What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Friday 2 December, Belle Isle TMO will be supporting local campaigners who are raising awareness about domestic violence – to support people to talk about it, report it, and end it! With help from Behind Closed Doors, a domestic abuse charity, local volunteers and staff from BITMO will be
Last night (Wednesday 3 September 2014) saw the first meeting of the new look Inner South Community Committee. The meeting started with an hour long workshop looking at the issue of domestic violence. About sixty people, Councillors, residents and officers from various agencies that work in the area split
The new Inner South Community Committee will be meeting next Wednesday (3 September 2014) and its meeting will start with a workshop session looking at a local response to domestic violence. The Community Committee takes over from the old Inner South Area Committee. As well as changing its name
As the World Cup gets underway tonight, West Yorkshire Police are working with partner agencies to protect victims of domestic violence which often spikes during football tournaments. Domestic violence offenders have been advised to seek help to change or risk paying the penalty as Police focus on those who
I mentioned my interest in street names last July. I discovered a couple of weeks ago that the Recreations in Holbeck are so called because the houses were built on the site of a recreation ground. In fact it had cricket pitches that once hosted the Australian national team.
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
Never mind the Budget this week, it’s the massive cuts already coming our way in the Welfare Reforms that will hurt South Leeds. I went to the Inner South Area Committee meeting on Wednesday night. I haven’t written up a proper report because it was mostly rather dull. However, the
The agenda for next Inner South Area Committee, has been published. The meeting will take place next Wednesday, 9th January at 6.30 pm at Tenants Hall, Acre Close, Middleton, LS10 4HX The Area Committee is made up of the nine Councillors representing the Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and
Guest blogger Angela Harrison writes about domestic violence and anger management groups from STOP. S.T.O.P. (Start Treating Others Positively) continues to run Anger Management groups for both male and female perpetrators of domestic abuse. In addition to these groups we also run a weekly Women’s Support Group for women who