ArtCouple: Decompressed Time Frames
Simon Bradley and Ursula Troche, working under the moniker ArtCouple, present this exhibition of sculpture, sound and film for BasementArtsProject entitled ‘Decompressed Time Frames’.
Pathways for positivity: Dealing with Anger
We were happily driving along, mid conversation when a car with two young men travelling towards us, deliberately swerved into our lane to scare us. Thankfully my reactions were quick, I managed to avoid a collision. My mum was a little shaken and I was less than impressed, but we
Money Matters: Saving energy in your home
Jodie, the Branch Coordinator at Leeds Credit Union, takes a look at the ways in which households can reduce energy consumption and save money. Most people will already be aware that, from 1 April, the energy price cap is increasing by 54%. This means households in the UK will be
Job opportunity: Community and Volunteer Developer, St Mary’s Beeston
Sponsored content Could you help St Mary’s develop its space to be a place where people connect with each other? We’re looking for someone with passion and creativity who can find volunteers to help us run sessions where people can be inspired to write, draw, sing, explore our history, or
What’s On Roundup 2 – 8 April 2022
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. It’s a very busy first Saturday of the month and we start with Holbeck & Beeston Cemetery Volunteers will be out tidying
Private Hire drivers protest against new Suitability Policy
Private hire drivers have been holding protests, including a go-slow drive through Leeds city centre on Friday 18 March, about alleged unfair treatment from Leeds City Council. Leeds is introducing a new Suitability and Convictions Policy for taxi and private hire drivers as part of a government initiative to improve
Read our April newspaper online
We have been distributing copies of our April newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 31 March 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,
MP’s Notebook: Ukraine, P&O, energy prices and quad bikes
The war in Ukraine continues to dominate our television screens and newspapers. It is still hard to believe that in a modern European country people are being bombed, shelled, starved and displaced by another country that has decided to invade them. As I write, the situation in Mariupol is particularly
Countdown to local elections gets underway
The countdown has officially begun to this year’s local elections in Leeds which take place on Thursday 5 May 2022. South Leeds is guaranteed to see some new faces amongst our representatives as a third of Councillors are up for election, one in each ward in the city. Cllr Elizabeth
Volunteers Day at Middleton Railway
The Middleton Railway Trust will launch its 2022 season on Saturday (2 April 2022) with a Community and Volunteer day. On this day the Trust will unashamedly try and attract new volunteers, but many other local Community Groups will be taking part and pitch for volunteers and helpers and to