Work is Dead! Long Live Work!
Despite my advancing years, I still cling naively to the belief that some things must sit outside of our accepted economic system, and that other ways must be found to ensure that everybody can afford to live.
Local Leeds children’s home rated Outstanding by Ofsted
A local South Leeds children’s home, Fountain House, has been rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas following a recent Ofsted inspection. The report has no recommendations for improvement. Fountain House is run by local Social Enterprise, Five Rivers Child Care, who provide safe, homely environments and specialist trauma-informed care for children
Green campaigners raise concerns over tree felling
Local campaigners are appealing for help to count the number of trees recently cut down along the local M621 motorway, to hold National Highways to account for their heavy-handed operations. The past couple of years (since summer 2022) have seen National Highways – the body who oversee the motorway network
Read our April paper online
We have been distributing copies of our April newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (28 March 2024). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tesco and Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
MP’s Notebook: William Gascoigne, buses and St Patrick’s Day
I’ve written in my column before about the housing crisis in Leeds – and elsewhere – which is affecting a growing number of people. The size of the housing waiting list is going up while the supply of houses has been going down. So having read in a recent edition
Brown bin collections to start up again in April
This year’s fortnightly brown bin collections will start in Leeds from 1 April and continue until December. Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service by any council in the UK, last year collecting 33,000 tonnes of garden waste from 220,000 households across the city. Leeds continues to
White Rose hosts free holiday craft workshops
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a series of free crafting activities this Easter school holiday, alongside late-night retailer openings marking Eid this April. From Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 April 2024, children are invited to enjoy free crafting events in White Rose’s Central Atrium. Activities will be hosted by local family fun specialists
School holiday activities at local libraries
Our local Community Hubs & Libraries have a host of family friendly activities lined up for the Easter school holidays. Lego Club: Building a Love of Books, Brick by Brick St George’s Centre Community Hub & Library, Tuesday 2 April, 3:45-4:45pm Join the monthly Lego Club and construct Lego creations
Leeds Knights win the League
Leeds Knights are standing tall at the top of the NIHL (National Ice Hockey League) table after winning the division for the second season in a row. Going into the match against Sheffield Steeldogs on Sunday (24 March 2024) the Knights had already won the league, and produced another high
What’s On Roundup 23-29 March 2024
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week with Leeds Dads who will be holding another free Soft Play session, 10am-12pm on Saturday morning at Little