What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A Hunslet opticians is celebrating having scooped a Branch of the Year award that honours its outstanding customer service. The Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care branch in Penny Hill Centre won the accolade after coming top in its region to clinch the title at the company’s annual conference and awards
The closure of Thwaite Watermill museum in Stourton and new car parking charges at Middleton Park, service and staffing reductions and price increases are among wide-ranging changes being proposed as Leeds City Council sets out its annual budget plans for next year. The council has published its initial budget proposals
White Rose Shopping Centre and Trinity Leeds published their first Impact Reports on Thursday (30 November 2023) which outline how the shopping centres have contributed to the economic, social and environmental success of the Leeds community. The retail and leisure destinations are home to more than 220 retailers and restaurants
Homeless Stars Housing has been working hard to eliminate homelessness in Leeds, by providing immediate accommodation to vulnerable people facing rough sleeping. Homelessness has soared in Leeds, and many people are facing the difficulty of staying in temporary accommodation and Bed and Breakfasts. In the past quarter, Homeless Stars Housing
With over a thousand tonnes of extra black and green bin waste expected to be produced and over a million bins to be emptied, Leeds City Council’s refuse service will be working through the Christmas period to ensure bin collections continue to run smoothly. The service is only closing on
Students and staff at Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy (CLCA) were delighted to welcome Hilary Benn MP to the academy as part of UK Parliament Week, an initiative designed to foster interest in parliament among young people. Mr Benn was given a tour of the academy’s new facilities by eager students,
Detectives investigating a firearms discharge in the Hunslet area of Leeds last weekend are appealing for witnesses. A number of loud bangs were heard as a weapon was discharged outside a property on Lupton Street at around 11pm on Saturday 25 November 2023. Nobody was injured as a result of
A street improvement scheme for residents in the Recreations area of Holbeck to live healthier, happier and better connected lives is making a difference. Ingram Road Primary School pupils are using the changes to now help safely get to school, with a new pedestrian crossing installed outside their school. The
It’s time for one last dream with The Gifting, an original performance of 12 interwoven stories that bring LEEDS 2023, Year of Culture, to a fitting close this Twixmas. The Gifting is an intoxicating mix of promenade theatre and song, merging myths and legends in an hour-long performance of folklore,
Local children’s charity, Kidz Klub Leeds, have been busy setting out a vision of the kind of play areas they want to see developed in their community. The children showed off their design skills after Beeston and Holbeck Ward Councillors, Andrew Scopes, Annie Maloney and Gohar Almass, supported their visit