What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Despite another financially volatile year, many people are looking forward to Christmas 2023, but how easy is it to make the holiday more affordable? Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union, takes a look. For many households, Christmas is a notoriously expensive time of year, with presents
Homeless Stars Housing has been working hard to eliminate homelessness in Leeds, by providing immediate accommodation to vulnerable people facing rough sleeping. Homelessness has soared in Leeds, and many people are facing the difficulty of staying in temporary accommodation and Bed and Breakfasts. In the past quarter, Homeless Stars Housing
Ofsted Inspectors have confirmed that The Ruth Gorse Academy in Hunslet continues to be an ‘Outstanding’ school in a report published on 30 November 2023. In a glowing report, Inspectors comment that: “At The Ruth Gorse Academy, there are no barriers to pupils’ success. This includes pupils who are disadvantaged.
With over a thousand tonnes of extra black and green bin waste expected to be produced and over a million bins to be emptied, Leeds City Council’s refuse service will be working through the Christmas period to ensure bin collections continue to run smoothly. The service is only closing on
As reported in October – Kenshin Martial Arts of South Leeds took a team of young martial artists across the pond to compete in the prestigious WKC World Championships and what a success the trip was! Returning to Leeds with four new World Champions the group added to the impressive
There’s only one word to describe this memorable production of Oliver! at Leeds Playhouse: phenomenal! The costumes and set really captured an authentic feel of Dickensian London, you could almost feel the smog and smell the smoke. Using the theatre in the round was a masterstroke, making the audience feel
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 weeks beginning Monday 27 November 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Listed building application for Internal wall
Leeds New Station was given Royal Assent in 1865 and it opened to traffic in 1869 and was situated off New Station Street and roughly occupied the area where Platforms 9 to 17 at the present station are situated. This station was designed by Thomas Prosser the architect for the
Students and staff at Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy (CLCA) were delighted to welcome Hilary Benn MP to the academy as part of UK Parliament Week, an initiative designed to foster interest in parliament among young people. Mr Benn was given a tour of the academy’s new facilities by eager students,
Pickleball … funny name isn’t it! But once you’ve played it you will be hooked for life. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. It’s best described as a sport played with giant table tennis paddles and ball on a badminton sized court played over a