Category: South Leeds

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

Students urged to get protected against meningitis

Health and care partners across West Yorkshire are encouraging eligible young people to take up a new, time-limited NHS vaccination offer to help protect against meningococcal B (MenB), a serious bacterial infection that can cause meningitis and septicaemia. The one-off programme is aimed at young people identified as being at

Learning disabled artists in Leeds rally to protect their charity

Holbeck-based arts organisation, Pyramid, has launched a crowdfunder with help from its members to secure its future amidst rising costs and funding cuts. For over 35 years, Pyramid has been supporting people with learning disabilities and autism to discover the arts and develop as artists. Growing from an art group that used

Widower praises power of community groups for giving him new lease of life

A widower has hailed the “life-changing” impact of community groups for helping him emerge from years of loneliness and solitude to find his voice as a singer in one of Leeds’s best-known choirs. Colin Clark, 64, of Middleton, now performs sell-out shows to audiences of several hundred as a member

White Rose Shopping Centre is driving local economic growth

Landsec, owner of one of the UK’s leading retail destination portfolios, has released its annual social and economic impact report revealing how White Rose Shopping Centre and Trinity Leeds are helping to drive local growth, contributing £308,095,816 to the local economy and supporting 6,347 jobs in 2025. Together, White Rose

Breeze In The Park and summer activity days are back

Young people in South Leeds can look forward to another sparkling summer of outdoor fun with free Activity Days and Breeze In The Park visiting sites around the area. Breeze will bring a jam-packed array of activities, featuring everything from sports and games to art and music – and, of

Caddick welcomes Cockburn students for inspiring careers programme

Caddick Construction welcomed a group of year 8 students from Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust to its SOYO Block D development site in Leeds city centre, as part of Ahead Partnership’s Shaping Our Future programme, which aims to prevent young people from becoming Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). The four-year

Council £3m grants scheme to help city’s poorest households

A grants scheme worth more than £3m is set to help thousands of city households facing financial hardship. Leeds City Council said charities would be awarded the funding to help more than 40,000 people. Households facing hunger and debt will be supported by cash from the government’s Crisis and Resilience