What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Today (18 July 2023) Leeds United Supporters’ Trust confirmed that its application to make Elland Road an Asset of Community Value (AoCV) has now been formally approved and listed by Leeds City Council. Elland Road Football Stadium was first previously listed as an Asset of Community Value in October 2017
A Hunslet support worker has been named Newcomer of the Year by national adult health and social care charity Making Space. Naveed Mughal, who works with supported housing tenants at Waterhouse Court was one of over 150 people nominated for the Making Space Colleague Awards. Earlier this month, he was
A Hunslet support worker has been recognised by her charity employer as the winner of its Outstanding Contribution of the Year trophy. Debra Hanrahan, who works with Waterhouse Court Supported Housing in Hunslet was given the award by national adult health and social care charity Making Space. She was one
Fifty-seven teams from 25 amateur clubs will convene in south Leeds on Sunday 6 August 2023 for the second Hunslet Foundation and Luke Gale Academy Summer Festival. The event will take place at Leeds Corinthians RUFC (formerly the famous Nutty Slack home of the Middleton Arms and Thorpe open age
A record number of Leeds College of Building students have been selected for the national final of SkillBuild 2023 – the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild showcases some of the brightest talent. Highly skilled learners and apprentices
Orchard Care Homes’ Nesfield Lodge in Belle Isle welcomed pupils of local Clapgate Primary School, recently, when they came armed with craft materials to make suncatchers and birdhouses for the home’s much-loved garden. The pupils and teachers from the school joined the home’s people for a morning of crafting and
White Rose Shopping Centre has partnered with leading baby feeding experts, Fraupow, to upgrade its baby feeding spaces at the shopping centre as part of a new programme to improve the experience for shopping parents and provide the ultimate family day out. The shopping centre has collaborated with Fraupow to
The NHS in West Yorkshire is urging people to plan ahead for their healthcare needs as it prepares for extended strike action by doctors later this week. The next planned junior doctors’ action is over five days from Thursday 13 to Tuesday 18 July 2023. This will be followed by
A vintage, 160-year-old model steam locomotive named after a famed 19thcentury opera star had a fascinating family reunion with its maker’s Australian ancestor. The detailed model of the Jenny Lind, crafted in Leeds in around 1849 by local train driver Charles Wilson, has been part of the collection of model
Local employers gathered at a recent Leeds College of Building event to learn more about the growing demand for green skills in construction. The employer breakfast welcomed a range of construction stakeholders and focussed on green skills gaps, the College’s training, and exciting opportunities to collaborate. Around 35 guests attended the