What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This week marks the start of the exam season and is also Mental Health Awareness Week, so Beeston Library has organised an afternoon of activities to help you through this stressful time. Whether it’s discovering mindfulness or meditation techniques or the simpler pleasures of petting a puppy, there’s something for
An afternoon of family fun is taking place at Hamara Healthy Living Centre on Tempest Road, Beeston LS11 6RD on Thursday (11 May 2017) 12-2pm to celebrate the launch of a new council-funded service to promote healthy communities – Better Together. There will be a range of activities for all
Members, staff and volunteers from South Leeds Live At Home scheme turned out at Hunslet Morrisons last Sunday (30 April 2017) for a sponsored bike ride. With two exercise bikes loaned by Pure Gym, they set out to ride 100 miles in relay. In fact they doubled that distance and
Something you often hear in Beeston is that it’s good for takeways, but a bit short on nice, sit-down restaurants. So I was excited when PJDee’s African Cuisine opened in Greenhouse, the block of eco-flats with windmills on the roof on Beeston Road. I went to meet Janet, the proprietor,
Regular runners at the Cross Flatts parkrun were joined on Saturday (29 April 2017) by members of the GB Underwater Hockey squad. For the last 2 years Underwater Hockey players from all over Great Britain have regularly been attending training weekends at The John Charles Centre for Sport. As part
Detectives are continuing to appeal for information on the fifteenth anniversary of the murder of Leeds pensioner Leonard Farrar. The 71-year-old retired Merchant Navy officer was found stabbed to death at his home in Cardinal Road, Beeston, on 4 May 2002. Despite extensive enquiries at the time and a number
Why settle for being a good parent, when you can be a great parent? Every parent finds something that they struggle with in their family life, whether it’s having difficulty communicating with their child, getting them to behave in certain situations, following instructions and for example, having routines in place.
The Building Blocks nursery in Beeston Hill is celebrating after their recent Ofsted inspection which rated them as ‘Good’ – the second highest rating you can get. Inspectors noted that “children form good relationships with caring staff in this friendly nursery.” All children regardless of special needs or having English
Motorists have a chance to see a smile in Beeston and Holbeck, simply by driving within the speed limit! Two Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) have been purchased by the Inner South Community Committee. These devices tell motorists their speed and indicate whether they are comfortably within the speed limit, on
Helen Wright, who run’s the Feel Good Cafe at Hillside in Beeston, has organised a special fundraising day help a little girl called Annie. Annie has been fighting cancer for the last 13 months. Unfortunately she has had to have a leg amputated and as well as the leg has lost