What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
“Starting A-Fresh” is a 6 month programme designed specifically for those who are unemployed and would like to improve their chances of obtaining work and run by Skills 4 Work. Based at Cranmore Drive in Belle Isle it consists of some basic fundamental modules in Maths, English and IT skills,
Kneehigh are a touring theatre company from Cornwall and this performance is based on Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi (Ubu King), which premiered in Paris in 1896 and apparently caused a riot! We did not know what to expect from this production, apart from that there was some expectation to
Joshua Sofaer is looking to meet collectors from Leeds. What do you collect? As artist in residence with Compass Festival, Joshua Sofaer wants to meet private collectors in Leeds. He is especially interested in things that have personal stories, as well as odd and unique collections of things that might
Cockburn School has been working hard in 2020 to develop the character of its students. The school, which already achieves excellent academic progress, also understands the need for students to leave as well rounded citizens with a strong moral purpose. The school motto ‘Learning for Life’ encompasses more than just
A prominent new feature of the climate change landscape has been the sudden emergence of Extinction Rebellion (XR). This movement of climate campaigners formed here in the UK in 2018 and has now gone global. A volunteer-led network, it aims to build a shared sense of urgency about the climate
Health for All and Time to Shine have linked up with The Reiki Experience to offer beginners Reiki classes to over 50’s in South Leeds who would like to make new friends and learn a lovely technique that benefits the body and mind. Life can be stressful for many of
There is no doubt that humankind is heading towards a real crisis.However, what appears to be happening is that world leaders are confusing two different things. That is CAUSE and EFFECT. In focussing on trying to limit the amount of Carbon Dioxide being pumped in to the atmosphere (which incidentally
Do you believe your mobile phone works? Yes. (Unless you just dropped it in the bath, obviously.) Do you know how it works? No. Actually, nor does anyone else. Some people know how to etch ten million transistors onto a square millimetre of silicon. Some can send radio waves up
As a fan of the Zombie genre, I was worried how the play was going to bring the cult classic to “life.“ The Night Of The Living Dead, the film that brought the theme to the front of the horror film, well the flesh eating part! I didn’t need to
The Yorkshire Evening Post last week published its annual article highlighting the worst performing schools in the Leeds area and for the first time in its history, and further to the former South Leeds Academy in Belle Isle being officially closed and re-opened by the Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), Cockburn