What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Two pupils from South Leeds were amongst the winners of a competition to name 12 gritting lorries from the Leeds City Council fleet. Local Councillor Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) presented an award to Abena, one of the winners, at Ingram Road Primary School in Holbeck. Another winner from
Leeds City Council are urging motorists to plan ahead for two consecutive weekends due to temporary closures on Crown Point Road during the day. From 8am to 6pm on Saturday 25 March and Sunday 26 March 2023 and again on Saturday 1 April and Sunday 2 April, Crown Point Road
Care home residents and pupils will be attending an event at Leeds Civic Hall on Tuesday (21 March 2023) to share and celebrate friendships that have been nurtured between primary schools and care homes across the city. Among those attending will be pupils from Greenmount Primary School and Pennington Court
Leeds United will be represented by St Anthony’s Primary School in the Yorkshire regional event of the Premier League Primary Stars Under-11 (U11) National Girls Football Tournament, in a bid to claim their place at the 2023 finals.Ten regional events will be staged at community facilities across the country, with
A local South Leeds children’s home, Fountain House, has received an Outstanding Ofsted rating following a recent inspection. The home, run by Five Rivers Child Care provides children with specialist care, education and therapy. The home is a very specialised location for children who have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect
A specially tailored course designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs in Leeds with the skills and knowledge to start up their own sustainable business has received high praise from the first group of participants. Steps to Business, organised by Unity Enterprise – the not for profit subsidiary of Leeds-based housing association
A primary school in Middleton, Leeds, which opened its doors to pupils in 2018 has been rated Good in all areas in its first Ofsted report. In the report, released this week, inspectors praised Elements Primary School for its high ambitions for pupils, its strong curriculum and its highly effective
Luxury British bedmaker Harrison Spinks has invested in a new distribution centre in Los Angeles – its first ever US facility – which will stock four of its most popular British-made mattresses for clients across North America. The 180-year-old, fifth-generation family business, which manufactures all its handmade 100% natural mattresses and beds in Beeston, has
Leeds City Council has released a plot of land for development this week (15 March 2023). The plot, just south of Leeds Bridge, has been created by the narrowing of Meadow Lane from four lanes and a car park, to two lanes. Meadow Lane in Hunslet, which sits at a
The Chief Executive of a South Leeds charity is quite literally scaling new heights in his bid to raise funds to help those at risk of homelessness. Combining his day job as CEO of Turning Lives Around (TLA) with his out of hours passion for climbing, Steve Hoey is aiming