What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I was invited along to the 59 Club on Belle Isle Circus by Sonny (where were you Sonny?), run by Belle Isle Elderly Winter Aid last Friday (6 April 2018). Members were been treated to a late Easter Lunch. I was offered a coffee by Steve, who went on to
Police are renewing an appeal for witnesses after a woman who was critically injured in a road traffic collision in Leeds died in hospital. The 57-year-old pedestrian was crossing Belle Isle Road in Middleton, near to the junction with West Grange Drive, at 8.14pm on Tuesday 3 April 2018 when
On Saturday 24 March 2018 a number of motorbikes and quad bikes caused mayhem on the streets and green spaces of Middleton and Belle Isle. Reports on social media described 8 or 9 bikes on the Sissons, the Bodmins, South Leeds Golf Course, Middleton Circus as well as on Belle
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Leeds last night in which a woman was critically injured. The 57-year-old pedestrian was crossing Belle Isle Road, near to the junction with West Grange Drive, at 8.14pm on Tuesday (3 March 2018) when she was hit by a
The former South Leeds academy in Belle Isle will officially close and re open as Cockburn John Charles Academy on the 1 April, under the leadership of Cockburn Multi-academy Trust (MAT) following a period of transition since the first announcement in the spring of 2017. Cockburn MAT is also responsible
Congratulations to BITMO’s GATE community resource centre on their 5 star hygiene rating. Click link for more details: http://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/en-GB/783828/BITMO-Luncheon-Club-Aberfield-Gate
Leeds Civic Trust unveiled their latest blue plaque in the city yesterday (23 March 2018) honouring a pioneering 17th century astronomer, who invented the telescopic sight and micrometer. William Gascoigne lived at New Hall, Middleton. The hall is long gone and what were fields have been covered in housing during
I was asked by Alison (the manager at Acre Court were I now live) whether I could do a diary for the court managers, Housing & Care 21, of the time I moved into Acre Court and why I decided to move there. I thought it was a good idea
A new campaign called Leeds Blood Pressure Wise has been launched to help tackle undiagnosed high blood pressure which affects up to 90,000 people in Leeds. The campaign is supported by the British Heart Foundation, Leeds City Council and NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Partnership. It encourages eligible people
We’re celebrating the women involved with the GATE and Belle Isle TMO this week… Here’s Debbie, who’s been one of our Cleaners since 2009. Debbie has recently become more involved with the activities and sessions taking place in the GATE, and has nearly completed her Door Supervisor qualification training course