What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Outstanding student achievements was celebrated with the return of the annual Leeds College of Building ‘BIG (Building Industry Greats) Awards’ night. Taking place for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, the poignant award ceremony recognised the successes of students and apprentices over the 2021/2022 academic year. Winners were selected
Artists in Leeds could get the chance to see their work displayed in one of the country’s most prestigious galleries as part of a landmark exhibition. For the first time in more than a decade, Leeds Art Gallery is calling on the city’s painters, sculptors, photographers, moving image artists, and
Women in Leeds who have received an invitation for their first cervical screening are being urged to book their appointment as soon as possible. Women registered with a GP practice are invited to attend their first cervical screening, also known as a smear test, at the age of 25. Trans
Whilst September may be the season of mellow fruitfulness, signaling the dying embers of a year, it is also the beginning of the academic year. And with this in mind, we bring you an exhibition by Slit Collective, a group of this year’s graduates from Leeds Arts University.
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 with Heritage Open day events. Firstly Middleton Railway will be back open again this weekend and running trains.
Enough is Enough, the campaign to fight the cost-of-living crisis, will be holding a Leeds launch rally on on Tuesday (20 September 2022). Eddie Dempsey, Zarah Sultana MP and ACORN National Chair Rohan Kon are confirmed to speak at the rally, which will be held at the Royal Armouries in
LEEDS 2023 has launched a major volunteer recruitment drive across the city, with more than 1,000 opportunities available for people of all ages and background to help bring what is set to be a transformational year of culture to life next year. There are a whole range of roles available
Trainees from St Luke’s CARES Retail and Warehouse course visited the Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERF) on Friday 26 August 2022. Veolia’s RERF, situated in East Leeds, is a large wooden dome structure standing 42 metres high and 150 meters long and can be seen from various points in
NHS vaccination teams across Leeds are offering Covid-19 boosters to those at greatest risk from the virus. The autumn booster rollout has started this week (12 September 2022), with people aged 75 and over, frontline health and care workers and those with weakened immune systems the first to be invited
There will be no bin collections on Monday (19 September 2022) as a mark of respect for Her Majesty The Queen’s state funeral. All collections on the week commencing Monday 19 September will take place a day later than normal, with usual service resuming on Monday 26 September. If your