What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It is often said that the best food in Beeston is the food which is cooked at home – a hidden wealth and treasure conjured daily behind closed doors, but hinted at by the amazing smells which fill the traditional terraced streets. Mrs. Beeston’s Cook Book project sets out to
Have you ever thought about working for your local ambulance service? If so, this event is for you. PATH Yorkshire has been working to provide opportunities for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people for over thirty years. We help people to develop their potential through quality vocational training, education
For many years, missed bin collections on some of the terrace streets on Beeston Hill and elsewhere has been an ongoing issue. There are three main reasons driving most of these missed collections: Population growth has increased the amount of waste produced Cars parked on street entry points, blocking access
Today’s heavy rainfall (Saturday 16 March 2019) in Leeds and across the region saw the River Aire full to the brim in Leeds city centre and along the Hunslet riverfront – but the communities along the river escaped serious flooding. From 2.30pm onwards, the river was recorded to be outside
Celebrating some of the city’s accessible facilities, venues and activities is at the heart of council plans for Disabled Access Day on Saturday (16 March 2019) this year. Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council Executive Member for Learning, Skills & Employment, said: “We are supporting this bi-annual event to celebrate
Leeds City Council is inviting businesses to apply for £23 million worth of financial support being made available to owners, leaseholders, and operators of affected vehicles (taxis, private hire vehicles, buses, coaches and HGVs) to help them prepare for the Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ). Grants and interest-free loans are
The Lord Mayor of Leeds Cllr Graham Latty yesterday (Wednesday 13 March 2019) paid a formal visit to the Hunslet Club with the Lady Mayoress (also a councillor: Cllr Pat Latty) – and couldn’t quite believe his eyes. Following a tour of the site – which was heaving with after-school
Local Fire Engineer calls for final funding support before she embarks on volunteer expedition at Malawi school alongside fellow women engineers Life for Leeds based Laura Smith is about to drastically change. Laura, who is a fire engineer at OFR Consultants based at Brewery Wharf in the South Bank area
The youngsters at the Space youth project are serving up their latest community meals next week (Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 March 2019), and everyone’s invited – as long as they pre-book! This term’s three-course meal will be themed around Middle Eastern recipes, featuring flatbreads, tagines, and a famous milk
The parents, kids and staff at St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Beeston Hill are valiantly battling away to get a new playground by the end of the year, and are making great progress – but they need your help! This week saw their latest after-school table-top sale (pictured),