What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Emma Wishart from Beeston will soon be waltzing across the famous floor of the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool in the arms of a professional dancer. She has reached the final of Dance Floor Heroes, a national competition for ordinary people to get a bit of the Strictly experience. Originally conceived
I went along to the Ark Family Centre in Middleton, with friends, one Thursday morning to see what support the centre was giving to the local Community. I was almost immediately asked if I would like a bowl of soup and a roll. I had just finished my lunch, so
For the first time, residents in Leeds will need to show photographic ID in order to vote in person at polling stations at this year’s local elections. The new rule only affects those voting in person on election day, postal voters are unaffected. Following the introduction of the Elections Act
Trigger warning: this article discusses suicide In the fifth article of our series on male suicide Shannon Humphrey offers some prevention advice There are few of us who haven’t been touched by the untimely death of a male friend, family member or workmate to suicide. Suicide is the biggest cause
Before the reorganisation of Local Government in 1974, many services including water, police, fire services and all health services outside of hospitals which included the ambulances, were run by the bigger city councils called ‘corporations’, or in rural areas their county councils. I was privileged to serve on the Leeds
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 30 January 2023: One illuminated totem pole signage BP Cottingley Hall Cottingley Hall Service Station Ring Road Beeston
Police enquiries into an incident where a girl reported being approached by a man outside a Leeds primary school have now established there were no suspicious circumstances. At 8:45am on Friday (3 February 2023), police received a report of an 11-year-old girl having been approached by a man who got
Trigger warning: this article discusses suicide In the fourth of our series on male suicide, we spoke to Liam, one of the facilitators at ANDYSMANCLUB. Talking about your problems, or how you are feeling, can be very difficult for men who have been brought up with the message ‘boys don’t
Burials had previously been carried out in local Parish Church grounds but with the coming of the Industrial Revolution even things in the Church grounds were about to change. By the late 18th century with the vast increase in the urban population of the Parishes most churchyards had become extremely
Hunslet RLFC 44-18 Salford Reds Having a squad of 30 players is tough to maintain without the benefit of having a second team. So yesterday’s (3 February 2023) second pre-season friendly for Hunslet RLFC, hastily arranged against Salford Reds proved a great opportunity to try out some lesser known talent