What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Housebuilder Persimmon has donated 10,000 bricks to Leeds College of Building as part of their activities taking place across the country for National Apprenticeship Week. National Apprenticeship Week, taking place this week aims to promote apprenticeships as a career path for young people. The donation from Persimmon is enough bricks
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 on Saturday morning with the Middleton Makers Market, 10am-2pm, at Middleton Park Circus. Lots of lovely handmade items including clothing,
The owner and four staff members, including two who live South Leeds, are due to appear in court charged with offences related to the marketing of knives from a Leeds shop. In December 2021, an operation, led by officers from Leeds North East Neighbourhood Policing Team, saw a search warrant
Next week (12 –16 February) is half term for schools in Leeds. We have collated a range of activities to keep your young ones busy: The Friends of Middleton Park will be running free play activities in or near to the Visitor Centre, by the lake. On Tuesday it’s den
With 2024 already in full swing, the time for making new year’s resolutions may be long gone, but it’s never too late to take stock of your finances and start planning for the months ahead. Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union, explains how. As we head
Four Leeds school students, including Jayden Jhermaine Candala Seidi Dias from Cockburn School in Beeston, have been cast in a major re-staging of Macbeth alongside Hamilton and Bridgerton star Ash Hunter at Leeds Playhouse. All four are members of the Playhouse’s Youth Theatre and auditioned for the roles in front
White Rose and Trinity Leeds shopping centres are continuing to invest in the community and support local people as they open their grants scheme for applications from local not-for-profit organisations. The Landsec Futures Community Grant Scheme provides funding with grants between £1,000 and £3,000 to support local voluntary groups and
The final independent evaluation of LEEDS 2023 by The Audience Agency will be published later this year, but the impact on those who took part in creative activities, many for the first time, is already being felt. A new documentary by Leeds-based filmmakers Sodium Films, Letting Culture Loose: The Power
The Cockburn Multi-academy Trust schools in South Leeds have worked wonders to raise almost £4,000 for a number of extremely worthy causes over recent months. This work plays a big part in developing the character of the young people in the community and all of the schools pay great importance
As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off today a pioneering apprenticeship has been launched to address skills shortages and give young people in Leeds the chance to launch their careers in the rail industry. Network Rail and its supply chain partners have joined forces to launch PlanBEE Rail, a bespoke apprenticeship