What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Three Middleton Guides are celebrating having achieved the highest, Gold Award, despite lockdown. Iona Clayton, Lily Scott and Eleasha Griffiths had to complete a minimum of 8 individual badges, 8 patrol badges and over 2,000 minutes of unit challenge time. This included challenges across the 6 new themes which are
Better Action For Families (BAFF) said goodbye to Alia Nessa who moved from the ABCD project after 2 years to a new position and we wish her all the best for the future. We welcomed Gayle Graham who will be taking the shared post with Lynn Bailey as Community Builders
Specialist firearms detectives are appealing for information after a gun was fired at a house in Leeds. At 12:16pm yesterday (4 May 2021) police received a report of damage having been caused to the front door of the property in Woodview Mount, Beeston, which is believed to have occurred sometime
Tomorrow, Thursday 6 May 2021, is polling day in the Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Mayoral elections. If you are voting in person be sure to check your poll card to find your polling station. Due to the pandemic a number of polling stations have changed this year including
Local charity wellbeing project Your Space are working with people in Holbeck to Grow Our Own fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers. The free Sunday gardening group started mid-April and has been utilising under-loved spaces in the area to re-green the urban environment. Not only does this help the planet and
The Public Libraries Act 1850 first gave local boroughs the power to establish free public libraries. The idea was that this was a first step in creating a national institution to provide universal and free access to literature and information. According to Wikipedia, the 4,145 public libraries existing in 21st
The Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) runs a group of schools in South Leeds including three secondary schools: Cockburn school, Cockburn John Charles Academy and the new Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy. Transition to secondary school Parents and carers of Year 6 pupils have been confirming places at the soon to be
We know support for bereaved parents and families is essential. Here at Charlies-Angel-Centre we provide several community support groups which run on a monthly basis, all our groups are run from Charlies-Angel bereavement centre at 6B Ashbrooke Park, Parkside Lane, LS11 5SF. All dates can be found on our website
BBC Radio 5Live is coming to Leeds to focus on climate change and the mission for the city to become carbon neutral by 2030 – and they want you to be involved! Have you changed your job, lifestyle or the way you travel because of concerns about climate change? Is
Holbeck Together recently received a number of refurbished smartphones provided by environmental charity Hubbub via 100% Digital Leeds. The phones have been redistributed amongst members of the Holbeck community with the aim of helping people to become better connected and to develop their digital skills. By increasing social connections, the