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Holbeck Together: putting smiles on young faces

At Holbeck Together we know how important it is to create positive childhood memories but, we also understand how expensive and inaccessible it can be for families. Along with Yorkshire Children’s Charity we have been able to offer four fantastic free days out to local Holbeck families. 4 Yorkshire destinations

Care and cafe jobs announced at Beeston extra care flats

Westward Care announced as care provider and café manager at new Extra Care Apartments In Autumn 2024, Preferred Homes will be opening Hunslet Moor House, a new affordable Extra Care location for older people that’s based on Hunslet Hall Road in Beeston. Westward Care, which runs Pennington Court Care Home

Tee-rific golf day raises more than £3,000 for Sue Ryder

A charity golf day held at Darrington Golf Club near Pontefract has raised more than £3,000 for the palliative and bereavement support charity, Sue Ryder. Organised by 46-year-old Company Director Chris Otley, from Middleton, and his colleague Kris Parker from SixtyEightDegrees, the fundraiser was ‘a way of giving back’ to Sue

Leeds Credit Union revolutionises loan decision making

Leeds Credit Union (LCU), in a groundbreaking partnership with software companies LendingMetrics and Singlify, is set to transform the credit union sector with the introduction of a new loan decisioning platform. The integration of cutting-edge technology from Lending Metrics’ Auto Decision Platform and the comprehensive features of the Singlify Loan

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy in Middleton was inspected by Ofsted in June 2024. During the inspection, inspectors judged ‘the quality of education’ along with ‘behaviour and attitudes’ and ‘leadership and management as Good. ‘Personal development’ was judged to be Outstanding, leading to an overall effectiveness judgement of Good. During their

UPDATED: Belle Isle man arrested over delivery driver murder

Updated: Detectives investigating the murder of a parcel delivery driver in Leeds have arrested a second man following a public appeal. Eddie Hampshire, aged 24, from Belle Isle, Leeds, has been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the death of Claudiu-Carol Kondor. A woman has also been arrested