What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The closure of 18 children’s centres is set to go ahead after a failed bid to have the decision re-considered. Opposition councillors challenged a plan to reduce the number of Leeds City Council-run centres to 31 under plans to save £2.45m. The Labour-run authority pointed out that Leeds would still
Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, has launched a free programme to help young people develop ideas to benefit their community. The Mayor’s big ideas challenge is offering 16-25 year olds who live, work or study in West Yorkshire the chance to win prizes worth up to £625, if they
Christmas is on its way and it’s clear that, for many families, finding extra money to pay for this year’s festivities is going to be easier said than done. The good news is that, with a little financial planning, you can make your money stretch further than you think. Here,
A captivating exhibition will shed new light on the life and work of renowned Leeds artist John Atkinson Grimshaw. Grimshaw’s ‘moonlights’, as the artist called them, including depictions of Boar Lane and Park Row, will feature in Don’t Let’s Ask For the Moon: Nocturnes and Atkinson Grimshaw, which opens at
Our Leeds market is the largest covered market in Europe and has over 100,000 visitors each week. It is a tourist destination with coach tours regularly calling. As Leeds people know, Marks and Spencers began trading in the covered market as ‘Marks Penny Bazaar’. A clock to commemorate their centenary
I have the same thought most mornings, “Well, let’s see what today brings.” Like most people, I have some kind of expectation about what the day ahead holds for me. I run through the day in my mind’s eye. I base my thoughts partly on what’s going on in my
White Rose Shopping Centre will mark Purple Tuesday on 4 November 2025, raising awareness of the challenges that disabled shoppers can face as well as engaging with guests to explore ways to make the centres more accessible. Purple Tuesday is an annual initiative which looks to improve the customer experience
A £1.2m government grant is set to boost efforts to help homeless people sleeping on the city’s streets. The council is planning use the cash to help prevent rough sleeping and get people into safe accommodation. It will help pay for cold weather shelters, extra staff and support for people
Already a disabled youth voice representative and accessibility advocate, 15-year-old Mikey J Marsden is standing for election to the UK Youth Parliament. Mikey is a student at Cockburn School in Beeston and last year became ill with an incurable disability called Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS). PoTS is a dysfunction of
