What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
You’ve probably heard about DAZL – Dance Action Zone Leeds, based in Middleton. You probably know that they run dance groups for children of all ages, getting them active, giving them something to do, improving their health and wellbeing. Every day they are making an impact, using dance as a
Set in a near-future Britain, where violence and civil war threaten to overturn a revolutionary government, The Magician follows a young man on a quest to find the only person who might have the knowledge to stop the burning and the hate. A cast of over 200 Leeds citizens were
It was as though my big toe had been plugged into a high-voltage power source. I was charged up, completely awake, and fixated on the ceiling, a gradual sense of discomfort spreading throughout my body. I recognised the symptoms well. The onset of an anxiety episode triggered by an excessive
We have been distributing copies of our September newspaper, our 100th edition, to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 on Wednesday, yesterday and today (8 September 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community
Craghoppers and Northern Monk; two well-established brands founded amongst the diverse landscape of Yorkshire are uniting for a remarkable collaboration that celebrates the outdoors and encourages adventurers to grab their friends, a few beers, and head on some unforgettable journeys through our North. They have joined forces to create a
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 in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday morning where the Friends of Cross Flatts Park have organised a display about the
‘Stingers’ – a device that Police can use to throw a mat of spikes across a road to puncture the tyres of vehicles that fail to stop – could be in use soon in South Leeds against anti-social quadbikes and motorbikes. The news came at a meeting of the Inner
Leeds City Council has joined forces with the Rhinos Foundation as part of a campaign to encourage people to check-in with their mates and help normalise conversations around mental health and suicide, particularly among men. The two organisations are promoting the West Yorkshire ‘Check in With Your Mate’ campaign across
Once again we are offering free* tickets to shows at Leeds Playhouse this autumn. What’s the catch? Well in return for two free tickets to the press night, we ask you to provide us with a review of the show. Don’t worry if you’ve never written a review before, we’ll
I really didn’t want to start my first column of the autumn writing about machetes and zombie knives, but I feel I must. I’ve been campaigning for some time along with others, including the police, for the Government to take much more effective action to ban their sale and possession.