What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
One of Beeston’s hidden gems is the Feel Good Cafe at Hillside, the converted school building near the bottom of Beeston Road. The cafe is run by SLATE who also run The Feel Good Furniture Shop in Hunslet. One of the special things about the Feel Good Cafe is that
There is a new training course running at St Luke’s CARES Charity shop on Dewsbury Road. St Luke’s CARES received funding through the Health Lottery (Active Communities Health Amaze) which has enabled the charity run the TRY! project, providing free neighbourhood training in retail skills to help members of the
The Inner South Community committee met last night (26 November 2014) at Leeds Civic Hall. The first half of the meeting was a workshop discussion about the Families First programme, focussing on employment, crime and anti-social behaviour and support for families in turn. A recurring theme was the need for
We have been notified about a number of current vacancies so here is a summary of the positions available (as at 7 August 2014): Holbeck Elderly Aid are looking for a temporary (five months) part time administrative assistant. Full details here: holbeckelderlyaid.org.uk/part-time-tempory-admin-assistant Leeds Women’s Aid are recruiting a part
The Bayford Foundation is giving second chances to people who wouldn’t normally get an interview for a sales job. I recently visited and spoke to June Forsyth, the enthusiastic leader of the foundation. BE Fuel Cards operates out an anonymous office unit on an industrial park close to the
On Wednesday (12 February 2014) the Connexions South Team are opening a new drop-in at Hillside on Beeston Road (opposite the Greenhouse and just up from St Luke’s Primary School). At the drop in young people in the south of the city will be able to speak to a
New Asda and Aldi stores in Middleton will open for business soon Exciting developments for two new supermarkets in Middleton are well underway. Councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell (Labour, Middleton Park) visited the building sites for the new Asda and Aldi branches in the centre of Middleton.
The Council’s green light for the extension of the White Rose Shopping Centre offers the opportunity to build on the hundreds of jobs created at the centre during 2013. Among the latest to find employment is a team of six car park assistants and three apprentices employed by OCS,
On Thursday (12 December 2013) the Council’s City Plans Panel will be considering one of the most important planning applications* which affects south Leeds for some years. Land Securities – the owners of the White Rose Shopping Centre (WRSC) -want to expand it by providing new and enlarged shops
Recruitment has started for the new Aldi store at Middleton Park Circus which is due to open in March 2014. South Leeds Life has seen job adverts for Store Assistants and Store Assistants, although these are not yet on the Aldi, or Employment Leeds websites. Both posts are for