What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Credit Union (LCU), a pioneer of community banking and financial inclusion, has won two prestigious awards at the Yorkshire Financial Awards 2024, it has announced. The credit union took home the coveted Outstanding Achievement Award and was also crowned Lender of the Year, cementing its position as a leader
White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week’s 2024 theme of Movement with a wellbeing walk on Wednesday (15 May 2024). The event has been arranged with the centre’s long-established group of mall walkers as well as a number of White Rose brands including JD, Footasylum, M&S, McDonald’s,
Easter was an extremely busy period at Middleton Primary School. Every class in school had an afternoon visit to Middleton Baptist Church, where Alison Wain and her team taught the children of the Christian Easter Story through song, games and crafts. Back in school, they raised lots of money for
The Hunslet Club is thrilled to announce that it has been named Community Club of the Year 2024 at The Leeds Sports Awards. This prestigious award recognises The Club’s outstanding contributions to the local community and its commitment to promoting sports, health, and well-being among people of all ages but
Low-income families and pregnant women in Leeds are urged to make use of a healthy food scheme as statistics show nearly 3,000 households could be missing out. The Healthy Start scheme, a national food welfare scheme, intends to improve the diets of pregnant women and children up to age four in
Police in Leeds are appealing for information to help locate Kyle Plant who is wanted on recall to prison in connection with theft offences. Plant, aged 27, has links to south Leeds, including Holbeck, as well as the city centre. Anyone who has seen Plant or knows of his whereabouts
Nine people, including three from South Leeds, have been sentenced following an investigation into the theft of £1 million worth of high-value vehicles and tools in Leeds, Wakefield and Kirklees. The group were brought to justice by Operation Digford, an investigation led by officers from Leeds District Intelligence Unit, which
Fifth-generation family-owned luxury bedmaker and components manufacturer Harrsion Spinks has earned a prestigious King’s Award for Sustainable Development, adding to its two current King’s Awards for Innovation and International Trade and previously awarded Queen’s Awards, bringing the total number achieved by the business to eight. The King’s Award win solidifies
In a heartening initiative aimed at supporting the well-being and education of its students, Sharp Lane Primary School has forged a partnership with NGC Networks, part of the Cloud Clevr Group, and the Greggs Foundation to provide free breakfasts for children. The collaboration comes at a crucial time when child
Beeston-based luxury bedmaker Harrison Spinks has teamed up with designer and BBC’s ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ judge Patrick Grant to champion quality British craftmanship and highlight the company’s innovative manufacturing processes. Patrick has visited the 300-acre Harrison Spinks farm in Yorkshire where it grows its own natural fillings, and