What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
When the Cricket World Cup starts next week, Middleton Railway has an important part to play. Each time a player scores a 6, 50, or 100, a screen will light up and music will be played to celebrate the fact. For the matches taking place at Headingley, Middleton Railway is
White Rose Shopping Centre will celebrate the wizarding world on Saturday 25 May – with magical props and an enchanted 1960s’ Ford Anglia. For one day only, shoppers and fans of Harry Potter are invited to White Rose’s Central Atrium, where wizarding props and the iconic blue car will be
Yorkshire families in debt are under increased pressure of relationship breakdown and struggle to provide the basics for their children, says a new report released this month by Christians Against Poverty (CAP). The charity’s Changing Perceptions report reveals that debt has caused arguments for more than three quarters of Yorkshire
With the Spring bank holiday just around the corner, health professionals from NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are encouraging residents to plan ahead to stay well. Anyone who takes regular medication and needs a repeat prescription should order it in advance to make sure they have enough medication to
THhe countdown has started to the Race for Life events at Temple Newsam, with just two weeks left until the big weekend. This year, for the first time, Cancer Research UK is inviting everyone – men, women and children – to join the Race for Life over the weekend of
New crime author inspired by local book club Middleton resident, Samantha Goodwin, nee Finnerty, released her debut novel, Murder at Macbeth, today (17 May 2019). The crime mystery story was longlisted for the international Flash 500 Novel Award and centres around a talented, young actress who unwittingly stabs herself live
South Leeds-based charity SLATE have enjoyed a unique afternoon of cycling fun thanks to a bursary from White Rose Shopping Centre and Landsec. Aiming to celebrate and thank the volunteers for their tireless work within the South Leeds community, the donation, provided by Landsec for White Rose, has allowed the
A Beeston woman has taken the bold step of taking on a running challenge each month until Christmas, in order to raise money to support Diabetes UK. Mel Arendt, 42, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2015 after a routine health check. She’s taking on the running challenge after
MindWell, the award-winning mental health website for people in Leeds, commissioned by NHS Leeds CCG, has launched ‘MindWell at Work’, a new employee wellbeing guide for employers in Leeds for Mental Health Awareness Week. The guide, produced in partnership with Mindful Employer Leeds, will provide an open online resource for
It is estimated that two children in every classroom of 30 children have a language disorder that affects the way they understand and express language, which is not linked to another condition. A series of 11 animated speech and language development videos has been released by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS