What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds City Council is appealing for volunteers to help run this year’s Healthy Holidays programme. The Healthy Holidays programme has been running since 2018 and provides children living in poverty with nutritious food, fun and engaging activities, and the chance to make friends and develop new skills during the school
Leeds artists’ studio Lord Whitney are opening up their studio to young people with a new creative course that aims to inspire confidence, and champion that there is no ‘standard’ route into the creative industries. [Designers of the Future] is a new free 5-week creative course that aims to support
When the easing of Covid-19 restrictions began in May, friends could finally arrange to meet up again, as socialising inside restaurants and bars returned. Sports fans eager to attend large events got the green light, and long-awaited hugs were blissfully exchanged. Much of the nation breathed a collective sigh of
Beeston & Holbeck Ward Update: Community engagement and supporting local business has continued to be the theme for Councillors representing the Beeston, Cottingley and Holbeck. We know that there has been some frustration with encampments set up by those in the traveling community on public land, in terms of location
Be Curious is Leeds University’s annual research open event, which aims to showcase how research here at Leeds is making a world of difference to people’s lives. Launching on Monday (5 July 2021) this year’s Be Curious promises to be an online extravaganza! Join us across the 10-day festival as
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. After a year of cancelled events it’s great to see Holbeck Gala going ahead on Saturday. As usual it will take place
We have been distributing copies of the July newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 1 July 2021). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
Do you have school uniform that your children have grown out of? Or maybe you need the next size up? Zero Waste Leeds have been championing the cause in the city of School Uniform exchanges in an effort to save the planet, and also your money! A uniform exchange group
The recent fire at the Blue residential block by Granary Wharf was a chilling reminder of the risk of fire in high rise buildings. This block has some cladding problems, although it seems they were not involved in the fire. Thankfully the West Yorkshire Fire Service arrived extremely quickly, put
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