What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Leeds Urban Bike Park in Middleton has won the coveted Trail Of The Year award in MBR magazine, in association with Sram. The magazine praised LUBP’s Red Trail which snakes through Middleton Woods for its accessibility and flexibility. Riders are encouraged to ride the trail repeatedly gaining speed and confidence on
Beeston café ‘Only Food and Sauces’ has been awarded 2nd place in the ‘Café of the Year’ awards hosted by the Yorkshire Evening Post, missing out on the top spot by just two votes. The local café is situated at 153 Dewsbury Road (opposite the Dewsbury Road Community Hub) and
A Leeds man has been named as the 2018 PK Education West Yorkshire Supply Teacher of the Year. Former headteacher David Eaton, from Moortown, was nominated for the award by Hunslet Carr Primary School as well as the consultants at PK Education. He was one of three supply teachers shortlisted
Hunslet-based furniture re-use and café charity SLATE’s work has been recognised by Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber (SEYH) at their recent awards ceremony. The annual Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber (SEYH) awards took place on Tuesday 7 November 2017 at Burton Street Foundation in Sheffield. The Social Impact