What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Covid and the ensuing lockdown hit leisure time pretty hard last year and although elite sport can ride the storm things are much more difficult for community clubs. Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club had a summer of events wiped out, but have plans to more than make up for it next
We all know that looking after our wellbeing and mental health is even more critical than ever during these times of lockdown and social distancing. Humans Being is offering six week online wellbeing courses during 2021, and is looking for organisations in South Leeds who would be interested in partnering
This is the first of a new monthly update from your Leeds City Councillors. For details of the three wards we cover and Councillors’ contact details please click here. As 2020 draws to a close, as Councillors, we can reflect on the challenges the year has brought to individuals, businesses,
Universal access to accessible, affordable and sustainable travel choices is the promise of a new transport plan for the city. Leeds City Council’s draft ‘Connecting Leeds Transport Strategy’ aims to tackle the climate emergency, deliver inclusive growth, and improve the health and well-being of Leeds residents. The six ‘big moves’
I hope you have all had a good festive period and whilst it was not the Christmas that most of us would have wished for, I do hope that you managed to spend some quality time with your family. As previously mentioned 2020 has been a very difficult year for
If you walk south from Lower Briggate to cross Leeds Bridge the first building to be seen on your left has two plaques on the north facing wall. One of these, a Blue one to Louis le Prince who took the world’s first successful moving picture of traffic on Leeds
We have been distributing copies of the January newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Tuesday 5 January 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. Copies are also available at
As some of us try and make up for Christmas indulgence by increasing the number of steps we take each day, you notice just how much more of your surroundings you can take in when walking as opposed to travelling the same route by car. I really enjoy looking at
Many of our readers will have come across Rev Lindsey Pearson, the Vicar of St Mary’s, Beeston, and a regular blood donor. But have you met her husband, Andrew, who is also a vicar (at the Church of the Venerable Bede, Wyther, between Armley and Bramley), who has given 565
Sponsored content Real Life? Tier 1, 2, 3 or 4? Lockdown? It doesn’t matter what’s going on in the country we promised our members we would be open 52 weeks a year and we’ve kept that promise. We know how hard it is changing habits of a lifetime, especially in