Category: South Leeds

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

Celebration of early childhood kicks off this November in Leeds

Parents, babies and professionals will be taking part in events across Leeds to celebrate Baby Week, a weeklong celebration of early childhood, from Tuesday (14 November 2023). Celebrating differences, understanding cultures, and taking inspiration from art, play, and self-identity are the core ideas running throughout the week, with this year’s

Lakers’ Hunslet Handicap raises funds for Wheatfields

Local running club South Leeds Lakers hosted a pie’n’peas and quiz night along with their club night to raise money for Wheatfields Hospice last Tuesday (7 November 2023). The club meets on a Tuesday at Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club and usually has 4 or 5 different runs going out with

New outdoor artworks celebrate history, life, and culture of South Leeds

Ten unique large-scale artworks are set to celebrate history, life, and culture in Leeds as a new outdoor exhibition opens on Neville Street, underneath the station. The artworks, displayed on the eastern wall of Neville Street, are all produced by locally based artists and focus on past, present, and future

Cockburn schools take part in Restart a Heart Day

All Year 8 students from Cockburn School and Cockburn John Charles Academy learned CPR for Restart a Heart Day on 16 October. Yorkshire Ambulance Service marked the 10-year anniversary of Restart a Heart Day with events designed to improve cardiac arrest survival rates – including providing CPR training sessions to

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