What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Students from Cottingley Primary Academy are today celebrating their triumph in the category of Music (cover song) at the Festival of Remarkable Lives ceremony run by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET). AET is one of the largest academy trusts in the country, with 58 primary, secondary and special schools. 33,000 young
Work will complete in late summer / early autumn on the A61 south bus corridor from Leeds to Wakefield, via Stourton and Hunslet. The A61 south improvement scheme forms one of Connecting Leeds plans for priority corridors and consists of a series of improvements to bus prioritisation, walking and cycling. The route caters
The Holbeck Viaduct Project – the community campaign to transform Holbeck’s iconic viaduct in South Leeds into a vibrant green space for the public to enjoy – has taken further steps forward this month, by becoming formally incorporated as a Community Interest Company (CIC) and also releasing a document outlining
People are being invited to have their say on the future of Cottingley Rail Station, from today (Monday 12 July 2021), as part of a 12-week consultation being held by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with Leeds City Council and Munroe K. As previously reported, construction is due
Buy to rent is all the rage in and around Leeds city centre as pension funds and other investment businesses look for long-term returns on property investment. This means the number of new-build flats for sale are few and far between, but this week property investment firm Aspen Woolf has
The Lord Mayor will lead the city in remembering the 8,372 victims of the Srebrenica Genocide this Sunday (11 July 2021) in a civic commemoration event marking the 26th anniversary of the genocide. The theme of this year’s day is ‘Rebuilding Lives’ with events across the United Kingdom aiming to
Leeds Libraries, in partnership with the Reading Agency, is encouraging more families than ever to get involved with reading over the summer holidays through the Summer Reading Challenge. Now in its 22nd year, the Summer Reading Challenge inspires children to read for pleasure over the summer and tackle the dip
Leeds City Council has issued the following warning about bin collections in the city: Due to the continued challenges of Covid-19 and associated pressures on staffing levels, residents are advised to please note the following information regarding bin collections in the city. Whilst every effort is continuing to be made
Leeds City Council is appealing for volunteers to help run this year’s Healthy Holidays programme. The Healthy Holidays programme has been running since 2018 and provides children living in poverty with nutritious food, fun and engaging activities, and the chance to make friends and develop new skills during the school
Hunslet and Riverside Councillors have confirmed how the first £19,000 of a dedicated £30,500 budget is to be spent on amenity improvements to the shopping district between Dewsbury Road Community Hub and Library and Hunslet Fire Station from a fund, known as the Town and District Two, will be spent.