What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Financial services provider Leeds Credit Union has partnered with financial technology specialists FinTech North, forming a collaboration that reflects the companies’ shared commitment to promoting financial inclusion and supporting purpose-driven FinTech in the region. Leeds Credit Union is a member-owned financial organisation providing simple savings products and affordable loans to
The council’s expected budget overspend for this year has risen to almost £30m as the cost of caring for vulnerable people continues to rise. A recruitment freeze and spending restrictions remain in place to cope with Leeds City Council’s financial deficit. Budgets for social care and looking after at-risk children
Hunslet-based West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service (WYCAS) has launched a project matching volunteers from the finance sector to local charities. Whilst an important part of the work of WYCAS is about producing high quality annual accounts, the charity offers other services, resources and training to the third sector too –
Leeds City Council is hosting a week of free online sessions this month offering guidance and support to help with the current cost of living crisis. Leeds Financial Wellbeing Week, which begins on Monday (12 June 2023), is aimed at anyone who works in the city with helpful ways of
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service (WYCAS) is a small charity based in Hunslet which aims to help other charities and community groups with their financial recording and reporting. There are 11 staff with community accountants for the areas of Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield. Claire Welling is the community
The South Leeds Life Group is meeting again this Thursday (5 September 2013). We will be discussing a range of issues including readership, stories, finance and support for our volunteers. Despite it being the holiday season lots has been going on behind the scenes at South Leeds Life so
The South Leeds Life Group met last week to discuss the future of the blog. South Leeds Life has built itself up to be, we believe, a significant source of news for people in Leeds 10 and 11. We hope you agree. We have reached this stage through voluntary
The troubled Little London, Beeston Hill and Holbeck PFI Project has suffered so many delays thanks to a costly wait for government decisions you’d be forgiven for thinking it might never happen – and now it appears there are even more delays to the scheme which was due start this month. On-site work