What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I would firstly like to introduce myself, my name is Lucy Leadbeater and I am the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for South Leeds. I have worked in Leeds District for a 16 years and the majority of my service has been in the East of the city working in various operational
As the day progresses into evening, into night, he sits and waits for the unwelcome trumpetless gurgle; that deluge of life essence sprayed after the burble, the crackling; the teeth and tongue morphing life into blobs spotting the basin, bath and surrounds, shades of crimson; it doesn’t come, not like
Hunslet and Riverside Councillor Mohammed Iqbal helped lead the flag-raising ceremony to officially mark the beginning of Armed Forces Week 2019 on Saturday 22 June 2019. Cllr Iqbal, who is one of six Armed Forces Champions within Leeds City Council, joined the Lord Mayor of Leeds Eileen Taylor, the Children’s
With the prediction of hot weather and tropical conditions hitting Leeds later this week, the local NHS has issued guidance to help people make the most of the conditions as well as reducing potential pressure on the health system. NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has issued the advice in
Do you love where you live? Do you want to make it better? Want to get involved and help your community? Become a Street Champion! By becoming a street champion you will be encouraged and supported to organise community events that improve your neighbourhood and local environment. This will include
Hunslet RLFC played host to 120 children from local schools at Friday’s home game against Doncaster (14 June 2019). The youngsters took part in a Duathlon event jointly organised by the Hunslet Rugby Foundation, Active Leeds and Positive Futures. In wet and windy conditions the children ran one lap of
Councillors took the opportunity of the Inner South Community Committee to raise a host of issues with a senior officer from Leeds City Council’s Highways department at their meeting last Wednesday (12 June 2019). Poor communications from officers was a recurring theme in the discussion. Cllr Kim Groves complained that
Leeds students showed their bottle last week as they took part in an enterprise competition to create a brand new design for reusable water bottles – with the winning team’s design going on sale later this summer. On Friday (14 June 2019), four schools from the local area took part
Middleton Park Councillor Judith Blake led calls to address what she described as the “depressing” inequalities in the UK economy at the UK2070 Commission National Symposium on Thursday (13 June 2019). The Leeds City Council Leader is a member of the Commission of the independent inquiry, which was established last
The creation of a new Environmental Enforcement Officer and new measures to boost the local economy were among the proposals at the latest meeting of the Inner South Community Committee. All nine councillors representing the Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park wards attended the event held at