What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 with a note for runners that Middleton Woods parkrun is cancelled this week. You can still get your
Carving ‘On The Corner’ If you ever wondered what it would be like to carve some 260,000,000 year old limestone then this is the project for you. Each session lasts 1 hour and you will have 1-2-1 time with John and Keith who will direct you in the ways of direct carving, power tools and polishing.
A specially tailored course designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs in Leeds with the skills and knowledge to start up their own sustainable business has received high praise from the first group of participants. Steps to Business, organised by Unity Enterprise – the not for profit subsidiary of Leeds-based housing association
A pioneering grants fund with £150,000 to give to local Leeds-based organisations and groups opens today (15 March 2023). In partnership with the National Lottery Climate Action Fund, Climate Action Leeds, Leeds Community Foundation and Together for Peace, the fund will award grants of up to £5,000 to local organisations,
The Chief Executive of a South Leeds charity is quite literally scaling new heights in his bid to raise funds to help those at risk of homelessness. Combining his day job as CEO of Turning Lives Around (TLA) with his out of hours passion for climbing, Steve Hoey is aiming
People in South Leeds who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening home test kit are being urged to complete the test. GP and the NHS region’s Medical Director for Primary Care Dr Faisel Baig says just a tiny sample detects signs of cancer before you notice anything wrong.
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. STOP PRESS: We’ve just heard that both Cross Flatts parkrun and Middleton Woods parkrun have been cancelled on Saturday due to the
The following schools are listed on the Leeds City Council website as closed today (Friday 10 March 2023) due to the snowy weather: Beeston Primary School Clapgate Primary School Cockburn John Charles Academy Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy Cockburn School Cottingley Primary Academy Elements Primary School Elliott Hudson College Greenmount Primary
With the Met Office issuing an amber warning for snow in Leeds from 3pm today (9 March 2023) until 12pm on Friday, Leeds City Council has issued details of how their services may be affected. The council’s gritting team has been working hard to keep our local roads clear. The