What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
‘Just One Day’, the Lord Mayor of Leeds’ charity fundraising day, will be returning virtually this year on Friday 14 May 2021. After being postponed last year due to coronavirus, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Eileen Taylor, is once again encouraging local residents, businesses and organisations to come together
A major new testing programme has been launched for residents in Leeds in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19. Around one in three people with Covid-19 have no symptoms and will spread it without realising. Now, to stop this risk by finding new cases, Leeds City Council is
At Leeds Homeshare we provide a service that makes a positive difference to people’s lives, enabling people to have help and company at home, and stay independent. Homeshare is a simple idea: we carefully match someone who has a spare room and who would like some support, with a helpful
There has been a fantastic response to Census 2021. Nine out of ten households across England and Wales have completed their questionnaire – but everyone must take part. Every household is required by law to complete the census. Even though Census Day – 21 March 2021 – has been and
A roadmap to help tackle vaccine take-up inequalities in Leeds was published today ahead of the council’s main decision making executive board meeting next week. Leeds City Council working alongside the NHS and third sector organisations is taking localised action to further increase vaccine uptake across all communities so that
With non-essential retail now re-open and restaurants across the city able to host diners outdoors, Leeds residents are keeping a keen eye on the weather this week. Whilst temperatures are some way off sunbathing conditions the sunny, dry weather is set to stay for the next week at least and
Leeds rapper Wilko Wilkes has unveiled a new chapter of his musical legacy with a charity single raising funds and awareness for the national housing and homelessness charity Shelter and Andy’s Man Club, who run talking groups for men. ‘Poverty in the UK’ is a frustrated rant about the desperate
Leeds will move into a new phase of relaxing lockdown restrictions next week as council services along with more shops and businesses start to reopen and welcome back the public. Residents across the city are being asked to get familiar with the latest information so they can safely return to
The candidates for the 2021 Leeds City Council elections, and the West Yorkshire Mayor election have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward and Middleton Park ward and for the West Yorkshire Mayor. We’re writing to
The Raising Aspirations Project is aimed at unemployed individuals and families living in South Leeds. Particularly those furthest away from the job market, or who may have recently lost employment due to the impact of Covid-19. During the pandemic Raising Aspirations have directly helped over 40 people get into education,