What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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,
On Thursday 3 March 2016 it was the 13th Leeds Sports Awards at Leeds Dock. It is a fantastic occasion which recognises and celebrates the achievements of local sportsmen and women. I was lucky enough to be there as a guest of the “Leeds Girls Can” campaign. When I arrived,
The European Union referendum is a genuinely momentous decision that we all face. Although I like and respect Hilary Benn as a constituency MP, I have to respectfully disagree with his stance on the referendum and indeed many of the premises he bases his decision on. I would suggest one
Most Saturday mornings, I can be found in Cross Flatts Park taking part in parkrun – the weekly free, timed 5k run. However, one freezing Saturday in February, I stood shivering on the start line of parkrun in Wroclaw, Poland. I love running and I love travelling so, what better
On Thursday 28 January 2016 I went to the Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2016. [slideshow_deploy id=’45494′] The venue was the magnificent City Varieties; it was the first time I had ever been there. We were told many talented and famous people had performed there, even Charlie Chaplin. I was so
The Leeds-based housing campaign group Hands Off Our Homes is inviting all residents of Leeds and surrounding areas to a Regional Housing Summit on Saturday 12 March 2016. Many of you will know Hands Off Our Homes for its campaigning against the bedroom tax, and for supporting tenants who were