What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Yorkshire homelessness charity Turning Lives Around has received a facelift to their central offices in Beeston courtesy of volunteers from financial specialists Evelyn Partners. Some 12 volunteers from the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group which has offices in Leeds, spent a day painting Turning Lives Around’s
Born in Beeston a year ago this week Shine Babies is a young mums group, run by Shine and Better Together (Health for All). Shine Babies runs every Wednesday morning at the Beeston Hill United Free church. They provide creative sessions for our beautiful babies so Mums can have a
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 Monday 7 November 2022: 4.50m single storey rear extension, 3.95m to ridge height and 2.60m to eaves 32 Low
Leeds United Supporters’ Trust have commissioned their 13th Leeds United themed mural that’s emblazed on the side of Laburnum Cottage, based in the Whistlestop Pub Car Park in Beeston created and painted by Leeds based artist Phil Harris. The mural, now in situ, celebrates that famous moment in Milan that’s
Last week (3 November 2022) I was invited to Hamara Centre by Mathew who is the Regional Director for Yorkshire Humberside and Teeside of Food Cycle a food charity that cooks on site using food that would otherwise go to waste and feeds the community for free. Mathew says “The
Our Future Beeston worked alongside members of St Luke’s Church in Beeston Hill to put on an excellent harvest festival event on Sunday 9 October. It was a very different sort of service, focusing on our impact on the environment and thinking about the future of food security in a
As Armistice Day draws closer Leeds City Council Armed Forces Champions have welcomed a new display that has been created on the verge of Elland Road/Gelderd Road in the city. Armed Forces Champions, Councillors Gohar Almass (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck), Caroline Gruen (Labour, Bramley & Stanningley) and Jane Dowson (Labour,
A fundraising event by The Kurdish House Leeds was held at The Involve Centre in Hunslet on 28 October, to discuss a crucial need for community donations and loans to purchase a permanent home for the Nawroz School and to establish a multi-functional centre for the whole community. The organisation
I met with Lynn Bailey to find out more about Better Action For Families (BAFF) which has recently marked its 20th anniversary. I started by asking how BAFF got started. “It started with my daughter Leanne,” Lynn explained. “She’s got learning disabilities and when she got to about 17 or
Were you married or christened at St Mary’s? Have you an interest in local history? Or would you simply like to see inside one of the few heritage buildings in Beeston? Heritage reaches back in time to tell the stories of our near and distant pasts. Come and visit St