What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The school holidays are well underway, but Leeds City Council is reminding eligible families that there’s still time to sign up to this summer’s Healthy Holidays programme. The programme is aimed at school children who are eligible for free school meals and provides a fantastic range of clubs, activities and
Cockburn John Charles Academy and Cockburn School staff are excited to welcome students moving from Year 6 into Year 7 in attending their heavily subscribed summer school events. Cockburn John Charles Academy will work closely in partnership with staff from Skelton Grange Environment Centre to deliver outdoor educational activities alongside
Cross Flatts Park in Beeston is fast becoming a second cycling hub for south Leeds and on Tuesday 17 August, 1-4pm, it will host a Cycling Festival. Get Set Leeds Local will be joined by partners to provide a variety of fun activities: Cycle North will be doing a balance
The reactivation of sporting activity at Cockburn John Charles Academy is in full swing with a wide range of extra-curricular activities on offer. Numbers are now higher than ever with pupils from across all year groups attending after-school clubs that include football, table tennis, trampolining and access to the new
Marks and Spencer (M&S) have announced that they will be expanding their offer at the White Rose Shopping Centre and taking over the space vacated by Debenhams. The new M&S store is described as a ‘full line’ store offering home wares, food and clothing as well as a cafe. There
From September 2021 all school aged children in Leeds will be invited to get a flu vaccination. I spoke to Jan Elsworth, Immunisation Locality Lead Nurse (Leeds) from IntraHealth to get all the details. Flu vaccination has been offered to children since 2013 in a phased rollout starting with the
Following my piece last month in South Leeds Life on the Litter Pandemic, we are seeing in South Leeds a Fly-Tipping Pandemic. Undoubtedly, there are some amongst us who are anti-social in that they do not care how their area looks, but most residents are very angry that dumping rubbish
EN:Able Futures, an award-winning apprenticeship employer are working with BAM Construction to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Apprentice Construction Site Manager to work in the heart of the new Temple district in Holbeck being developed by CEG. They are looking for an enthusastic candidate with a knowledge and interest
Tomorrow (Wednesday 4 August 2021) is Playday, the national day for play in the UK, and children and families in Leeds are invited to join in the fun and #GoOrange by wearing, finding, creating or even baking something orange. The day is a chance to campaign about the importance of
Having anxiety is scary. The pressure, worry, and fear of the unknown can cause misery, depression, breakdown in communication, and self-loathing. Adults have multiple ways to access support, to help them process uncomfortable thoughts feelings, and emotions and hopefully, start down the road to mental wellness. For children or young