What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Today (8 March 2021), Leeds College of Building is joining others globally in supporting the International Women’s Day campaign ‘Choose To Challenge.’ The College has made great strides in pushing gender parity in construction. Female apprentices at Leeds College of Building have also grown from 33 in 2014 to 190
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, we present stories of inspirational women with links to South Leeds: Ann Jane Carlile was born Ann Jane Hamil in Rooksey, County Monaghan on 8 April 1775, she was the youngest child of farmer and wine merchant David Hamil and Martha Hamil
Leeds City Council has announced details of a multi-million pound package of measures designed to provide much-needed support to hard-pressed taxi and private hire drivers and operators. The council is making £2.5m available to fund free three-year taxi and private hire licence renewals for drivers, delivering a timely boost to
Leeds City Council is to invest £100 million on measures to help tenants save money and cut carbon by improving energy efficiency over the next five years. Thousands more council tenants will benefit from cheaper energy bills and warmer homes as a result of the transformative investment which will be
Everyone aged 60 and over across the North East and Yorkshire who has yet had their first coronavirus vaccine dose will get their invitation this week, the NHS has announced. Almost two million letters will hit doormats across the country from Monday 1 March 2021 as the NHS vaccination programme,
Physical activity has been one of the few positive things we’ve been encouraged to still do since Covid-19 changed all our lives in 2020. With new social distancing rules, and organising activities and venues having to stop and start, many people across south Leeds have been finding new ways to
Updated plans to improve the Armley Gyratory and help transform transport and travel in Leeds have been revealed. The Armley Gyratory is a key junction on the Inner Ring Road to the west of Leeds city centre. It is a major entry/exit point for traffic travelling through and into the
The last year has been so difficult for many, with uncertainty, redundancies and unemployment hitting many families across the area. I work as an employment adviser supporting people with mental illness who are looking to move into work, return to work or simply remain in work. I see people with
Well we’re slowly getting better at talking about mental health and wellbeing. It’s acknowledged that 1 in 4 of us will suffer from some sort of mental ill health and we realise how easily our lives can become impacted by its effects either personally, or because someone we care about
Garden waste Brown bin collections will resume in Leeds from Monday 22 March 2021. Due to the continued impact of Covid-19 and lockdown three on staffing levels, and the amount of extra black and green bin waste being presented as more adults work from home and the majority of children learn