What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds City Council has today announced details of a major fundraising appeal to help those facing upheaval and heartbreak following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Leeds Together For Ukraine appeal is up-and-running now – and the council will be kickstarting the fundraising with a donation of £50,000. The money raised
Mayor of West Yorkshire Supports Diversity-in-Construction Initiative for International Women’s Day 2022 A group of Year 10 girls from Beeston sampled hands-on construction taster sessions to mark International Women’s Day 2022 yesterday (Tuesday 8 March). Hosted at Leeds College of Building’s Southbank Campus, the pilot event gave female pupils aged
This year’s fortnightly brown bin collections will start in Leeds from Monday 14 March 2022, with collections continuing through to December. Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service by any council in the UK; last year crews emptied 35,000 tonnes of garden waste from the 217,000 brown
Holbeck brewery Northern Monk have announced the launch of a new exclusive beer for International Women’s Day in collaboration with the British organisation Young Women’s Trust. Every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world, and acts as
Leeds College of Building has announced Nikki Davis as the next Principal & CEO and the first woman to hold the post in the 60-year history of the institution. Nikki is currently the College’s Vice Principal for Teaching, Learning & Quality and will take up the position on 1st August.
On Thursday (3 March 2022) Holbeck Together officially welcomed the Mobile Community Hub and Storybus to Holbeck. By joining in partnership with Leeds City Council to bring these services to Holbeck, Holbeck Together is continuing to be a community anchor for the area and striving towards making Holbeck a great
At 9.59am yesterday (4 March 2022), Police were contacted by the Ambulance service who had been called to a man found with injuries near to Bradford Moor Park, in Killinghall Road, Bradford. It was established the man had been abducted from an address in Belinda Street, Hunslet, Leeds. He was
A man has been arrested by detectives investigating incidents of damage at two addresses in Leeds including one where a firearm was discharged. The 20-year-old man was arrested in an operation by firearms officers at Cottingley Springs traveller site, in Gelderd Road, in the early hours of yesterday morning (4
CEG welcomed the leader of Leeds City Council and other stakeholders in the city to its flagship Globe Point development yesterday (3 March 2022) for a topping out ceremony. BAM Construction commenced the development in May 2021 on behalf of CEG and is set for full completion this summer. Providing
International Women’s Day will once again be celebrated in person as part of the city’s successful ‘Leeds Girl Can’ initiative this Saturday (5 March 2022), with the event running from 12pm to 3pm. Taking over the Royal Armouries Square by Leeds Dock, the event will include a wide range of