What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds rapper Wilko Wilkes has unveiled a new chapter of his musical legacy with a charity single raising funds and awareness for the national housing and homelessness charity Shelter and Andy’s Man Club, who run talking groups for men. ‘Poverty in the UK’ is a frustrated rant about the desperate
The Raising Aspirations Project is aimed at unemployed individuals and families living in South Leeds. Particularly those furthest away from the job market, or who may have recently lost employment due to the impact of Covid-19. During the pandemic Raising Aspirations have directly helped over 40 people get into education,
LS-TEN in Hunslet has been undergoing a transformation throughout March, with the installation of a brand new Skatepark facility. LS-TEN staff have been working with Volunteer It Yourself (VIY), who have provided funding, materials, and tradespeople to assist in the completion of the rebuild, which will open alongside other indoor
It would be nice to think that as life returns to usual, that all the mental health and wellbeing worries would just slip away. If only we could file the problems in a sealed box that read “Pandemic – melt down. Never to be opened again”, but sadly, that’s just
1. The census is pointless. It doesn’t help me. The census benefits us all by underpinning all the services every single one of us relies on. It provides information on our living arrangements, health, education and the jobs we do. The information from it will help inform policy at a
Over the last 12 months people from Holbeck and Beeston Hill have shared with us the many ways they have incorporated being active into their daily life. Whether that is getting out for a family treasure hunt walk, learning to rollerskate, or looking to the new online world of fitness
For this month I would like to focus on a subject that we are receiving numerous calls and complaints about and is causing significant anti-social behaviour across South Leeds – this being the anti-social and illegal use of off road motor bikes and quads. A few facts on quads: Nuisance
South Leeds families are invited to participate in a new ‘Love to Play’ festival this month – with free giant den-building kits and more available locally, to help them do so. The festival – run by acclaimed Leeds-based ‘Playful Anywhere’, between 10-17 April – is aiming to inspire people across
Having walked south over Leeds Bridge there is a building of interest to be seen ahead of us, Leeds Bridge House at the junction of Hunslet Lane (Leeds Lane to Hunslet folk) and Hunslet Road and at its rear Waterloo Street. This is a triangular building in the shape of
‘Everywhere’s in the Middle of Everywhere’ is a story written by Richard Smyth, an award-winning writer and TLS journalist. The story, reproduced below (beware of strong language), is the product of Richard’s tenure as a Writer in Residence in 2019 at Middleton Park. Richard’s residency was supported by Friends of