What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Domestic abuse wrecks lives, damages families and communities. In this series of posts we present the real life experiences of South Leeds women who have suffered various forms of domestic abuse. They make for uncomfortable reading, but it is important that we all understand domestic abuse, how to spot it
This month I would like to give readers some information that is more relevant than ever. As Covid 19 restrictions continue and people are spending more time online it is important to ensure that people are going online safely. Many people use Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites to
The latest plans for a £24.198 million rail station at White Rose, Leeds, are among the items to be considered by members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee. Members will be asked to progress plans for the new rail station between Morley and Cotttingley on the Transpennine route
Holbeck Together is launching a new meal takeaway service for the Holbeck community. From Monday (1 February 2021), you’ll be able to pick up a hot, nutritious takeaway jacket potato for only £2.50 from St Matthews Community Centre in Holbeck. In addition to the takeaway service, they will also be
I had a very useful catch-up recently with Elissa Newman of Holbeck Together, the voluntary organisation of which I have the honour to be Patron. Despite the lockdown, Elissa and her wonderful team have continued to support their service users with regular phone calls, help with shopping and prescriptions and
Sadly, on Sunday the 27 December 2020 we lost a wonderful and charming man in Stephen ‘Rocky’ Whitehead. Rocky will be remembered by many for his enthusiasm and sheer love of life, never more apparent than in his 12 years at Health for All as an Active Clubs Experience (ACE)
Domestic abuse wrecks lives, damages families and communities. In this series of posts we present the real life experiences of South Leeds women who have suffered various forms of domestic abuse. They make for uncomfortable reading, but it is important that we all understand domestic abuse, how to spot it
We have been distributing copies of the February newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 28 January 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops. We have been unable to
Plans for a transport network – including a new mass transit system – that connects all West Yorkshire’s communities to jobs, education and opportunity are set out today (27 January 2021). The proposals identify where people will live and work in the coming decades, the journeys they will need to
It will be much easier to find your way around Holbeck soon thanks to up to 100 new street signs, funded by local Councillors Gohar Almass, Andrew Scopes and Angela Gabriel, that are being installed across the area. As the original Victorian cast iron signs have got older some of