What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The British Library’s ambitions for a major new public-facing centre for audiences and users in the north of England will take a significant step forward next week when senior councillors in Leeds are asked to back plans to inject up to £5m of funding into the project. The funding would
The Holbeck Viaduct Project – the community campaign to transform Holbeck’s iconic viaduct in South Leeds into a vibrant green space for the public to enjoy – has taken further steps forward this month, by becoming formally incorporated as a Community Interest Company (CIC) and also releasing a document outlining
People are being invited to have their say on the future of Cottingley Rail Station, from today (Monday 12 July 2021), as part of a 12-week consultation being held by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with Leeds City Council and Munroe K. As previously reported, construction is due
Hunslet RLFC 24-34 North Wales Crusaders Hunslet’s caretaker Coach Mark Cass rallied his troops for a second half comeback at the South Leeds Stadium yesterday (11 July 2021), but from 0-30 down they just fell short in the dying moments. After last week’s disastrous 46-44 defeat at Coventry Bears Coach
Leeds Libraries, in partnership with the Reading Agency, is encouraging more families than ever to get involved with reading over the summer holidays through the Summer Reading Challenge. Now in its 22nd year, the Summer Reading Challenge inspires children to read for pleasure over the summer and tackle the dip
Bear in Space! A company called ‘Sent Into Space’ came into school to run a unique project with a group of 30 Year 9 students. They looked at the science of launching an item into space using a giant weather balloon. Cockburn sent their intrepid astronaut George Cockburn (named after
Our street in Beeston Hill has become a place of play and fun by turning it into an occasional Play Street. How often is it possible for a bunch of children to safely roll down the middle of their own street in a cardboard fridge box donated by a neighbour
We have been distributing copies of the July newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 1 July 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
Get Set Leeds Local is a Leeds City Council Active Leeds project with partners, funded by Sport England, listening and building on community ideas for collectively supporting more ways for the local residents of Beeston Hill and Holbeck to move more. We like to have our ear to the ground
The sight of Christian Eriksen collapsing during the European football tournament brought home to many the fact that anyone can suffer a cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest means that your heart has stopped beating. It has stopped pumping blood around your body and delivering oxygen to your muscles and your