What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
From April 2016, the way we pay for care is changing. The Government is consulting the public on introducing a lifetime cap on care costs of £72,000. This will affect hundreds of thousands of older people who are paying for care and support. Tell the Government what you think: http://bit.ly/CareInCrisisHaveYourSay
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust The Giving Voice choir will be doing their first performance of 2015, this Saturday at the White Rose Centre. Please go along and support them! They’ll be performing at 11.30am and 2pm. There will also be stalls for people to find out more about the
I arrived last Sunday, just after 1pm for Sunday Lunch at BITMO GATE. Expecting me to be the only one there and others would follow. No was wrong 25 elderly people plus one little girl, daughter of one of the volunteers already there. Wasn’t sure what to expect, (my 1st
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Outer South . Money raised from the open day at Leeds District’s new headquarters in Elland Road has given a boost to Macmillan Cancer Support. Hundreds of member of the public got a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the state-of-the art HQ and an insight
St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in Beeston will be hosting their annaul Spring Fair on Saturday 14th March 2015 from 10am – 12 noon. As usual there will be a variety of stalls including bric -a-brac, books refreshments and of course the delicious locally baked cake and bun stall. Get there early
A conference is being held on Friday (27 February 2015) to discuss the state of anti Muslim hate in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo murders in Paris and other recent events. The conference will run from 3-6pm on Friday and has been staged jointly by Hamara, Faith Matters and
Collections of garden bins across Leeds are set to re-start. Following the winter break, the fortnightly brown bin collections will resume in March. Collection days remain the same and can be checked on the council’s website. You can also download a handy calendar to remind you of your collection schedule.
Councillors on the Inner South Community Committee have organised an event for older residents in the Banqueting Suite of Leeds Civic Hall. Older Person’s Day takes place on Thursday 5 March from 10:30am to 3:30pm and will entertain and inform local people about the many activities and services available in
Have you got any old paving slabs hiding in a corner of your garden or garage? If so the Friends of Stank Hall Barn would like to hear from you! The Friends set up two years ago after South Leeds Life called a public meeting to draw attention to the
A mistake riddled second half saw Hunslet Hawks lose their home opener in the Kingstone Press Championship on Sunday as Batley Bulldogs scored 18 unanswered points to register a 26-14 win at the South Leeds Stadium. Hunslet had named an unchanged side, Barry Eaton sticking with the same starting 13 who had