What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Senior councillors in Leeds will be asked to approve a plan this week to guide all future development in the Aire Valley area of the city being put forward for government examination. The Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan, which covers 1,300 hectares of land to the south east of
The River Aire will be alive with activity this weekend (25 & 26 June 2016) as the Leeds Waterfront Festival takes over a host of venues including Thwaite Mills in Stourton; Leeds Dock, Brewery Wharf and The Tetley art gallery in Hunslet and Granary Wharf in Holbeck. There’s plenty of
Skelton Grange Environment Centre is recruiting another batch of Volunteer Officers, thanks to funding from the Big Lottery and National Grid. Run by the charity The Conservation Volunteers, access2nature is a five year project working to improve the life prospects and wellbeing of people in Leeds, by providing a range
These were not just volunteers, these were Marks & Spencer’s volunteers! Four community groups in South Leeds welcomed volunteers from Marks & Spencer as part of the company’s Spark Something Good programme. [slideshow_deploy id=’47720′] A large group of backroom staff from across the region came to Lady Pit Lane allotments
Four local community groups are to benefit from a company’s staff volunteering a day’s labour. These are not just any volunteers, these are M&S volunteers. Beeston in Bloom, Lady Pit Lane allotments, Skelton Grange Environment Centre and Friends of Stank Hall Barn will all be supported in their work this
Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a petrol station on Pontefract Road, Stourton on Sunday 20 March. The incident happened between 4.15am and 4.20am when two males went into the store and threatened a member of staff before taking cash and cigarettes from behind the till. They
Leeds Community Foundation (LCF), who set up the Leeds Flood Appeal in response to the Boxing Day floods, has received confirmation that the government will match their current raised funds £ for £. To date, the Leeds Flood Appeal has raised an impressive £157,000 from generous donations from the public
Spring has arrived at TCV Skelton Grange and there’s so much to celebrate! Staff and volunteers are celebrating the arrival of spring with a packed schedule of Easter events, workshops, volunteering opportunities, foodie events, partnership working, school visits, award nominations and competitions. There really is SO much to shout about!
Harry Goodall was an unsung South Leeds hero, who this last month passed away – aged 96. South Leeds Life here remembers his life – from the ‘forgotten village’ of Stourton, through his involvement in the Second World War, a long career at the iconic Tetley’s Brewery, and a lifetime
South Leeds community project Skelton Grange Environment Centre is one of 34 projects awarded a share of £80,000 grant funding from a regional fund dedicated to supporting local communities throughout Yorkshire and Humber. Competition for funding was tough. Social housing consortium Efficiency North’s EN:Able Community Investment Fund received 686% more