What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A 250m long mural depicting abstract elements and colour composition is close to completion on a key route into the city centre from south Leeds. The design of the mural is inspired by the weaving heritage of Leeds, abstract geometry and site specific shapes and symbols. When completed the artwork
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston had a very special visitor yesterday (17 October 2019) when boxing champion Amir Khan called in to officially open the school’s library bus. With space at a premium and wanting to do something special to promote reading, Headteacher Kate McNulty came up with the
Local heroes from across Leeds have been honoured at the White Rose Shopping Centre Community Awards today (17 October 2019). The awards, now in their eighth year, celebrate people and organisations doing amazing work to benefit their local community. This year’s winners include: Frances Jones, Treasurer and Trustee of the
With Christmas looming many households will be concerned about the costs and how they will manage to pay for everything this year. Help is at hand to stop Santa bringing debt this Christmas as Dewsbury Road Community Hub are staging an information drop in session on Tuesday afternoon (22 October
The first dead-icated employment scheme of its kind in the UK starts on Friday (18 October 2019) coinciding with the release of Zombieland: Double Tap. Cineworld, the UK’s leading cinema chain, has today announced the introduction of a zombie employment scheme across 12 of its cinemas in the UK and
Councillors have agreed to lift traffic restrictions during high winds at Bridgewater Place after a period of extensive testing of the building owner’s solution to the wind problems there. Leeds City Council’s executive board today (16 October 2019) approved a report recommending that the high winds closure of the road
Hunslet Community Hub & Library is holding its official opening after major refurbishment on Monday (21 October 2019) from 2-3pm. On the same day the Council is undertaking a consultation about ideas to turn the empty space in front of the Hub into an innovative town square with break off
River Aire bridge completes providing key link to city centre for growing community at Climate Innovation District in Hunslet Sustainable urban developer Citu hosted a special event on Friday (11 October 2019) to mark the completion of a £1.5m pedestrian bridge at its Climate Innovation District in Leeds. The eye-catching
A new book which aims to warn children, and their parents, about the dangers of loan sharks was launched on Friday (11 October 2019) at New Bewerley Community School in Beeston. As we reported last December, Leeds City Council’s Dewsbury Road Community Hub was awarded a grant by the England
I am writing this article with the rain pouring down outside and it is already dark – it seems as though all the engagement and community events that we attended during the summer are now just a distant memory! With the change in weather I feel it is important to