What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A gloomy topic of conversation in my household recently has been the disappointing Test results in Australia. I recall the time, throughout the working day, men would be enquiring of what the test score was. It was our ‘national game’ but other sports, hobbies and interests have now supplanted it,
I remember asking my mum as a child what my best quality was, in the hopes she would say funny, or clever or pretty. But she actually said I was ‘kind’, 10-year-old-me, felt bitterly disappointed in her remark, in fact I thought that she’d made it up because she couldn’t
Leeds Locksmith Andrew Dunn pledged to donate 2 weeks income from late-night lock-outs to support Leeds Asylum Seeker Support Network (LASSN) and their work with asylum seekers and refugees in Leeds. Andy says: “I often come to work at properties that need securing or need locks changing etc. Often I
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. Anyone wanting support refugees fleeing the fighting in Ukraine can donate clothes and essential items (toiletries, baby food, nappies, sterile dressings etc)
International Women’s Day will once again be celebrated in person as part of the city’s successful ‘Leeds Girl Can’ initiative this Saturday (5 March 2022), with the event running from 12pm to 3pm. Taking over the Royal Armouries Square by Leeds Dock, the event will include a wide range of
Encourage an adult to learn to read this World Book Day! Local charity Read Easy Leeds is using World Book Day 2022 to encourage adults who struggle to read to come forward and ask for help. They are asking people who know of friends and family members who cannot read,
We have been distributing copies of our March newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 3 February 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,
Although in our hearts we probably knew it was coming, no words can quite convey the profound shock we all felt when we woke up to discover that Russian forces had started their invasion of Ukraine. This is not a conflict in a far-off country of which we know little.
I would like to start this column by introducing myself as the new Inspector for the South Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team. I have joined the team from one of the East Leeds Patrol Teams, and have previously worked at Elland Road, so Leeds has been a staple of my West
Schools across the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust have enjoyed a busy half term since the return from the Christmas break. Here is a round-up of some of the activities from the different schools. IBM P-TECH Residential Visit Year 11 students from Cockburn School, Cockburn John Charles Academy and Leeds City College