What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A supermarket in Middleton has teamed up with a local foodbank to collect food to help the area’s most vulnerable through Covid-19. Colleagues at Asda Middleton have helped launch the drive to collect food donations at the store, as part of a nationwide drive by the supermarket chain. Shoppers will be able to donate much-needed supplies
With a wingspan approaching 2m and a distinctive forked tail, Red Kites are becoming an increasingly common sight in the skies above South Leeds. This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. As it soars over woods and open areas,
A lot can change in a year. In 2019, Loran Lewis founded Let’s Do More CIC when he was a sports officer at Leeds City College. Little did he know that his personal project would lead to something far bigger than he had ever imagined. One year on, Leeds LDM
The re-opening of pubs is the latest example of our PM’s assurances that our ‘national hibernation’ is coming to an end and life will return to our streets. But, how quickly will we rush back to our pubs, and what will we find when we get there? Artist duo Andrew
New government guidelines have complicated the reopening of pubs and clubs in South Leeds as establishments prepare to reopen. While some premises are preparing to reopen immediately on Saturday 4 July, others are finding it harder to cope with the financial impact and feasibility of the new restrictions and have
As I write this, I’ve just remembered that today I should have been at the Beeston Festival which is always one of the highlights of the year. It’s a reminder of just how disrupted normal life has been by this pandemic. And yet we have found new ways to support
Dozens of volunteers from across south Leeds and beyond pitched in throughout June to collect scores of unwanted bicycles, fix them up, and donate them back into the local community. With lots of people taking the opportunity to ‘declutter’ during lockdown, and lots of others taking the chance to get
The Black Lives Matter movement has exploded onto the political agenda in the last month. The murder of George Floyd by Police in the US sparked anger on both sides of the Atlantic. We asked one South Leeds resident what the movement means to her. I am a history teacher
Active Leeds has launched a timetable of free live fitness classes featuring their own top quality fitness instructors. The classes range from Bootcamp at 6.30 in the morning for the fitness fanatic, to some mid-morning Tai Chi, or afternoon Yoga for those looking for some relaxed movement to de-stress. Or,
We have been distributing copies of the June newspaper to venues that remain open in LS10 and LS11 today (Thursday 2 July 2020). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Co-op, Middleton Asda and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops. Watch out for copies