What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
For Bike Week 2021 we are running a series articles about opportunities to get cycling in south Leeds. Beeston Hill resident Clara has shared how she got into cycling last year: “I was 13 by the time I first had a go on a bike. So I tried it out
Middleton-based DAZL (Dance Action Zone Leeds) and their group of volunteers based across the city have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. DAZL is a dance and health organisation and charity supported by Leeds Public Health
For Bike Week 2021 we are running a series articles about opportunities to get cycling in south Leeds The last 12 months has seen a real community of cycling opportunities develop and bought together within the Inner South. In 2020 Get Set Leeds Local secured British Cycling Places to Ride
Leeds Playhouse finally reopens its doors with a piece specially commissioned from Northern writers to celebrate the theatre’s 50th anniversary. Audiences have been enjoying the live performances in the Courtyard Theatre from and the performance can be streamed online through Playhouse: At Home until 5 June. Decades: Stories From The
It was amazing to be back at Leeds Playhouse to see Decades: Stories From The City – six monologues specially commissioned from northern writers to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Playhouse. It seemed a little odd at first with the audience very much diminished to take into account social
Active Leeds and British Cycling are creating a cycling hub in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston and are looking for volunteers to help make it a success. Following a very uncertain year Carrine Green – British Cycling Community Officer is really excited to be finally back to activity. With Covid restrictions
Readers may remember that back in 2015 Leeds decided to bid to be European Capital of Culture in 2023. Hopes were dashed when following so much work by people across the city, UK cities were banned from entering following the vote to leave the EU. The city collectively said “Let’s
Leeds City Council has given its reaction to the announcement of a railways funding package by the Government. Ministers today (26 May 2021) confirmed details of a £317m investment in the York-Leeds-Manchester Transpennine rail route, with funds also being released for the new White Rose and Thorpe Park stations in
Spring Bank holiday is fast approaching next week (Monday 31 May 2021), and health professionals from NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are reminding residents to plan ahead to stay well. Dr Jason Broch, GP and Clinical Chair for NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group said: “With GP practices, hospitals and
Low-income homeowners in Leeds can now apply for free solar panels and insulation, thanks to a new scheme to help residents save money and tackle climate change. Eligible residents will be able to install energy saving technology—including solar panels, cavity wall insulation and, in some areas, external wall insulation—completely free