What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
If you are looking for a definition of resilience you could do a lot worse that take a look at Cockburn School student Daniel Morton. Having gone through brain surgery four times in the last five years, he has more than earned his nickname ‘Determined Dan’. “I’m determined to fight
A new programme aiming to ensure that mums in the city have the opportunity to brush up on and learn new digital skills was launched by Leeds City Council in January. Undertaken as part of the Council’s 100% Digital Leeds initiative and led by Leeds Libraries and Adult Learning, Leeds
At Lane End Primary we love to celebrate the achievements of our children – both in and out of school. This month we celebrated a very special achievement of one of our Year 2 children. Olivia Clark attends a local Rainbow group and has worked hard and has now earned
Peter’s Photo as above Hi Guys, I’m writing this status as an appeal for anyone who may know/have any information. At around 6am on Sunday 28 April my brother, Peter Masefield was found unconscious by a passer-by on Rowland Road in Beeston with multiple contusions on his face, a fractured
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 22 April 2019: Variation of condition 1 of planning approval 14/07018/FU to allow retention of structure for a temporary
Cockburn School has been recognised nationally for its excellent results in 2018 based on data from the Department for Education and Ofsted, analysed by SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers network. Cockburn School was found to be among the best performing secondary schools in the country, receiving an award for
Beeston café ‘Only Food and Sauces’ has been awarded 2nd place in the ‘Café of the Year’ awards hosted by the Yorkshire Evening Post, missing out on the top spot by just two votes. The local café is situated at 153 Dewsbury Road (opposite the Dewsbury Road Community Hub) and
Asda’s Old Lane store in Beeston has become the first of the Leeds-based supermarkets to get rid of all single-use plastic in its café, including straws, disposable cups and cutlery. As part of a new trial, the café – one of Asda’s Express Diner formats – has introduced wooden cutlery,
Harrison Spinks has received a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, bringing the total number won by the company to five. The 179-year-old-family bedmaker was granted awards for Innovation and International Trade in 2018 and now is one of just six companies awarded the prize for Sustainable Development
My dog Bessie was killed by a motorbike on Cross Flatts Park. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else, so I’m campaigning to get more people to report incidents on the park to the police. On the 18 February 2019 I lost my dear dog Bessie on Cross