What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Saturday 9 March 2019, at The Gambian Community Centre in Holbeck, over 15 young people, along with their parents, were given a crucial insight to the dangers of losing a significant amount of blood, the major organs and where they are located in the body and also the importance
On 2 March nine of us, predominately from south Leeds, arrived home from our expedition to Sierra Leone. It’s one of the poorest countries in the world and we had been working there in partnership with a fantastic education charity there called Transform Salone. Whilst away we also had the
It is with great sadness that I report that The Hunslet Club has lost one of our longest serving volunteer coaches. Shane Telford lost his short battle with cancer on Sunday 10 February, aged just 36. Shane Telford was “Mr Hunslet” he had been coaching for around 10 years with
So Leeds City Council are debating a climate emergency in Leeds. Excuse me if I don’t get excited because they are already misrepresenting their own debate. Let’s be clear what they mean: a climate crisis for the city centre, which they continue to gentrify at the expense of surrounding inner
This post has been written in response an article Why I support the Managed Approach to prostitution by Cllr Andrew Scopes. Holbeck, because of the Managed Approach / Zone, is being asked to accept the prostitution, drugs, punters and associated items of filth! Basis Yorkshire is paid to deal with
Throughout Hunslet and Riverside Ward, it has been a priority of ours as Councillors to invest in our community parks and playgrounds over the last year. With successful schemes underway at Trentham Park, planned improvements at Brickfields and Rowland Road Park due to start, and funding allocated for future improvements
In an article last week, I talked about what steps we were taking to resolve missed bin collections. One of the other blights on our communities is litter. Not only does it make our streets messy, but it takes up a significant amount of staff time to collect, taking them
A care home in Hunslet has been classed as ‘Good’ in all areas after being inspected by regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Staff at Anchor’s Larchfield on Joseph Street were celebrating this week after receiving the accolade. The home, which cares for up to 40 residents, was praised by
Fire crews were called to attend a fire at The Bull’s Head on St Matthew’s Street in Holbeck in the early hours of this morning 21 March 2019). The call was made at around 11:45pm after smoke was spotted coming from ventilation openings around the venue. One onlooker said: “I
It is often said that the best food in Beeston is the food which is cooked at home – a hidden wealth and treasure conjured daily behind closed doors, but hinted at by the amazing smells which fill the traditional terraced streets. Mrs. Beeston’s Cook Book project sets out to