What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Organisers of a popular annual community event are looking for volunteers to help out this year at Holbeck Gala which is taking place on Saturday 21st July, 12-5pm on Holbeck Moor. Once again there will be music, dance, activities for young people, a range of stalls, food and entertainment. If you
Middleton Park councillor Kim Groves has joiined social networking site Twitter. You can follow Kim on @groves_kim. She joins Beeston and Holbeck councillor Adam Ogilvie (@adampoglivie) and MP Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) on Twitter. For those who don’t know, Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories,
Ambitious plans to open a new community cafe and a hairdressers on the Cardinal Estate have been boosted by an unexpected source – Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire TV programme. Community campaigner Yvonne Crowther, who helps run the White Rose Residents Association, is looking to luanch two new social enterprises
Last week we told you that there is an important meeting coming up about the future of South Leeds Life (here). We now publish the draft constitution for our group which we are proposing to call the South Leeds Information Group. South Leeds life Constitution The point of the constitution
“Help us transform empty houses into family homes,”Leeds Community Foundation Chief Executive, Sally-Anne Greenfield has urged ahead of a Beeston conference to tackle the city-wide problem. Leeds Community Foundation is supporting Social Business Brokers’ ‘Call to Action’ on empty homes campaign by opening up a new empty homes pledge fund
More info on the bands & video links at: http://www.japanesefightingfish.co.uk/ & http://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/15454/
[slideshow] Cottingley TRAC chair Robyn Holland writes about the work of the organisation – and the opening of the new Sphynx Square on the estate over the weekend. Cottingley has seen some changes over the past few months. The management committee at TRAC (Tenants and Residents Association of Cottingley) has
Police have released an e-fit of a man they would like to speak to in connection with two bogus burglaries in which the suspect is believed to have posed as a police officer. Both incidents occurred on Friday, April 27, when the suspect called at two addresses purporting to be
I went along to visit Holy Spirit Church on Tempest Road, Beeston today. I went because I had never been inside and saw that it was open as part of the Treasures Revealed Festival. I discovered that this was the last day the church would be open, at least as
The results of yesterday’s Council elections have been declared and Labour have held all three seats in our area of Leeds: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park ward. This followed the trend across the city and across the country. Leeds City Council remains under Labour control for