Category: South Leeds

News, events, and comments about South Leeds as a whole

Feed Me Online Launches 20% off takeaway deals every Wednesday with Midweek Munchies

Sponsored content Takeaway lovers and midweek multi-taskers are getting fantastic news this week. The food delivery platform, Feed Me Online, is launching its biggest weekday promotion to date. Beginning November 1st, the platform will offer a 20% off discount on participating takeaways every Wednesday. You don’t need a special code

White Rose Shopping Centre marks Purple Tuesday

White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating Purple Tuesday tomorrow (7 November 2023) with events and guest feedback sessions to raise awareness of sensory and accessibility issues.   Purple Tuesday is an annual initiative which looks to improve the customer experience for disabled people and their families year-round. Participating organisations must

Pathways for positivity: All I want for Christmas …

As the holiday season approaches, we’ll soon be overwhelmed with Mariah Carey’s annual belter, social media hype, festive films, and high-profile department store commercials, all depicting the most idyllic time of the year. Brimming with cheerful celebrations, cherished moments with loved ones, and the timeless tradition of gift-giving. However, not

MP’s Notebook: Gaza, Northern Ireland and the cladding crisis

The crisis in Gaza and Israel is awful and deeply distressing and a lot of constituents have contacted me about it. On 7 October, Hamas deliberately murdered 1,400 Israelis, including young people enjoying a music festival, and men, women, children and babies in their homes. They took hostages and fired

Best results ever for the Class of 2023 at Cockburn MAT

Cockburn School and Cockburn John Charles Academy are celebrating the results of their Year 11 leavers who have achieved at the highest level categorised by the Department for Education as ‘Well Above Average’. Students at both schools achieved over half a grade higher in each qualification on average, compared to

Let’s get our buses back!

A consultation being undertaken by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is the next step to bringing public transport back under public control. Bus services in England, apart from London, have been privatised since 1986. The result has been steep fare rises, unreliability and the cutting of unprofitable routes. We