What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
White Rose Shopping Centre has joined forces with The Salvation Army to install clothing donation banks for guests to donate used textiles and unwanted clothing. The initiative aims to provide a safe and efficient place for guests to donate gently-used items to be will be re-sold, with funds used to
The Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair returns to the Leeds first direct arena next week, showcasing apprenticeship opportunities across the city. The free-to-attend event, running from 1-7pm on Monday (5 February 2024), will feature over 100 exhibitors and employers offering apprenticeship information, advice, and live vacancies. Visitors will have the opportunity
In February Half Term TeamSport Leeds, an indoor karting track on South Accommodation Road, will host a Discover Your Drive Day: a fun and engaging first experience of karting for girls aged 8-12 years. Discover Your Drive Karting UK is a national programme acting as a gateway to motorsport, making
We are very sad to report the passing of Sam Key, the founder of Charlies-Angel-Centre Foundation child bereavement charity. Sam was born in Leicester and lived in Nottingham before moving to Leeds where she worked as a carer. Sam’s life changed in 2012 when her daughter Carrie gave birth to
The touring Knife Angel sculpture is coming to Leeds in February, to send a powerful message and spark conversations about knife crime in the city. It will be placed outside the Royal Armouries Museum as part of an intensification month on knife crime which launches on Thursday (1 February 2024).
Feed Leeds, the sustainable food growing network is encouraging people in South Leeds to nominate people and projects for their Food Growing Awards 2024. Winners of the inaugural Feed Leeds Local Food Growing Awards will be announced at the Feed Leeds AGM Celebration in February. We want to celebrate food
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. The Friends of Hunslet Moor have organised a Community litter pick on Saturday at 1pm. Meet at the Friends’ community hub behind
A set of shop scales, once used to measure out different varieties of sweets at Dawes and Sons on Hunslet Road, Leeds in around 1900 is amongst a collection of classic confectionery on display in a new exhibition in Leeds. Vintage Yorkshire sweet jars, chocolates and toffee tins are among
As measles cases continue to rise across the country, the NHS is urging parents and carers in South Leeds to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). The recent rise in cases, including in Yorkshire, has prompted theUK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to declare a national
For Ollie Harper Nash from Leeds, living with an undiagnosed learning difficulty made for a challenging journey through secondary school, with him teetering on the edge of expulsion. But after years of childhood unheaval, 18-year-old Ollie has finally found a new lease of life … in his role as an