What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Groups across West Yorkshire that are helping to end the scourge of violence in the region are being urged to step forward and apply for the Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund. West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin, has made £350,000 available to voluntary and community groups, charities, and partners with an innovative
Residents across Leeds are being invited to lead the way and become #Binfluencers by helping make sure more recyclable material ends up in green bins across the city. A recent independent bin composition analysis has just been completed, uncovering how households across Leeds use their black and green bin. The
An online map showing the locations of ‘warm spaces’ in Leeds to help people with the cost of living crisis has gone live today (18 October 2022). The map, which can be seen online here at, shows the venues across the city which people are able to visit to keep
Five former South Leeds Councillors are to be made an Honorary Alderwoman or Alderman of Leeds at a special meeting of Leeds City Council tomorrow (19 October 2022). The ceremonial position of Honorary Alderman is open to any person who, in the eyes of the council, has given eminent service
The fifth annual Colleges Week, a national celebration of further education providers, commences today (17-21 October 2022). As this year’s awareness campaign centres on the theme of ‘Staff, Students, and Skills’ Leeds College of Building is focusing on student support to help counter the devastating effects of the cost-of-living crisis.
At the end of this month we will be putting our clocks and watches back an hour and darker evenings will be upon us. Most people regret this as they would prefer lighter evenings to go about their daily tasks and to be able to go out in the evening
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week at Cockburn School, Gipsy Lane, Beeston, where Let’s Do More (LDM) present a day of basketball to mark
This week is the first National T Levels Week (Monday 10 – Friday 14 October 2022) – a celebration of the successful new two-year vocational training programme. Leeds College of Building is now offering this new qualification to students with the introduction of the Design, Surveying & Planning for Construction
As we reported recently, people are being encouraged to visit public venues across the city over the winter months. Senior councillors in Leeds will consider plans to open up venues across the city as ‘warm places’ as part of its response to the cost of living crisis at a meeting
Half term is nearly here, which means for families with a child in Year 6 it’s time to look ahead to September 2023 and apply for a secondary school place. Parents and carers must apply to Leeds City Council by the deadline of Monday 31 October, using the online application