What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Marie Curie Nurses, staff and campaigners want to thank all the volunteers in South Leeds who gave up their valuable time this Christmas in support of people living with a terminal illness and their families. Thanks to you, the charity was able to fill hundreds of collection shifts from Wetherby
Thanks to significant funding from Leeds City Council, the Asda Foundation, and Jimbo’s Fund, Leeds Community Foundation will be able to continue to support some of the 30,000 schoolchildren in Leeds whose families and carers struggle to feed them in the school holidays. Over £200,000 will be distributed in grants
Multiple free courses linked with employment opportunities coming up in the New Year Leeds training provider Think Employment are offering three Vacancy-led Skills Programmes in January that come with the chance of earning a job with well-known local organisations. The one-week courses in Warehousing and Storage, Customer Service and Business
The historic Leeds Bridge will reopen before Christmas to two-way traffic as essential maintenance works near completion. From Friday (21 December 2018) works necessary to strengthen the bridge will be completed. Bridge End over the River Aire by The Calls in the city centre will then reopen to two-way traffic.
Indian street food restaurant Pavs Dhaba has joined the roster of family-favourite foodie offerings at White Rose Shopping Centre’s outdoor leisure extension, The Village. With a concept created by childhood best friends Raj and Hasan, keen to share a love of home-cooked Indian food, Pavs Dhaba focuses on fresh ingredients
NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is advising patients not to leave it too late to order or collect repeat prescriptions over Christmas and New Year. With the festive season upon us, the NHS is reminding people that their local pharmacy or GP practice may only be open for a
“It’s a Christmas miracle” says Katie, young Gypsy Traveller, Leeds, aged 12 A new craze is spreading quickly amongst West Yorkshires Gypsy and Traveller communities: #FoodbankNomination, a phoneme where, once you have filled a shopping trolley full of food and donated it to your local foodbank or homeless charity you
Leeds City Council is working with leading social change charity Good Things Foundation to deliver an ambitious new programme that will ensure residents of the city have the digital skills they need. Across Leeds, tens of thousands of adults still lack the basic digital skills they need to participate in
Vastint UK gains important planning consent which will unlock the transformation of the South Bank. Today (14 December 2018) developer Vastint UK gained planning permission for the first phase of Brewery Site (the former Tetley’s brewery in Hunslet). This project makes a significant contribution to a new city park for
Yorkshire Dance has announced the launch of DANCE ON, a new series of dance classes for older adults in Leeds and Bradford, including one in Middleton. Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Acre Road, Leeds, LS10 4LF Mondays from 7 January 2019 2.00pm – 3.00pm The first session is free then