What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Stop the Housing Bill, Stop the Sell-Off of Social Housing, Stop Unfair Housing Benefit Cuts – public meeting at 7pm, Thursday 12th May, at Middleton Cross church hall, Middleton Park Avenue, LS10 4HX Do you care about having a decent, secure, affordable housing for yourself, your children and your grandchildren?
Hidden from view near the M621 Not many locals know or frequent the Holbeck Community Centre on Elland Road, unlike its grand neighbour Leeds United Football Club, the community centre sits on the edge of the motorway sandwiched between the old terraced housing. This modest community building provides a home
On Saturday 19 March 2016 Dalby Forest held their first ever parkrun and we were there! I dragged myself out of bed at and collected my partners in crime to make the 1hr 15min drive along the A64 to Dalby. It has been suggested that driving for almost 3 hours
The children and families of Lane End Primary School in Beeston showed off their baking skills at the first annual Great Easter Bake Off competition. The children were inspired to bake and create biscuits, buns or cakes that had an Easter or Spring theme. On the day of the competition,
The children and families of Lane End Primary School would like to say a HUGE thank you to the staff of Swinton Insurance who donated two giant chocolate Easter eggs that were raffled to help raise funds. Ayaan Shabbir’s family was one of the lucky winners that got to take
I am Fahmida, a year 7 student at The South Leeds Academy, and on Wednesday 9 March 2016 I attended Leeds City Council’s Inner South Community Committee which took place at our academy. Lots of people gathered at our academy to take a look around the various business stalls and
The Prince’s Trust Team Programme is a 12 week personal development programme, offering work experience, qualifications, practical skills, community projects and a residential week. The Team members undertake their community project on weeks 5 and 6 of the programme and this helps them to prepare for their work placements on
This Easter, Holbeck’s very own theatre company Slung Low is excited to present Emergency Story Penguin, an interactive adventure for young audiences at their home venue The Holbeck Underground Ballroom (HUB) on Bath Road. Slung Low has been offering tickets to the performances entirely for free to local primary schools and youth
Last Sunday (13 March 2016) saw the 5th anniversary of the Age UK Harewood Dash 10k race set in the beautiful grounds of Harewood House. According to Age UK, loneliness affects 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 – over a million people and can have a profound
The upcoming referendum on our membership of the European Union gives us a unique opportunity to shape the future direction of our country, and is perhaps the most important decision we have had to take since the last European referendum back in 1975. Needless to say, this vote really matters,