What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In the 29th year of noting Disabled People Worldwide, International Day of Disabled People 2022, this year we focus on access and in this article, it will particularly focus on community. When you think about disabled people and access your mind might immediately go to, ramps and lifts, but it
Education for working class children was definitely not a priority, they were expected to contribute to the family income by working, begging, or stealing. Factory owners sometimes provided facilities to educating the children working for them and these children became known as half-timers – half a day working and half
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. Please note that our online What’s On calendar here is currently out of action We start this week At The Holbeck which hosts the Slung Low Christmas Fayre from 12-4pm on Saturday. Expect
As we move into the Christmas period, I would like to update you all on some of the excellent work of your local Neighbourhood Policing Teams in supporting charitable causes. BBC Radio Leeds recently conducted the Big Baton Challenge for Children in Need. I was pleased to be able to
In 2013, Cockburn School student Kyle Asquith waved goodbye to his mother on his way to school and, a day later, he passed away following a fatal brain haemorrhage. His organs were donated and they saved the lives of five people. Students, teachers and Kyle’s family set up the Kyle
Not too long now and it’ll be Christmas and New Year. Like me, you may be looking back on 2022. Time to reflect. And to hope that 2023 may be better. I sincerely wish that it is. For you. For all of us. Anyway the story of time measuring devices
We have been distributing copies of our December newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (1 December 2022). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and Libraries, community
Visitors to Leeds Central Library can take a spellbinding step into an enchanting storybook world this Christmas thanks to a series of immersive live performances. From Saturday 10 December 2022, the library’s atmospheric Room 700 will be the setting for Libellule Theatre’s magical production of The Storymaker’s Apprentice throughout next
The BBC is planning to make cuts to local radio which will mean that we lose distinctive Leeds content for significant parts of the day. Although BBC Radio Leeds will continue to have its own dedicated local programmes from 6am to 2pm on weekdays, after that time programmes will be
This week countries around the world including the UK will meet to create a Global Plastics Treaty. A key element of the treaty is a requirement to take steps to decrease the production and consumption of plastic. However, it’s business as usual for Leeds City Council despite the climate emergency