What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A successful gardening competition has added the icing to the cake after work by Leeds City Council to make tenants’ gardens more manageable on the Millshaw Road estate in Beeston. As well as the winners: Gypsy Morton (first), Laura Holmes (second) and Karina Ishaq (third) everyone who took part received
Active Leeds has organised a host of events in our local parks for the summer holidays: Xplorer is an educational fun family friendly navigation challenge. Explore the park, find the markers complete the challenfge have fun together. This is a free activity and there is no need to book, just
You’ll be happy to know that once again we are getting ready for the great annual Middleton Park Produce Show. Family fun for everyone. Get your glad rags and your gardening gloves out of storage and prepare for an even better show this year. Note the date: Sunday 8 September
Someone asked me the other day why MPs use the term advice surgery. Well, I replied, we do give advice but we’re not doctors. But that’s not how one person saw it. The first person who turned up at my very first advice surgery as a councillor many years ago
There was great celebration this week as Charlies-Angel-Centre Foundation opened the doors to its new premises in Beeston, with some help from the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Eileen Taylor. The loss of a child is a very sad event which touches entire families and communities, the Foundation helps families
White Rose Shopping Centre plays host to some exotic visitors this summer, as 14 amazing sculptures containing more than 500,000 LEGO® bricks arrived yesterday (23 July 2019). The huge creations from the BRICKLIVE Animal Paradise tour – which include a Bengal Tiger, a Giant Panda, an Orangutan, and more –
Distinguished Leeds-born poet and playwright Tony Harrison, has received one of the city’s highest civic honours. On hand to present Tony with a ‘Leeds Award’ in recognition of his nationally and internationally acclaimed work was the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Eileen Taylor as part of a special ceremony held
Since its formation in February 2015, when a group of like-minded friends at Cross Flatts parkrun decided to form a free running club, South Leeds Lakers has thrived. Providing free organised runs for over 14’s every Tuesday from Beeston Co-op, the club now regularly has between 80 and 100 attendees.
Isabelle Daykin, from Belle Isle, has been a member of 51st Leeds Rainbows for two years and in that time she has not only achieved her very prestigious Gold Award, but also gained all 12 of the new Rainbow Interest badges. Leader Hayley Logan explained: “These badges have only been
St Gemma’s Hospice is a Leeds-based charity providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting illnesses. The Hospice in Moortown has a fantastic opportunity for Day Services Driver Volunteers on Wednesdays or Thursdays. If you want to directly make a difference to patients living with a terminal illness,