What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Students at Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) experienced a powerful and thought-provoking day when the ‘Prison Me, No Way!’ program visited the school. The initiative, designed to deter young people from crime and anti-social behavior, left a lasting impact on the students by highlighting the realities of prison life and
I paid a very interesting visit to the Liver Unit at St James’s Hospital recently alongside my Parliamentary colleagues Richard Burgon and Fabian Hamilton. The transplant unit in Leeds does about 140 liver transplants a year and we met on Zoom one of the beneficiaries who told us how her
There are an increasing number of public art murals painted on, typically, gable end walls. Now work has started to establish an approved site list for public art in the areas of Beeston and Hunslet. Do you own or manage a site/wall you think would be good for public art
Detectives are appealing for information after a man was beaten with a weapon and left with significant head injuries in Leeds. The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team is treating last night’s attack on Tempest Road, Beeston, as an attempted murder and is appealing for information and footage of the incident
Leeds33, a Local Cultural Education Partnership, is a membership network that is governed by a Steering Group and Executive Group. The first meeting for the new Steering group took place in January and was hosted by Cockburn School. The Steering Group draws on expertise from the cultural sector, education sector,
We are very sad to announce the loss of community legend, Pat Gentle, who gave ten years of her life to Cottingley Community Centre. Pat worked tirelessly to help the centre recover after it was threatened with closure and after the Covid pandemic. She volunteered for many organisations including MHA,
There will be a lane closure on Elland Road at the junction with Lowfields Road South for one week from Monday (3 February 2025) until Friday (7 February) which may affect traffic travelling on Elland Road towards the roundabout. Northern Gas Networks (NGN), the gas distributor for the North of
Local football especially in the south of the city was rocked with the news that South Leeds FC (formerly Middleton FC) founder and long serving manager Reece Mudd decided to call time on a magnificent period for the club. Mudd oversaw the now highest ranked football team in South Leeds
Vastint UK has announced law firm Devonshires as the first tenant to move into its new commercial building, 3 South Brook Street in Aire Park. The firm, which opened their first Leeds office in 2017 to better serve its northern client base, is taking 6,157 sq ft across the 6th
If you’ve passed along Cemetery Road, Beeston Road, Old Lane, or Dewsbury Road you may have noticed the colourful artwork displayed on a number of utility boxes and small power sub-stations. Linda Stanley from Beeston in Bloom explained: “Some were covered in graffiti, others were abandoned as technologies change, and