What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Family vacations not only build life long memories, they also break family away from the usual routine, opening people’s minds to new cultures, foods and experiences. Opportunities are less for some people due to barriers such as income, gender, health and race. This means many families miss out on the
Following the request of several residents for the creation of their own Tenants and Residents Association (TARA) for the Greenmounts area of Beeston Hill, Councillors in Hunslet & Riverside Ward have been working with a small group to launch one for this area. The founding Annual General Meeting for this
From Sussex in the south of England and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, to Cottingley! Sally Ben’s recently published book, “The Thrill of the Ride”, tells the true story of how she and Gibs met and have shared life together for 22 years, the last 15 years in Cottingley.
I was about 10 years old when I first discovered Martial Arts. My best mate at the time invited me around to his house to watch a film about an American teenager who was completely obsessed with Bruce Lee and the art of Jeet Kune Do. His father was in
Brickfield Park in Beeston Hill was fun filled for an after school celebration last Tuesday (27 September 2022). This was not the official opening to celebrate the newly installed play equipment. That event had to be postponed as is was scheduled for the hottest day on record (19 July). The
With the cost of living crisis driving more households into the grasp of illegal money lenders, Jodie, the Branch Coordinator at Leeds Credit Union, takes a look at why Stop Loan Sharks Week couldn’t have come at a better time. Stop Loan Sharks Week, which ran from 26 September to
Low Road Primary School, Hunslet, hosted a Golden Ribbon Run in aid of the Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia Awareness Month. This came almost a year-to-the-day of the diagnosis on a then Year 1 pupil. In September 2021, then Year 1 pupil Anabella was diagnosed with cancer (alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma on right
Summer gave the Get Set Leeds Local team a chance to get out to some of the many community events to have some fun, but also listening. We’re always keen to understand what are the real things getting in the way of people being active, and what your solutions are
Cockburn Multi-academy Trust is made up of three secondary schools, one primary school and one infant school in our community. At present there are Cockburn School, Cockburn John Charles Academy, Middleton Primary School, Cockburn Haigh Road Academy and the new free school Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy which opened in September
I would firstly like to take a moment to mention the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The death of Her Majesty was a significant and sombre moment in British Policing considering the length of her reign. When I joined the Police I took an oath to uphold the