What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Get into Painting & Decorating The Prince’s Trust is now recruiting for its Get into Painting & Decorating programme run in partnership with Leeds College of Building, in Leeds. Get into Painting & Decorating aims to give young people a mixture of practical training and qualifications, that will allow
On Wednesday (12 February 2014) the Connexions South Team are opening a new drop-in at Hillside on Beeston Road (opposite the Greenhouse and just up from St Luke’s Primary School). At the drop in young people in the south of the city will be able to speak to a
As part of our series of articles for National Debt Awareness Week, we look at a low cost alternative to pay day loans and overdrafts. The Middleton Branch of the Leeds City Credit Union, located at the St George’s Centre, has been open since September and has made a
I have never really had a problem with debt, maybe one credit card, a store card here and there. I’ve always felt like I have been in control of my financial situation. However, after my partner and I separated I found myself without a job and having to manage
Victims of domestic violence in Leeds are being urged to access a wide range of support services available in the city. Forming part of Leeds 16 Days of Action programme which begins today, a key aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the help that is available
There will be free consultations about how to quit smoking at the Penny Hill Shopping Centre in Hunslet by the lead Lung Macmillan Cancer Nurse from St James Hospital between 2 and 5pm, Thursday 7th November alongside some rather large lungs on display as part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
A new Jobshop and a new Credit Union branch were opened in the St George’s Centre in Middleton yesterday (Thursday 5 September) by Cllr Keith Wakefield, leader of Leeds City Council. The Jobshop will provide help and support to people looking for work in the area. It will also
We’ve received the following warning about an internet financial loan company called Financial Solutions Ltd. They are taking large amounts of money up front from families to cover credits checks, solicitors fees etc and then not providing the loan. One family in Leeds has so far paid £510.00 in
Leeds CAB Outreach service at Cottingley frequently has appointments available at the local surgery for help with benefit, debt, housing and employment problems in the local community. The service is available without charge to any registered patients of the practice. Our advice is confidential to the CAB service, which
With households under ever more financial pressures, Advice Leeds have published two guides to services in the city that can help you. It is noticeable that there are not many walk in advice centres in South Leeds, but there are websites and phonelines to help. These cover all sorts of