What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds City Council has joined forces with the Rhinos Foundation as part of a campaign to encourage people to check-in with their mates and help normalise conversations around mental health and suicide, particularly among men. The two organisations are promoting the West Yorkshire ‘Check in With Your Mate’ campaign across
Once again we are offering free* tickets to shows at Leeds Playhouse this autumn. What’s the catch? Well in return for two free tickets to the press night, we ask you to provide us with a review of the show. Don’t worry if you’ve never written a review before, we’ll
I really didn’t want to start my first column of the autumn writing about machetes and zombie knives, but I feel I must. I’ve been campaigning for some time along with others, including the police, for the Government to take much more effective action to ban their sale and possession.
Last year we reported on Ellis Robinson’s charity climb of England’s tallest peak, Scafell Pike, this year he has scaled Africa highest mountain, Kilimanjaro. The adventure started on his sofa in Belle Isle two years ago when he was looking for something special to mark his 30th birthday. Fast forward
Anyone with mobility problems will know that our streets are littered with obstacles. They (mostly) have a good reason to be there, they serve a purpose and cause no inconvenience – provided you are able bodied. But once you need a stick, a wheelchair or mobility scooter to get around
I am Mark Lund, your new Police Inspector for South Leeds. Firstly, I would like to tell you a little about myself. I have been a police officer for 21 years. All of my service has been in the Leeds district working a variety of front-line roles. I was promoted
Cllr Emma Pogson-Golden & Cllr Wayne Dixon. Developers meeting. We both attended a meeting with the developer to discuss the plans. There is 9 Units, the largest two are occupied. Stores: Confirmed are ALDI & B&M after LIDL pulled out. Several others retailers are in talks, but the developer didn’t
Middleton Parkrun. Event 200. Middleton Woods Parkrun | Facebook Mark says: Thanks so much to Nicola who not only travelled all the way from Guernsey for our event she is also this weeks guest run report writer. If you fancy writing a run report for us, we’d love to hear
Sir Robert McAlpine has achieved practical completion of 245 new homes at the historic Tower Works scheme on Globe Road in Holbeck. Established in the 1860s as a steel pin factory for carding and combing in the textile industry, Tower Works closed in 1981. The neighbourhood is today home to
With its theme of creativity unwrapped, it’s no surprise that South Leeds has lots to offer as part of this year’s Heritage Open Days Festival. Leeds Civic Trust has worked with organisations across the city to put on over 100 events for the festival which runs from 8-17 September 2023.