Work is Dead! Long Live Work!
Despite my advancing years, I still cling naively to the belief that some things must sit outside of our accepted economic system, and that other ways must be found to ensure that everybody can afford to live.
Holbeck man jailed for upskirting
A 24-year-old man has been jailed for three months after he was caught upskirting by British Transport Police officers at Leeds station. Connor Hodgson, of Springwell View, Holbeck, Leeds, pleaded guilty to voyeurism and was sentenced at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Monday 18 March 2024. He was also ordered to
Local Leeds children’s home rated Outstanding by Ofsted
A local South Leeds children’s home, Fountain House, has been rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas following a recent Ofsted inspection. The report has no recommendations for improvement. Fountain House is run by local Social Enterprise, Five Rivers Child Care, who provide safe, homely environments and specialist trauma-informed care for children
Green campaigners raise concerns over tree felling
Local campaigners are appealing for help to count the number of trees recently cut down along the local M621 motorway, to hold National Highways to account for their heavy-handed operations. The past couple of years (since summer 2022) have seen National Highways – the body who oversee the motorway network
Song about football fandom celebrates Beeston street
A new song celebrating the collectivity of being a Leeds United fan, and referencing Beeston’s landmarks, is released tomorrow (29 March 2024). ‘Wesley Street’ has been written by Dom Grace and Andy Clare, both Beeston born and bred, who perform as Bitter Mass. Dom said of the song: “I really
Read our April paper online
We have been distributing copies of our April newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (28 March 2024). 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
MP’s Notebook: William Gascoigne, buses and St Patrick’s Day
I’ve written in my column before about the housing crisis in Leeds – and elsewhere – which is affecting a growing number of people. The size of the housing waiting list is going up while the supply of houses has been going down. So having read in a recent edition
Have your say on second phase of Aire Park masterplan
Vastint UK, the developer behind Leeds’ highly anticipated mixed-use district Aire Park, the former Tetley’s brewery site in Hunslet, revealed a first look at its plans for the final phase of its masterplan yesterday (27 March 2024). The next step in transforming the former brownfield site in Leeds South Bank
Brown bin collections to start up again in April
This year’s fortnightly brown bin collections will start in Leeds from 1 April and continue until December. Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service by any council in the UK, last year collecting 33,000 tonnes of garden waste from 220,000 households across the city. Leeds continues to
Holbeck Together host community roadshow
Holbeck Together in partnership with the Leeds City Council Mobile Community Hub Bus held a Community Roadshow event at St Matthew’s Community Centre on Thursday 14 March. We invited many different partners to come together so that the local community had the opportunity to access many different services, be better informed