Year: 2024

Councillors approve plans for South Bank district heating scheme

At there meeting on Wednesday (20 November 2024) senior Councillors on the Executive Board approved plans to develop the PIPES district heating scheme with a new network being created for the South Bank area of Hunslet and Holbeck. The existing PIPES network provides low carbon heating to some 2,000 properties

St Joseph’s pupils takeover at The Royal Armouries

Children from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Hunslet visited The Royal Armouries Museum today (22 November 2024) for Kids In Museums Day. But this wasn’t a normal school trip, the pupils were there to see their own work on display, tracing particular jobs through history. The project was part

Cockburn Remembered

Students and staff across Cockburn School, Cockburn John Charles Academy and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy showed their respect on Remembrance Day (11 November 2024). Young people and school staff came together across the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust schools to commemorate Remembrance Day with heartfelt ceremonies to honour those who have served

Holbeck digital agency wins King’s Award for Enterprise

Ashley Bolser, the founder of a globally recognised Holbeck-based digital marketing agency, recently received one of the highest honours for a UK business: a King’s Award for Enterprise. During a celebration at the agency’s office in Holbeck, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Ed Anderson, presented Bolser with an honorary