What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The independent review into the managed area in Holbeck recently published its report. It’s worth reading, although I found parts of it rather frustrating. In particular, I was genuinely puzzled as to why there was such an apparently low response rate to the questionnaire that the independent review circulated to
A small south Leeds company are crying foul over a long-running dispute with Leeds City Council, saying they feel ‘bullied’, and arguing that the Council are misusing legislation to protect their own financial interests. Instaplanta – based in Hunslet Moor, and co-run by local resident Malcolm Simpson – install and
We all knew that Results Day this year would be completely different to previous years. After all, we were collecting results for exams that we didn’t even get to sit thanks to coronavirus. For the first year ever, we had no control over how well we did. The unpredictable nature
A new service has launched today (1 September 2020) in Leeds to help people access urgent, emergency, eyecare. The local NHS has teamed up with the Leeds Local Optical Committee to launch CUES, which stands for COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service. CUES is free to access and is for all patients.
After months of hard work and planning ensuring our buildings can open safely for customers and staff, Active Leeds are delighted to announce that John Charles Centre for Sport, Morley and Rothwell Leisure Centres are back open for gym, swim and group exercise sessions. We also have a brand new
For over 25 years Connect in the North has been working to enable people with learning difficulties to have the same opportunities and power in their lives as everyone else. From today (1 September 2020) the Beeston-based charity is launching a brand new logo. We know many people loved the
Normal charges for all Leeds City Council car parks and on street parking will resume from Tuesday 1 September 2020, including on evenings and weekends. Parking will remain free for NHS and social care staff who are carrying out front line COVID-19 duties in the city centre, either at hospital,
Children and young people in the city are being encouraged to cast their vote in the election to decide the next Leeds Children’s Mayor. The programme is now in its eighteenth year and Leeds was one of the first cities in the UK to elect a young mayor. It is
Forward Leeds, the city’s drug and alcohol service is helping to raise awareness of how you can help in the event of witnessing an overdose. To mark International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), which is held globally each year on 31 August, Director Lee Wilson said: “We want everyone to understand
Tackling climate change in Leeds gets £2.5 million boost, thanks to National Lottery funding £2.5 million of National Lottery funding is going to a partnership of Leeds organisations, including Voluntary Action Leeds, to work with communities across the city to take action, tackle climate change and create over 40 local