range of products that are easily accessible for consumers in the current
This year’s Men’s Health Week (15-21 June 2020) theme is “Take Action on Covid-19”. Men are being encouraged to take action to get the best out of lockdown and the new normal as well as being encouraged to beat underlying conditions. Leeds City Council, CEG and Yorkshire Evening Post have
Joan Kershaw’s Beeston home was full of friends, family and flowers today as she celebrated her 100th birthday (15 June 2020). Joan has only recently returned home after breaking her hip on Christmas Eve, but this is the first thing to slow down what has been a busy and eventful