What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to increase the financial pressure facing many households in the UK, it’s never been more important to keep a close eye on your money so that you can recognise quickly if you have debt issues. If you do, it’s also important to know where to
The fourth and final round of the Governments Energy Company Obligation (ECO) funding is being rolled out, with the funding available until March 2027. Previous versions of the grant have needed the strict eligibility to be met and although ECO4 isn’t open to every household, these criteria have been relaxed
Financial services provider Leeds Credit Union (LCU) has made a key appointment to its senior management team as it continues to pursue its ambitious growth plans. Mark Fleet has joined the company as CEO, where he will continue to grow the credit union, strengthen support for the communities in which
This year’s fortnightly brown bin collections will start in Leeds from Monday 13 March, with collections continuing through to December. Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service by any council in the UK and continues to be one of a minority of councils to do so for
Addiction. What springs to mind? Drug misuse, alcohol dependency, smoking, gambling perhaps? Did you think of ‘Nomophonia’ –addiction to smartphones? When the first iPhone was launched in 2007 the fascination for mobile technology quickly became an acceptable part of daily life. An estimated 88% of UK adults owned at least
We have been distributing copies of our February newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday today (2 February 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
Our right to vote was hard-won and is very precious. This May the way we vote will be changing because we’ll all need to show specified photo ID at the polling station in order to be given a ballot paper. Acceptable forms of ID include a passport, driving licence, a
Being active takes so many forms and means assorted things to different people. South Leeds is full of ways that all ages can move, have fun and find something that feels good for them. Every month we will take a deeper dive into a different activity, and we’ll explore the
Elliott Hudson College was delighted to host their first Employer Breakfast careers event with local businesses and industry partners last month. The networking careers event promoted collaboration between Elliott Hudson College and local companies and businesses in the Leeds area. In attendance was a mixture of prospective and existing careers
Do you want to save money, learn new skills, meet nice people, and save good things from getting chucked away? Join others from across our community, and across Leeds, next Sunday (5 March 2023) for a meeting in Holbeck, to look at setting up ‘Repair Café’ events for South Leeds.