Category: South Leeds

News, events, and comments about South Leeds as a whole

Record Leeds Credit Union quarter helps families avoid high-cost debt

Leeds Credit Union says its record start to 2026 shows why affordable local lending matters, as the Government backs a new £30 million Credit Union Transformation Fund through Fair4All Finance and plans membership rule changes to help credit unions grow. Leeds Credit Union has underwritten £3 million of lending in the

Review: Punch at Leeds Playhouse

Punch, written by James Graham and directed by Adam Penford, tells the story of Jacob Dunne (Jack James Ryan), a teenager from Nottingham who embraces the more antisocial aspects of life until a run‑of‑the‑mill fight ends in fatal consequences. One punch kills a complete stranger, James Hodgkinson. After serving time

LCB reaches regional Apprenticeship Awards finals with 13 shortlistings

Leeds College of Building (LCB) is a finalist for 13 awards across ten categories at this year’s West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards. The annual awards event celebrates outstanding apprentices, employers, and training providers across fields such as engineering, law, and construction. This year will mark the fourth edition of the awards,

Alcohol and Prostitution in The Garden of Eden: an Easter Story

Like some distressed inner city tortoise emerging from its shell, a head perched on a long thin neck rears up from under the coat. Hollow dark rimmed eyes stare back at me from the depths of a skull that has seen more than one too many traumas. A frail skeletal frame in skintight leggings that still manage to hang off a body whose muscle has long since wasted away. I remain at a slight distance in an attempt not to intimidate. I ask again