What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Residents in LS10 are being encouraged to share their experiences of lockdown and connect with others in the community at an online discussion next week. Grace Feeney, one of the organisers said: “We’re all living under tighter restrictions at the moment so what better time to talk about lockdown and
Students from Ruth Gorse Academy will speak about their experiences walking to school through the Managed Approach area on BBC’s Look North programme tonight (10 November 2020) ahead of a debate on the Managed Approach at the full Council meeting tomorrow. Ben Mallinson, Principal at Ruth Gorse, has written to
Georgia Myers was a young woman with her life ahead of her when she tragically took her own life two years ago, the day before her sixteenth birthday. As we reported at the time, the community was shocked and rallied round to fundraise in her memory. Yesterday (9 November 2020)
Community organisations in South Leeds are being encouraged to join 100% Digital Leeds to find out how they can work together to support people in Beeston, Middleton, Holbeck, Hunslet, and Belle Isle to make the most of digital and have better access to health services. Covid-19 has changed the way
Councillors have organised what is thought to be the first residents meeting for people living at the Leeds Dock area near the Royal Armouries museum in Hunslet. The online meeting is set for Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 6:30pm on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting. Cllr Paul Wray
A woman has been arrested in Holbeck this morning (8 November 2020) and Class A drugs seized after a tip off from local residents. Officers from the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act in the early hours of the morning. The
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. Please note that due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak Leeds City Council is not accepting written representations made by post. Please make any comments online and address them to
Can a community change? All of our neighbourhoods locally are blighted with some level of littering and flytipping – but the Beeston Hill area is probably one of the hardest hit. A team of volunteers and residents – led by local campaigner Ed Carlisle and the local Green Party –
In this last post of our series of articles about homelessness, we look at what you and I can do about the problem. Learn Check out websites like crisis.org.uk and shelter.org.uk for information and stories on homelessness. Give There are great local and national charities and groups working and campaigning
The Raising Aspirations team at Health For All are running a number of small face to face groups starting next week. The team’s aim is to help people living in South Leeds get into education, training and employment Confidence Building & Overcoming Barriers Mondays 9 November until 14 December, 10am-12pm