What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
All adults in the Yorkshire region can now book themselves in for their Covid jab. Dr Yvette Oade, NHS Regional Clinical Lead for Covid Vaccination in North East and Yorkshire welcomed the moment and said it is just as vital to get your jab now as it was on day
Video artists from Leeds are being encouraged to enter ‘Class of 2021’ – the UK’s biggest prize for video art – and have their work shown on screens in London, Tokyo and Seoul, with one lucky finalist receiving a #CIRCAECONOMY cash grant of £30,000 to help kick-start their career. Circa
Shared Lives carers play a pivotal role in supporting adults across the city with a range of care needs. The paid scheme, is an alternative approach to traditional residential respite and day services, giving full time carers the opportunity to take a short break or holiday. Shared Lives carers perform
Building on the transport conversation in previous years and the extensive work completed in the city centre over the past 12 months, senior councillors in Leeds will discuss additional work to improve cycling links in and around the city centre at a meeting next week. At the council’s Executive Board
Runners in South Leeds will have to wait an extra four week’s for the return of the popular events at Cross Flatts Park in Beeston and Middleton Woods. The events were hoping to restart on 26 June, but parkrun UK put out the following statement on Monday (14 June 2021):
This week, 14-20 June 2021, is Refugee Week. a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. This year’s theme is “We cannot walk alone.” The pandemic has also shown how interconnected we are – that the wellbeing of each of us depends on
Businesses in Leeds are being given a helping hand as the city aims to build back stronger than ever from the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Leeds City Council has already distributed more than £280m worth of support to thousands of local businesses since the start of the pandemic.
As part of Diabetes Week (14-20 June 2021) the NHS in Leeds is urging residents to see their GP if they have symptoms of diabetes. Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. There are different types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes
This week, 14-20 June 2021, is Refugee Week. a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. This year’s theme is “We cannot walk alone.” The pandemic has also shown how interconnected we are – that the wellbeing of each of us depends on
‘Letting Culture Loose’ is the strap line for Leeds2023, launched into the public consciousness recently as a lead in to this cultural jamboree happening two years down the line, hence my further rejoinder that we must not ‘Let Culture Lose!’