What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In news that has been welcomed by local Councillors Andrew Scopes, Gohar Almass and Angela Gabriel, work has started on St Anthony’s Drive in Beeston to make the road safer for local school children to cross. Although the works are only minor and should take less than a week to
Inspired by Yorkshire-born, Captain Sir Tom Moore, an Intergenerational Walkathon took place today (12 August 2020) on Holbeck Moor to raise money for non-for-profit organisation, Holbeck Together. The Leeds United Foundation has joined forces with the National Citizen Service to give teenagers (aged 15-17) the chance to develop life skills
UPDATE: Elmie Williams has been found safe and well Police are appealing for the public’s help tracing a missing woman from Leeds. Elmie Williams, aged 77, was last seen on Harrogate Road and was reported missing earlier today (11 August 2020). Elmie is black and has black plaited hair.
Leeds South and East Foodbank has received a donation of more than £19,000 thanks to long-term Trussell Trust supporter Amey. As subsidiaries of Ferrovial, the construction arm in the UK, Ferrovial Construction, and leading public service provider Amey, identified the Trussell Trust as a charity on the front-line of the
Free socially distant one-to-one adult cycle training from the front door is being made available to help people living and working in West Yorkshire to cycle to work or college. The cycle training scheme is being delivered as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme, which is aimed
The West Yorkshire and Harrogate Local Maternity System has created a series of films in community languages, delivered by clinicians, that aim to raise awareness among pregnant BAME women about risk factors, signs and symptoms of coronavirus infection and how to protect themselves. The films advise women that if they,
Next Saturday (15 August 2020) marks 75 years since Victory in Japan (VJ) Day when the Second World War finally came to an end in Japan. Whilst VE Day (Victory in Europe) marked the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, Japan fought on with both sides suffering
Collaboration brings children’s theatre back to Leeds with day of socially distanced shows Leeds theatre-makers tutti frutti, Wrongsemble, Unlimited Theatre, 154 Collective, Blah Blah Blahs, Alive & Kicking, Interplay, Fidget Theatre and Slung Low have joined forces to bring theatre back to children in the city, delighting them with a live experience on their doorstep.
Northern Monk brewery has released a beer in support of hospitality venues across Leeds city centre. The hospitality sector is one of the hardest hit by Covid-19, due to the enforced closure of all bars and restaurants. Now venues across the city are starting to reopen, Northern Monk has released
A series of real-life short stories by Leeds theatre company The Performance Ensemble will be broadcast on BBC Radio Leeds next week from Monday 10 August to Friday 14 August 2020. The Performance Ensemble is a theatre company made up of people living in Leeds aged over 60. For six