What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Beryl bikes arrived at CEG’s Globe Point development on Water Lane in Holbeck last week, giving tenants, local residents and visitors the opportunity to commute in a more sustainable way. Thought to be the UK’s first all-electric public bike hire scheme, Beryl and Leeds City Council launched the service in
Preferred Homes, a registered provider of social housing is delighted to announce that progress on its new £15 million housing scheme on Hunslet Hall Road, Beeston is on track for opening in October 2024. Click here to watch drone footage of the development. Hunslet Moor House will comprise of 51
Nearly 400 inspirational Leeds women, voted for by members of the public and many connected to South Leeds, are being celebrated with a new sculpture in the heart of the city’s cultural quarter. Created by artist, Pippa Hale, ‘Ribbons’ will be located at the top of the gardens between Leeds
Cockburn School officially named its new outdoor sports facility in memory of Kyle Asquith yesterday (24 April 2024). Kyle was a former student of Cockburn School who passed away in 2013. His organs saved the lives of 5 people and since then, The Kyle Asquith Foundation has gone on to
Researchers at Leeds Beckett University are carrying out research exploring how stroke survivors and their caregivers with an ethnic minority background access and experience health and social care services, and they need volunteers to help them. In the United Kingdom 100,000 people have strokes each year and there are 1.3
Leeds-based housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise has been shortlisted in the Team of the Year category for the 2024 Northern Housing Awards. The accolade recognises housing teams which are “truly making a difference to the lives of residents and the communities” where they operate. Working alongside housing officers, Unity’s
Postal vote packs now being sent out ahead of May’s local elections. Postal voters in Leeds are being urged to return their completed voting packs as soon as possible ahead of this year’s local and regional elections on Thursday 2 May 2024. Postal vote packs are being posted out to
The Learning Disability Awards recognise and celebrate the amazing work done in Leeds to support and improve the lives of people with learning disabilities. Historically, the prestigious awards have been in the name of and have been known as the Tenfold awards and celebrated unsung local heroes since 2013. However,
On Saturday 24 February 2024, 17 young people who attend the Gambian Welfare Society Leeds Youth Club in Holbeck, visited Royal Armouries and the knife Angel Sculpture that was on display outside, under the supervision of Youth Development Worker Rohie N’Dow. The Knife Angel Sculpture which has been touring the
One of the construction sector’s fastest-growing consultancies, EDGE, has solidified its presence in Leeds with a new office space for its expanding team of project managers, cost managers, building surveyors and advisory services professionals. The new 3,000 sq ft space is located at 14 Foundry Street, within the historic Marshall’s