What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The latest guidance from health officials in Leeds has been issued to help people protect themselves and their loved ones from Covid-19 in the run-up to the festive season. With ongoing uncertainty around the potential impact of the new Omicron variant, Leeds City Council is urging people to follow the
Climate change has been in the spotlight, with the COP26 gathering in Scotland last month – and insulation even more so, due to Insulate Britain’s controversial protests. And the good news is: we can act, here and now. Climate Action Leeds climateactionleeds.org.uk is a major new city-wide programme aiming to
Leeds City Council has announced its plans for £7.1million of funding from the government’s one-off Household Support Fund. The money enables councils to help vulnerable residents with the cost of food, fuel and essential items over the winter months and it must be spent by March 2022. The council has
Students from specialist schools across Leeds, including Broomfield SILC in Belle Isle, are spreading festive cheer this week with the return of their Christmas pop-up shop in Kirkgate Market. The pop-up shop, Compass House, is open until Friday 10 December 2021 between 10am and 2pm and can be found just
Money doesn’t buy happiness; I hear that a lot. And to an extent, I’d agree. I do believe that a large part of happiness comes from within. But money does buy food, heating, clothing, and lighting. It gives us freedom of choice and it’s essential to our existence in the
Cockburn School has been awarded a grant of £4,329.48 from the CreatedBy RLWC2021 Capital Grants Legacy Programme. The grant, which has been awarded to help more people play rugby league at grassroots level in Leeds, will fund the school’s new playing kit and equipment. Delivered in partnership between RLWC2021, The
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. A new group led by residents and supported by Hunslet Community Hub & Library have organised a Balance Bikes session on the
With over a thousand tonnes of additional black and green bin waste expected to be produced over the festive period, people across Leeds are being encouraged to put recycling at the top of their Christmas to-do lists. The council will be doing all it can over the festive period to
Sponsored content On 3 November, the government launched the Adult Social Care Recruitment Campaign, where people across the country will be encouraged to explore a rewarding career in the care sector. The campaign follows the announcement of £5.4 billion of additional funding to reform social care over the next three
We have been distributing copies of the December newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 2 December 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and