Category: South Leeds

News, events, and comments about South Leeds as a whole

New family hubs launched to boost support for those in need of early help

A series of new ‘family hubs’ have been launched across Leeds, including one at Dewsbury Road Community Hub & Library, to bring together a wide range of services for people to access help more easily. Leeds City Council has launched seven new hubs to host key support organisations under one

Wonderland Awaits: Leeds transforms into a magical playground this summer

Leeds is set to tumble into a world of wonder this summer as LeedsBID brings a beloved literary classic to life with Wonderland Awaits – an immersive, city-wide celebration inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Running from Saturday 26 July to Sunday 31 August 2025, this

Immersive escape room experience launches bar refresh at White Rose

Fast-growing immersive escape room experience, The Escapologist, has refreshed its impressive cocktail bar at its venue in the White Rose Shopping Centre. Established in 2017 by experienced hospitality leaders, Ellie and Olly McClaren, The Escapologist is an innovative escape room and atmospheric bar experience with three venues located in Leeds,

A Message To The Surplus Population

It is time to suspend our belief and start looking to the things that we have always considered as fantasy. There are indeed difficult decisions to be made and they are being made on our behalf by and for the benefit of those who have less distance to fall if it all goes wrong.

We must not allow ourselves to be assigned the future of a surplus population.

Accountants embrace a matchmaking role

Hunslet-based West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service (WYCAS) has launched a project matching volunteers from the finance sector to local charities. Whilst an important part of the work of WYCAS is about producing high quality annual accounts, the charity offers other services, resources and training to the third sector too –