What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
DePuy Synthes, the Orthopaedics Company of Johnson & Johnson, was delighted to welcome the Minister for Science, Research & Innovation to its world-leading Research & Development (R&D) & Manufacturing campus in Beeston last week (18 May 2022). George Freeman MP visited as part of his UK Tech Clusters Tour which
Hundreds of residents living in ‘back-to-back’ council properties in Beeston, Holbeck and Hunslet will benefit from a project which will make their homes warmer and better insulated. The TIBB project (Transformation Insulation to Back-to-Back), forms part of Leeds City Council’s commitment to invest £100million in decarbonising council housing. Once the
Cherished stories, memories and photos of royal events in Leeds are being brought together as the city prepares to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. People in Leeds are being asked to come forward with their contributions to the new historical record, which will be hosted by Leeds Libraries’
2023 is going to be a year that changes our extraordinary city forever and for the better. LEEDS 2023 is embarking on a year-long celebration of culture, happening all over the city and everybody can be a part of it. 2023 will be a transformational year like no other. 12
Leeds City Council is reminding motorists to plan ahead as a lane closure begins on Bishopgate Street and Neville Street on Monday (23 May 2022). Bishopgate Street and Neville Street will both be reduced to single lanes for traffic travelling into the city centre towards the railway station. The lane
Leeds City Council Jobshops are hosting a Jobs Fair at the St George’s Community Hub & Library next Thursday (26 May 2022) between 10am and 4pm. Local job seekers will be able to meet with a wide range of employers with vacancies including: Leeds City Council Plusnet First Bus Leeds
Cllr Paul Wray and Cllr Mohammed Iqbal (Labour, Hunslet & Riverside) have welcomed the announcement that the play equipment upgrades for Brickfields Park on Beeston Hill are due to be installed from next week (23 May 2022). Cllr Paul Wray said “It is great to see this long wanted upgrade
A man is due to appear in court today (18 May 2022) charged over a sex attack on a woman in Leeds. Ben Creek, aged 30, of Britannia Road, Morley, has been charged with offences relating to the incident that occurred on Thursday 5 May 2022, on a footpath that
Fifth-generation family bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has continued its charitable giving with a recent donation of 136 mattresses to The International Charity Fund “For Ukraine”, to support the country’s needs within hospitals and refugee accommodation. The Beeston-based company’s latest donation was initiated by Ukrainian native Olena Todd, Buyer at Harrison Spinks. Originating from Lutsk in
Red Ladder are a theatre company based in Leeds. We’ve been bringing theatre shows to Belle Isle for a few years now, but now we want to make a show, with you, in the heart of our community. We’re working with Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO) on a project