What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A number of changes in parks run by Leeds City Council will be implemented in response to the latest government guidance around outdoor activities. From tomorrow (Wednesday 13 May 2020): Council park car parks will reopen but playgrounds in parks will remain closed and the gates locked with notices in
That’s the message Judith Harris from Leeds wants to share following a bout of ill health. Judith is backing a local NHS campaign #NHSHereForYou, which encourages people to seek medical attention if they’re unwell or concerned about their health or that of anyone in their family. Her support follows a
Foster Care Fortnight (11 – 24 May) serves as a reminder of the need for exceptional people to help change a child’s life forever, by becoming a foster carer in Leeds. Leeds City Council are urgently seeking new foster carers would join one of the UK’s largest and most well-established
Leeds City Council has reopened the Holmewell Road recycling centre in Middleton for essential use. To use the site you must book a slot to visit the centre. Your car registration will be checked and if you haven’t booked a slot you will be refused entry. You should only bring
It might not the most attractive piece of hardware for the modern home office. But the retro Leeds-made Systime computer is still a captivating keystroke in the history of British technology. The nostalgic number-cruncher is among the exhibits featuring in Leeds to Innovation, a newly-online exhibition exploring some of Leeds’s
I’ve lived at the same address in Beeston since 1940, but before that my family had lived there since 1916. It was always rented, first by my grandparents, then my parents and eventually by me. I have a rentbook, going back to the 60’s showing the rent was 16/11d a
From a young age, I have had a keen interest in animals and the environment, because of this I have always tried to do things which could reduce my carbon footprint. I had solar panels installed years ago, and have reduced the amount of meat I consume by not cooking
A Beeston care home – Sunnyview House – has seen seven residents pass away with confirmed Coronavirus (Covid-19), and a further ten have passed away who displayed symptoms but have not been confirmed as Covid-positive. We understand that other local homes are suffering similar circumstances, but details remain unclear. Sunnyview
A grant from Leeds Community Foundation has enabled Health for All’s Young People and Families service launch a COVID-19 Emergency Response project to help local families in south Leeds. The charity has reopened Middleton Family Centre for a day each week, as a Hub from which to deliver practical and
95 percent of independent news providers have received zero support from Government since lockdown started It has been six weeks since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced lockdown measures and still there has been no package of support for your community newspaper. While £35m has been allocated to the ‘newspaper industry’