What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Vicar Lane to open to buses travelling both ways for first time in over 50 years, improving journeys and traffic circulation in Leeds city centre Vicar Lane in central Leeds will reopen to bus traffic going both ways on Sunday (21 February 2021), improving reliability and journey times by removing
Due to Covid-19, fundraising events and activities have not been able to go ahead as usual over the past year. That’s why this year a virtual fundraising pack has been launched to enable people to safely fundraise for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal from the comfort of their own homes.
Police in Leeds are appealing for information to help trace a man who is wanted on a recall to prison. Andrew Fawcett, 31, from Beeston is wanted for breaching the conditions of his licence. Officers have conducted extensive enquiries into his whereabouts and are now appealing for the public to
NHS worker’s message to the South Asian community An NHS worker has joined the drive to encourage members of the city’s diverse communities to come forward and have their vaccine when invited to do so after seeing his mum get protected. Ali Aslam who works for the NHS, has issued
Census 2021 will be key to making sure the big decisions on the future of our hospitals, schools, transport and other public services, following the pandemic and EU exit, are based on the best information possible. Run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the census – taking place on
Olympic star, Alistair Brownlee MBE, has leant his support to the campaign (previously reported here) to make major Leeds and regional cycling and walking route accessible to all. Leeds Cycling Campaign has released a new film highlighting the need for urgent action to provide safe access for cyclists, runners and
Goodbye sprouts, hello pancakes! Children’s charity determined to bring joy by taking on Guiness World record on Pancake Day! A Leeds charity, Kidz Klub Leeds, are raising money for children in the pandemic by aiming to beat a virtual record. They are aiming to beat a Guinness World Record on
Compass Festival returns to South Leeds next month with one of the key artworks located at Crown Point Bridge in Hunslet. This is the arts festival’s fifth edition. In past years Compass Festival has come to South Leeds with Gregg Whelan and Gary Winters’s spiralling walk around Holbeck and the
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has today (10 February 2021) led tributes to Christians Against Poverty (CAP) founder, John Kirkby who it was today announced will be stepping back from his role, 25 years after he founded the organisation. Archbishop Welby, who is the patron of Christians Against Poverty,
Residents in Hunslet will see a large Leeds City Council owned planter, which has become unloved and derelict, turning into a pilot area for an urban “forest garden” – helping improve the feel and look of the area, provide local people with access to locally grown food, and help tackle