What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
For the last year a group of Beeston residents, together with Climate Action Leeds development worker Beth Bingley have been consulting, identifying venues and partners and developing an initial local strategy in order to access a package of funds from the National Lottery Community Fund to employ part time local
International Women’s Day (8 March ) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. Over 40 local women came together in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston to celebrate at an International Women’s Day
Child Friendly Leeds is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and nominations are now open for the annual awards. The team are on the lookout for truly inspiring stories about people, places and organisations that help make Leeds the best city for children and young people to grow up in.
Construction work has started on Leeds’ £26.5 million new White Rose Rail Station delivered in partnership by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City Council, Munroe K, Network Rail and the Department for Transport. The rail station between Morley and Cotttingley on the Transpennine route will make it easier to
Young people in Leeds can take an important step towards a healthy future in the world of business by applying for places at a new innovation bootcamp. Jointly funded by Leeds City Council and Leeds City College, the GenIE (Generation of Innovators and Entrepreneurs) bootcamp is an intensive five-day experience
Today (16 March 2022) marks the 34th Anniversary of the Halabja Massacre. This day witnessed a crime against humanity and a genocidal act against the Kurdish People: killing over 5,000 and injuring 10,000 innocent civilians including women and children. The UN medical investigation later confirmed the use of Mustard Gas
The magic of the movies hit the dance floor in Leeds on Saturday (12 March 2022) as Martin House Children’s Hospice staged its Strictly Get Dancing competition and raised £30,000. Colleagues Lindsey Hegarty and Lydia Clayton danced their way to victory in the event at Aspire, beating seven other couples
Young people in South Leeds are being encouraged to participate in the Youth Activity Fund Consultation Survey for 2022, organised by the Inner South Community Committee of the Council. Traditionally, in previous years we have held a Community Youth Summit for children and young people in each area where learners
Volunteers have been hard at work since July 2021 to make several improvements for both visitors and biodiversity across the Skelton Grange Environment Centre in Stourton and there are still chances for volunteers to get involved. The project, which is being funded by a significant grant of £29,652 from FCC
A large crime scene has been in place today (14 March 2022) at Arthington Place and Hunslet Lake Park in Hunslet with numerous Police vehicles as well as ambulances in attendance. In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: “At 2.30am today, armed officers attended an address in Arthington Place, Hunslet,