What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On 27 April Danielle Germaine from Middleton will run the London Marathon three years after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. The diagnosis came out of the blue after she noticed a change in her swallow. There was no family history or anything else to alert her, but she had a
Steven Scupham is local South Leeds hero from Beeston Hill, battling cancer and volunteering to give something back. His bravery has been recognised in two nominations for this year’s Yorkshire Choice Awards and you can help Steven by voting for him. Steven is nominated in the Volunteer of the Year
Low Road Primary School, Hunslet, hosted a Golden Ribbon Run in aid of the Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia Awareness Month. This came almost a year-to-the-day of the diagnosis on a then Year 1 pupil. In September 2021, then Year 1 pupil Anabella was diagnosed with cancer (alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma on right
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month currently being marked across the UK in October, women in Leeds invited by the NHS for a free breast screening are being urged to book their appointment as soon as possible. Every three years, women in the city aged between 50 and 70 years-old are
Leeds residents are being reminded that the NHS is still here for them when they need it, and to telephone their GP if they have signs and symptoms of cancer. Dr Sarah Forbes, GP in Leeds and Clinical Lead for Cancer at NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “In Leeds
Marie Curie Nurses, staff and campaigners want to thank all the volunteers in South Leeds who gave up their valuable time this Christmas in support of people living with a terminal illness and their families. Thanks to you, the charity was able to fill hundreds of collection shifts from Wetherby
Rowland Road Social Club in Beeston Hill are on Saturday 17 November hosting a charity gig with veteran Leeds band ‘Clandestine Root’ – raising funds for St Gemma’s Hospice and The Teenage Cancer Trust. 9-piece band ‘Clandestine Root’ have been around Leeds since the 1960s, playing a wide range of
The NHS in Leeds is supporting an international campaign to break down the taboos around urology conditions, including cancers of the bladder, testicles and prostate. September is Urology Awareness Month and 24-28 September is Urology Week. Both aim to encourage men and women to take care of their urological health.
I am writing to call on South Leeds Life readers to join Marie Curie and help. Storm Emma has prevented thousands of volunteers from collecting for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal last weekend. Because of this, Marie Curie is set to lose a devastating £400,000. That money is needed to
People from across Hunslet, Belle Isle and south Leeds are rallying to raise funds for popular local lad Jason Pepper who – aged just 27 – is fighting a losing battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Jason – who grew up and lives in Belle Isle, attended