What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds-based company Madiba has submitted planning applications for change of use on two properties in Middleton at 28 Lingwell Avenue and 178 Town Street. The company is seeking to use the properties as children’s homes. Each property would have places for two children aged 8-17 years, plus space for 24
A Hunslet care worker will be attending his third awards ceremony this year after being named as a finalist in the Yorkshire and Humberside Great British Care Awards (GBCA). Naveed Mughal, a support worker with national health and social care charity Making Space, has already scooped one trophy and been
A major four-year project to upgrade equipment providing emergency telecare alarms and support to people in Leeds has now been completed. Leeds Tele Care Services run by Leeds City Council has invested £1.6million in successfully upgrading all its equipment from analogue to digital systems in a project which began in
A Hunslet support worker is in the running for a national care award inrecognition of his work with supported housing tenants. Naveed Mughal, who works at Waterhouse Court, has been shortlisted for support worker of the year in the Housing With Care Awards. The national accolades are being held for
Ex-Leeds United player sets up Happy Homecare Services and aims to provide the best care for the elderly in South Leeds Peter Swan had a 20 year career as a professional footballer scoring 62 goals in 445 games but his goal these days is very different. Peter is Hunslet born,
Leeds City Council has launched a recruitment drive to ensure care providers can better support vulnerable residents during the Coronavirus pandemic. In the coming weeks and months, social care providers will play a crucial role in keeping the city going and protecting our most vulnerable residents. As the demand on
Leeds City Council and the NHS in Leeds are inviting those interested in a career in health and social care to a recruitment fair next week in Leeds. The fair, on Wednesday 23 January 2019 at Leeds Town Hall 10am – 4pm, will provide an opportunity for individuals to meet
The NHS in Leeds is asking people what they’d like to see in a new diabetes strategy for the city. The strategy will outline plans to reduce the number of people in Leeds who develop the condition and identify everyone who has it, while also looking at how we can
A new, updated Leeds Care Homes and Housing Options Directory has been published today in association with Leeds City Council. It gives readers crucial information on how to access, and pay for, care services throughout Leeds. With Government plans to cap the costs of social care now postponed, it’s never
A Beeston-based care provider company that cares for its staff as well as its clients is recruiting new staff. The organisation is not only promising staff a guaranteed hours contract, but will also be offering them the Leeds Living Wage of £8.01p per hour. “This is significantly more than is