What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Playhouse finally reopens its doors with a piece specially commissioned from Northern writers to celebrate the theatre’s 50th anniversary. Audiences have been enjoying the live performances in the Courtyard Theatre from and the performance can be streamed online through Playhouse: At Home until 5 June. Decades: Stories From The
To see your child die before your eyes and not be able to stop it is every parent’s worst nightmare and it’s struck Gabrielle Green from Beeston. Her daughter Kadiee grew up like any other happy young girl, but two years ago Gabrielle noticed she was struggling to get up
Indoor venues in Leeds including the city’s restaurants, bars, museums and cinemas will welcome back visitors next week as Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease. The latest step in the relaxation of government restrictions will mean that from Monday 17 May 2021, groups of six people or two households will be
On Thursday 6 May 2021, Middleton Scout Group had their first in-person class in over a year. Taking place in socially distanced conditions in the outdoor area at Manorfield Hall in Middleton, there were smiles all round as the children and leaders were reunited once more after a challenging year.
Ingram Road Primary School in Leeds has been crowned national winner in the Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards after winning the regional award of Best Breakfast club in Yorkshire and Humber. With over 450 amazing stories submitted, the competition was tough, but Ingram Road impressed the Kellogg’s panel of judges with
MindMate, the advice and support website for young people in Leeds, are working with Leeds Street Gallery to paint a graffiti mural at the LS-TEN skate park in Hunslet to raise awareness of mental health issues for children and young people in Leeds. MindMate, commisioned by the NHS in Leeds,
Labour candidates have held all three south Leeds wards in the Leeds City Council election with Gohar Almass winning in Beeston & Holbeck; Mohammed Iqbal winning in Hunslet & Riverside and Sharon Burke winning in Middleton Park. Both Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park wards were being tipped in the
At 7am on Sunday 2 May 2021 three intrepid members of the South Leeds Hiking Group set off from Horton in Ribblesdale. 1 Hour 6 mins later breakfast was had on the summit of Pen-y-ghent, the first of our Yorkshire three peaks summits. Coffee, scones and chocolate consumed and we
Middleton Primary School has been celebrating diversity and inclusion for the last fortnight. Teaching Assistant Nichola Stanhope told us more: “We took a fortnight out of our timetable to teach our children all about the different ways families are made up and how we should embrace diversity within our communities.
Three Middleton Guides are celebrating having achieved the highest, Gold Award, despite lockdown. Iona Clayton, Lily Scott and Eleasha Griffiths had to complete a minimum of 8 individual badges, 8 patrol badges and over 2,000 minutes of unit challenge time. This included challenges across the 6 new themes which are