What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A first-of-its-kind mental health programme is to launch across Leeds from August, with people aged 18 or over being offered the opportunity to self-refer. HEROES, which stands for Healing, Education and Recovery Of Emotional Strength, is a trauma-informed and lived experience–led mental health programme. It offers a fully holistic and
Yorkshire Day (1 August) this year is a double cause for celebration in Leeds due to the successful impact of the first year of household glass collections in the city. The new service delivered by Leeds City Council, which began a year ago today, has seen nearly 12,000 tonnes of
With plenty of sunny days ahead for the remainder of summer there’s no time like the present to visit The Canary, a vibrant waterside bar based in Leeds Dock, for a well-deserved happy hour tipple. Every Sunday to Friday between 4pm and 7pm the kitchen, bar and live sport venue
Tomorrow is Yorkshire Day, the annual celebration of God’s own county on 1 August, and White Rose Shopping Centre is making the day extra sweet this year with the launch of a bespoke, limited edition chocolate creation to mark the occasion. Created alongside local expert chocolatier Youlden’s of Yorkshire, the
A fascinating archive of historic treasures charting centuries of the city’s industrial heritage has been revealed during a painstaking cataloguing project at a Leeds museum. Kittens driving cranes, beautiful vintage Christmas cards and an image of a Leeds branch of the Home Guard are among the remarkable array of objects
West Yorkshire Pet Ambulance, who’s base is in Middleton, was launched in January 2024 by veterinary responder Daniel Jordan. 18 months on from establishing the pet ambulance, the service now operates two vehicles and covers not only Leeds, but Bradford, Wakefield, Barnsley, Sheffield and has even visited Liverpool during a
Ancient Rome comes to Leeds with a summer of activities, screenings, talks and a free Roman Festival at the Royal Armouries as the museum celebrates the original gladiators with a new internationally acclaimed exhibition, ‘Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum’, developed in collaboration with the Colosseum in Rome. Nat Edwards, Director
Northern property developer Breck has completed the purchase of a new 4,400 sq ft office in South Leeds as part of its continued expansion across the North of England. The two-storey office, which is located at the Millshaw Park industrial estate in Beeston, is the latest development in Breck’s growing
Leeds-based developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West has announced its charity of the year as Zarach. The charity, which has its head office in Hunslet, has a mission to end child bed poverty across the UK, including for its beneficiaries in West Yorkshire. Zarach’s story started in 2017
Aire Park, Leeds’ 24-acre mixed use development on the former Tetleys brewery site, has now opened the next phase of its much-anticipated park bringing 6200m2 of new green space to the Leeds South Bank. Connecting the public realm in front of the Tetley building to Crown Point Road, this new