What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I had a very useful catch-up recently with Elissa Newman of Holbeck Together, the voluntary organisation of which I have the honour to be Patron. Despite the lockdown, Elissa and her wonderful team have continued to support their service users with regular phone calls, help with shopping and prescriptions and
Sadly, on Sunday the 27 December 2020 we lost a wonderful and charming man in Stephen ‘Rocky’ Whitehead. Rocky will be remembered by many for his enthusiasm and sheer love of life, never more apparent than in his 12 years at Health for All as an Active Clubs Experience (ACE)
Domestic abuse wrecks lives, damages families and communities. In this series of posts we present the real life experiences of South Leeds women who have suffered various forms of domestic abuse. They make for uncomfortable reading, but it is important that we all understand domestic abuse, how to spot it
We have been distributing copies of the February newspaper to venues around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (Thursday 28 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. We have been unable to
Plans for a transport network – including a new mass transit system – that connects all West Yorkshire’s communities to jobs, education and opportunity are set out today (27 January 2021). The proposals identify where people will live and work in the coming decades, the journeys they will need to
Today we start a special series of reports on domestic violence, abuse and coercive control As we move into a second month of Lockdown 3, charities and organisations are predicting a worrying rise in domestic abuse, violence and coercive control behaviours. Households are spending more time together than ever before
Community leaders, representatives, and a wide range of South Leeds residents are rallying together to encourage everyone to take up the opportunity to get vaccinated against Covid-19 (also known as Coronavirus) in the coming weeks and months. Ten months on from the Covid-19 pandemic going global and turning the world
Leeds Credit Union is celebrating the success of its recent festive campaign, as results show it saved the local community £3.13million in high interest payments in the run up to Christmas. Whilst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and ever changing lockdown restrictions meant Christmas 2020 was a time of sadness and
Over 75 employers will be out in force at next month’s Leeds Apprenticeship Festival, which for the first time will be held virtually due to the continued challenges of coronavirus. Held during National Apprenticeship Week over five days from 8-12 February, a range of diverse and exciting apprenticeship employers and
Update: Ella Parnell has been found safe and well Police are making a new appeal for a 16 year old girl who’s been missing from her home in Leeds. Ella Parnell, who is 16 and is about 5ft 8ins tall, was last seen at her home in Beeston at