What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Dennis Kitchen, who died last month following a heart attack, was known to many, especially in Holbeck where he was a tireless community activist over the last two decades. Dennis was born in Belfast and adopted by a family in Mexborough near Doncaster where he grew up. Following jobs in
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. With just over four weeks to go we have another batch of Christmas fairs on Saturday, starting at Middleton Elderly Aid’s Christmas
The agenda for the next meeting of the Inner South Community Committee, made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park, has been published. The meeting, which is open to the public, is taking place at Woodhouse Hill Community Centre,
With over four million brown bins emptied each year from over 218,000 households, Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service in the UK. However, brown bin collections are going into their usual annual winter hibernation after Saturday 2 December, meaning most households will have their last collection
As a concerned individual witnessing the escalating conflict in Gaza, I am compelled to issue an urgent plea for immediate action to halt the devastating impact on innocent civilians, particularly children, caught in the crossfire of violence. The indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians cannot be accepted any longer. I call
The NHS and health partners in Leeds will be joining health organisations around the world this week (18-24 November 2023) to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance as a global health threat and to encourage people to pledge to do their part to tackle it. According to the World Health Organisation,
White Rose Shopping Centre has unveiled its magnificent ‘White Rose Express’ Christmas scheme, with enchanting steam train-themed decorations delighting South Leeds with festive magic. An immersive spectacle that transports guests to ‘North Pole Railways’ from the second they step into the centre, visitors are invited to follow the glowing, enchanted
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. It’s the season of Christmas Fairs and we have three this Saturday starting at Hunslet Methodist Church, Telford Terrace, LS10 2HR from
People living and working in South Leeds can benefit from a new project focused on the early detection of liver disease and to prevent progression of the disease. The ‘Liver Buddies’ team travels around the area in a mobile clinic offering fibroscanning (a type of ultrasound), to people to check
Over the next fortnight Christmas Lights will be switched on across South Leeds and we get ready for the festive season. The first communities to illuminate will be Hunslet Carr and Beeston next Thursday (23 November 2023). Hunslet Carr Residents Association have organised their swich on with children from Hunslet