What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A Hunslet support worker has been named Newcomer of the Year by national adult health and social care charity Making Space. Naveed Mughal, who works with supported housing tenants at Waterhouse Court was one of over 150 people nominated for the Making Space Colleague Awards. Earlier this month, he was
A Hunslet support worker has been recognised by her charity employer as the winner of its Outstanding Contribution of the Year trophy. Debra Hanrahan, who works with Waterhouse Court Supported Housing in Hunslet was given the award by national adult health and social care charity Making Space. She was one
Creative Lives, the registered charity that champions community and volunteer-led arts activity, held its 2022 Creative Lives Awards ceremony in Leeds last month. Each year, the Awards ceremony is held in a different location across the UK and Ireland. This year, it took place in Leeds on 7 March 2023
The Middleton Railway is delighted to announce its Youth Team has been shortlisted in the Heritage Railway Association annual awards. A new category for 2023, the ‘Rising Stars’ Award recognises the achievements of an organisation or group that is less than ten years old. The Youth Team has been running
Doris Ofori from Beeston has won another award at the recent Leeds City College Star Awards. The Star Awards ceremony, which took place on Thursday 14 July 2022, recognised and rewarded inspiring and talented young people at the college who have excelled in their courses and extracurricular activities over the
Award winning Leeds officers who disarmed a man threatening bus passengers in Holbeck with a knife have now been praised for their bravery at a national ceremony. PC Tom Swift and Sergeant Mike Watkins from Leeds District Police were commended for their courage at the Police Federation Bravery Awards 2022
Andy Gamble, the Executive Headteacher of the Low Road and Windmill Music Federation has been recognised as an ‘Inspirational Educator for Music Education’ by the Worshipful Company of Educators. Andy received the prestigious national award at a black-tie ceremony at the Plaisterers Hall in the City of London at the
The Middleton Railway is delighted to announce that our Vice President, Ian Smith, has been awarded the Railway Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award for services to preservation. The award was given for “Outstanding work and personal dedication to the Middleton Railway for 50 years” The citation reads: “For more than 50
The new footbridge over the River Aire built by Citu as part of their Climate Innovation District in Hunslet won an award at the recent British Construction Industry Awards. The bridge, which opened last October, received the National Infrastructure Commission’s Design Award. It was judged against four key principles: climate,
Yorkshire mental health charity Touchstone ranks 9th in The Sunday Times Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2020 The Beeston-based charity also received the Discovering Potential award for the fourth year running in recognition of their work to employ people with lived experience. As well as this, Touchstone won the