What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Addiction. What springs to mind? Drug misuse, alcohol dependency, smoking, gambling perhaps? Did you think of ‘Nomophonia’ –addiction to smartphones? When the first iPhone was launched in 2007 the fascination for mobile technology quickly became an acceptable part of daily life. An estimated 88% of UK adults owned at least
The Elmore Copper Works, or as it was known locally, Elmore’s, was originally established at the end of the 1880s with the works being built on the Haigh Park Estate between Stourton and the River Aire. This land was formerly part of Rothwell Haigh in the Parish of Rothwell and
Running an award-winning heritage railway isn’t just about the grease monkeys that keep the magnificent locomotives moving. There are host of roles from serving teas in the café to selling tickets with a smile and tending the flower beds that make the visitor experience special. Middleton Railway have a range
When author Jim Cathcart said, ”Aim high, the future you see, is the person you will be”, it seems to have found its way to a Belle Isle based 14 year’s old athlete’s mind. Leah Megan Sargent has earned a spot on the under 18s level 5 team-Twilight- for Rising
The Friends of Hunslet Moor (FoHM) community hub,the former bowling hut behind Crescent Towers on Hunslet Moor, was broken into early hours of Thursday (2 March 2023). The intruders emptied food cupboards and freezers. The food stolen was food used to feed Champion’s Soccer Saturday football and Healthy Holidays Camp.
We have been distributing copies of our February newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday today (2 February 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and
Our right to vote was hard-won and is very precious. This May the way we vote will be changing because we’ll all need to show specified photo ID at the polling station in order to be given a ballot paper. Acceptable forms of ID include a passport, driving licence, a
A huge number of people across the South Leeds communities take part, volunteer and lead a huge variety of activities each week which get themselves or others moving in some way. We feel these people are all ‘heroes’ and an inspiration to us and others. This month I caught up
Being active takes so many forms and means assorted things to different people. South Leeds is full of ways that all ages can move, have fun and find something that feels good for them. Every month we will take a deeper dive into a different activity, and we’ll explore the
Get Set Leeds Local (GSLL) is part of LCC’s Active Leeds, funded by Sport England. It’s a community led, insight driven approach to exploring how we (collectively) can support more people to move more through understanding what matters to communities, what things get in the way or what may enable