What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It’s not every day that Beeston welcomes a visiting dignitary. But last Tuesday Magid Magid, the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, came to give a public talk entitled ‘Local Politics: What’s the Point?’ Magid (29) came to national attention when he became Sheffield’s youngest ever lord mayor, as well as the
2019 will see BasementArtsProject presenting a series of exhibitions that takes the global aspect of art and pulls the focus to centre on the wealth of international talent that resides amongst us.
MindWell, the award-winning mental health website for people in Leeds, commissioned by NHS Leeds CCG, has launched ‘MindWell at Work’, a new employee wellbeing guide for employers in Leeds for Mental Health Awareness Week. The guide, produced in partnership with Mindful Employer Leeds, will provide an open online resource for
A few weeks back I stood in the local elections and it became apparent to me that many people simply don’t understand why they are voting or even what they are voting for, so many chose not to vote at all. Only 43.2% of those who voted wanted Paul Truswell
It is often said that the best food in Beeston is the food that is cooked at home! Now a project that aims to bring those recipes together is launching with a special event at Beeston Library next Tuesday (21 May 2019) and everyone’s invited. Anyone who calls South Leeds
It is estimated that two children in every classroom of 30 children have a language disorder that affects the way they understand and express language, which is not linked to another condition. A series of 11 animated speech and language development videos has been released by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS
Budding sculptors can join two workshops down at Skelton Grange Environment Centre in Stourton this month. On Friday (17 May 2019) Master Willow Weaver Phil Bradley will lead a Willow Hare sculpture workshop from 10am-4pm. During the day you will learn to create a willow sculpture of your own and
UTC Leeds has been graded ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted following its first inspection, according to a report published this week. The report highlights some key strengths for the city’s first University Technical College (UTC) based on Sayner Road, in Hunslet, as well as areas for improvement. UTC Leeds has been
BasementArtsProject continues it’s 2019 programme of exhibitions and events with a new exhibition that focuses on a new body of work that explores issues surrounding inner city life in the 21st Century in relation to the lived experience of the artist herself. Come and join us on Friday 17th May at 7:30pm for a first look at this new exhibition.
Wynsors World of Shoes in Leeds has announced that Candlelighters will be its new fundraising partner for the next year, after the decision was made to let store colleagues select local charities that would make a difference on their own store’s doorstep, allowing for customer donations to be invested into