What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
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 at The Tetley art gallery with the BIG UP FEST 23. This is one of the community takeover
We are all surely heart-broken by the nightmarish cycle of violence and violation in Palestine and Israel. Events there echo deeply around the world, and through our communities, like no other. Many of us are joining demonstrations and vigils; some of us have spent time there, or have friends and
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
We have been distributing copies of our November newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (2 November 2023). 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
How have people in the local area’s finances fared over the last year and do they expect their financial circumstances to change over the coming 12 months? Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union (LCU), takes a look. As the cost of living crisis continues to increase
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
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
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 at Hunslet Community Hub & Library where the Swarthmore Centre will be launching their Creative Communities, Pride In
On Tuesday (24 October 2023) the children of Kidz Klub Leeds held a special ‘Happy Tea’ event at Beeston Hill United Free Church to thank everyone who supports their activities throughout the year. Ward Councillors Andrew Scopes, Annie Maloney and Paul Wray were among those who attended and added their