What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The coming of summer means summer festivals, and this year’s have been wonderfully successful. Each of them has their own character. Hunslet is cheerful and compact with some visiting chickens this year and a popular climbing wall. The Beeston Festival just seems to get bigger and better every year, with
A welcome to those who were successful in the recent local elections in Leeds and commiserations to all those who lost, including hard-working local councillors. It takes a lot of courage to stand for elected office and to accept the responsibility that comes with serving the public. Being in office
One of the things that is striking about stark newspaper headlines and the frenzy of social media posts is just what a disconnection there can be between what happens in the Westminster bubble and in the world outside. As usual, I’ve been talking to a fair number of people out
In recent weeks, we have seen a serious escalation of conflict in the Gulf, following the action taken against Iran by the USA and Israel. In response there have been strikes from the Iranian regime targeting Gulf allies, including attacks on bases, airports and hotels, which directly put British lives
About 30% of people living in the Leeds South constituency are private renters. This means that a new piece of legislation – the Renters’ Rights Act – will be of great interest to them because it is changing the law to better protect those who rent privately. There are a
Diplomatic relations between countries can be a bit complicated. That has certainly been the case recently arising from two things the American President has said. The first has been his attempt to ‘buy’ Greenland and saying that he would put tariffs on those countries that didn’t agree with him, including
Just before Christmas, we learned that following the resignation of the postmaster and the withdrawal of the premises for Post Office use, the Penny Hill Post Office in Hunslet will be closing on Monday 26 January. The Post Office says that they are “working hard to keep any period of
In my column a couple of months ago, I wrote about the impact of the Troubles on Northern Ireland and the legislation that I have been working on to try and find a way forward. Earlier this week, that Bill took a major step forward in the House of Commons.
We have all cheered on our Olympic Gold Medal rowers like Sir Steve Redgrave and Katherine Grainger – it’s a sport we are really quite good at – but did you know that there’s a rowing club in South Leeds that is both encouraging beginners to try out and aiming
I recently visited the Leeds South and East Foodbank in Millshaw. Through a number of sites in south Leeds, its help is in great demand. Indeed, three of their five busiest sites are at Belle Isle, St Phillips and Hunslet. Last year the foodbank supported over 14,000 people with food