What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Everything retro will be on offer at the Feel Good Vintage Fair next Saturday (7 June 2014). From ‘Kitchenalia’ to clothing, furniture, jewellery and household niceties, the good old days will be returning at the fair which takes place at Hillside in Beeston. As well as the many stalls
The last month has seen a spate of green community projects around Beeston – and organisers promise there’s more to come. On Friday 16 June, dozens of volunteers from city centre firms spent the day grafting with local residents on various environmental projects in and around Cross Flatts Park,
The South Leeds Live At Home (SLLAH) scheme has published its quarterly newsletter which is bursting with activities for older people to join. SLLAH is one of the Neighbouhood Network organisations that deliver services to older people across the city. The newsletter has details of social afternnons, lunch clubs,
With four weeks to go, organisers have unveiled their plans for a cycle-themed Beeston Festival on Saturday 14 June under the slogan ‘Let’s Go Cycling!’ The Festival, sponsored by Unity Homes & Enterprise, will take place in Cross Flatts Park from 12-5pm. Organisers are hoping to build on the
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Beeston yesterday which happened after a car failed to stop for officers. The incident occurred when a roads policing vehicle tried to stop a Fiat Punto in Dewsbury Road, Beeston, at about 6.37pm. The vehicle made off before
Volunteers from companies across Leeds decended on Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park on Friday (16 May 2014) for Give And Gain Day. [slideshow_deploy id=’25026′] Give and Gain day is Business In The Community’s flagship event to promote the benefits of employee volunteering. Over 700 staff volunteered across Yorkshire on
The fitness regime that is sweeping the country is now available at John Charles Centre for Sport in South Leeds. ‘Metafit’ is a short high intensity workout designed to quickly lift your metabolic rate. The workout itself lasts just 19 minutes, plus a warm up and cool down. The
Fun is on the menu this weekend (17-18 May 2014) when a group of Americans join members of local churches to stage a weekend of community activities in Beeston and Holbeck. Activities will include litter picks and a schools football tournament. Organisers have teamed up with Beeston In Bloom to
Why do men and women have different shopping habits? A man goes clothes shopping, picks a tie, a shirt, trousers, he knows exactly what he wants, pays and then takes his purchase home. I am sure if you’re a guy whose been shopping with a woman reading this now,
The White Rose Shopping Centre’s new food court – which will now be known as the balcony – will be officially unveiled this weekend. A fairground themed party, complete with ‘Hook a Duck,’ ‘Target the Jar’ and a ‘Candy-floss Tricycle’, will greet shoppers to celebrate the new look dining