What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A man has appeared in court this morning (4 June 2018) charged in connection with an incident in Leeds where a four-year-old girl was carried away from her mother in the street. Damian Siwek, aged 35, of Harlech Avenue, Beeston, was arrested on Saturday (2 June) in relation to the
The Leeds Women and Girls Hubs launched one year ago and an incredible amount has been achieved in just 12 months. The Women’s Hub has been developing the State of Women’s Health Report. Commissioned by Public Health, the report shines the light on the health needs of diverse women in
One of the biggest retail and leisure destinations in Leeds is ‘going green’ to show its support for World Environment Day (June 5 2018). Landsec-owned White Rose Shopping Centre is getting behind the international campaign which aims to encourage worldwide awareness and action for environmental protection. On Tuesday 5 June
An impressive ten teams took part in this year’s Charity 5-a-side football tournament, raising funds for The Hunslet Club. The event, which took place on Sunday 27 May 2018, was organised by the Leeds office of Charles Stanley Wealth Managers and featured teams from Leeds’s accountancy, legal, banking and marketing
At Cockburn School and Cockburn John Charles Academy, this year’s GCSE candidates are the second year group to sit ‘tough’ new exams under a reformed curriculum. The dramatic reforms came as part of a government drive to improve schools’, pupils’ and employers’ confidence in the qualifications, ensuring that young people
I met Sarah Horsbrough and her team to find out how preparations are going for the opening of the new Elements Primary Academy in Middleton in September. The short answer is very well indeed. As well as the basic logistics of having a building ready – the temporary modular classrooms
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 week beginning 28 May 2018: Two illuminated signs The Penny Hill Centre Church Street Hunslet Leeds LS10 2AP Ref. No: 18/03062/ADV
A new funding programme is providing community projects with the opportunity to access grants of up to £15,000 to increase the number of young people progressing into Higher Education from targeted areas across West Yorkshire. Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY) is a partnership of 12 Higher Education providers (colleges and
The HUB Choir returns to Slung Low Theatre‘s Holbeck Underground Ballroom on Tuesday (5 June 2018) and everyone is invited to come and join the singing. As usual people will gather from 6.30pm to share some home cooked food before the singing commences at 7pm. There is free tea and coffee available
The folks at St Mary’s in Beeston (the church opposite the Co-op on Town Street) are very busy this month, starting with a plant sale and coffee morning on Saturday (2 June 2018). The coffee morning will raise money for St Gemma’s Hospice. The event takes place from 10am-2pm in