What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This week, 15–21 May 2023, is Mental Health Awareness Week. This year, local mental health charity Leeds Mind is focusing on the impact that the cost of living crisis is having on people’s mental wellbeing. Having started in late 2021, the crisis is affecting the mental health of hundreds of
The Women’s Royal Army Corps Association (WRAC Association) is campaigning for proper recognition of role women in the armed services played during the Second World War with commemoration events including one at Holbeck Cemetery on Sunday (14 May 2023) at 2pm. On the morning of 11 May 1943, the biggest
On Sunday (13 May 2023) the Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk around the Beeston Woods section of the park. Beeston Woods contain a treasure trove of remains of our past. From the 800 year old dispute between William de Grammaire and John of Beeston that
The results of a survey by financial services provider Leeds Credit Union (LCU) has revealed that 51% of its members believe the financial situation in their household has become worse or much worse over the last 12 months. The survey also showed its members are overwhelmingly pessimistic about the chances
Audiences in neighbourhood venues across Leeds will be having a ball this summer when Leeds Playhouse takes Fidget Theatre’s ‘Football Freddie’ on a two-week Community Tour, kicking off on 5 June. Ten community venues, including Jamyang Buddhist Centre in Holbeck, the Hamara Centre in Beeston and Middleton Parochial Hall, will
Reed Smith announces Global Solutions relocation to Globe Point securing larger and sustainable office space in city Global law firm Reed Smith has announced that it will be moving Global Solutions Leeds (GSL) to Globe Point, a new office development in the Temple district of Holbeck, completed by longstanding client
Swarthmore Education Centre based at Woodhouse Square in Leeds is celebrating after being awarded £200,162 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. Swarthmore will use their funding to run a two year project called ‘Creative Communities’ in South Leeds, in
Hunslet Rugby League club is setting in motion a repeat of their hugely successful Junior Summer Festival, which attracted teams from throughout the north of England when it debuted last year. A new venue is being organised for 2023, with Leeds Corinthians of Middleton set to host the event. The
M&S Leeds White Rose has unveiled plans for a stylish new Clothing department design, making it the first store in the North of England to feature the retailer’s new-look store layout. The 97,000 sq ft store, which opens on Thursday 25 May 2023, will offer local shoppers the latest collection
A new partnership is helping pupils at Lane End Primary School in Holbeck take to their feet this National Walking Month. Lane End is one of 15 schools that National Highways and Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, is working with to help encourage and enable pupils to