Category: Beeston

News and events for the Beeston area

Queen’s Birthday Honour For Rothwell Man

Queen’s Birthday Honour For Rothwell Man. Saturday 11 June, 2016. A Rothwell man who championed efforts to help West Yorkshire Police become more dementia friendly has been recognised in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Mr Peter Smith from Rothwell has been awarded a British Empire Medal for his work across

Join the Community Committee to discuss highways issues

The Leeds City Council’s Inner South Community Committee will be meeting next Wednesday (15 June 2016) and the workshop session will debate highways issues. Committee Chair Cllr Angela Gabriel said: “The theme for the event will be Highways, so if you want to hear about the priorities for the areas

Women and girls to benefit from £2m lottery grant

A partnership of women’s and girls organisations have secured £2,022,528 of funding from the National Lottery for their work across Leeds. Women’s Lives Leeds, which includes Beeston’s Asha Neighbourhood Project, launched last Tuesday (24 May 2016) with an event at Leeds Civic Hall, hosted by Jo Jo of Capital FM. Cllr