What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Women’s Lives Leeds , the consortium of women’s organisation including Asha Neighbourhood Project and Women’s Health Matters, is organising Leeds first ever women and girls Forum on Wednesday 29 March. It is open to all women and girls in Leeds and is an opportunity for any woman, girl, independent or
A gang feud that saw cars burned out and houses rammed by 4×4 vehicles appears to be over. An injunction was granted against seven men at a hearing in Bradford last December. Prosecutions had been brought for some of the crimes, but the injunction granted under legislation enacted in 2009
Director of Motive8 North Gym in Holbeck Urban Village goes for gold at 2017 Soria ETU Duathlon European Championships Jenny Cromack, director at Motive8 North Personal Training Studio and Gym in Holbeck Urban Village, is set to go for gold this April as she has been chosen to represent Team
Age UK Leed’s Digital Angels has been working in South Leeds since September 2016. Digital Angels is all about getting older people who are socially isolated and living in South Leeds online, through both one to one interventions with volunteers and group activities delivered in community venues. This service is
The EM2 Locomotive Society in Bradford are fundraising to restore OLIVe, the Overhead Line Inspection Vehicle, that has been a regular at Middleton Railway. Readers may remember that OLIVe was nearly destroyed in a pointless arson attach at Middleton Railway’s Moor Road base in Hunslet. A spokesperson for the EM2
Maple Homes, who are building houses in Hunslet, have stepped up to sponsor Hunslet Warriors’ 2017 kit. Having gone to school with the coach of Hunslet Warriors, one of the directors at Leeds-based Maple suggested they link up to put something back into the community. Having played together as children,
Thursday (2 March 2017) was World Book Day and it was celebrated in schools across South Leeds. At New Bewerley Community School in Beeston they decided to change the focus somewhat. In previous years children had been encouraged to dress up as their favourite book, or character. This year they
A special event is being held at Belle Isle Family Centre on Wednesday 8 March for pregnant women, families and their babies (0-2 years old). There will be a chance to find out about what is available for young dads and male carers; help with breast feeding from Bosom Buddies;
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 27 February 2017: Single storey front/side extension 4 Marsden Grove Cross Flatts Leeds LS11 7NR Ref. No: 17/01114/FU
Police are appealing for information after a 12-year-old girl was approached by a man in Holbeck. The girl had walked through the M621 underpass next to Holbeck Moor Park between 6.50pm and 7.10pm on Wednesday (1 March 2017) when she was approached by a man who tried to befriend her