What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Cockburn Multi-academy Trust has submitted an application to open a new free school to address the need for more secondary school places in the inner south of Leeds. Many primary schools in South Leeds have seen expansion in recent years to accommodate the bulge in school age children. Now
We are to get a new high school, the Ruth Gorse Academy. I say we, the sponsors seem to be promoting it as a city centre school, but then they also say it will connect to and the communities of Holbeck, Beeston and Hunslet. The cynic in me thinks
Councillors met last night (6 November 2013) as the Inner South Area Committee and amongst the topics debated were Middleton Park golf course, the new Asda at Middleton and the new Ruth Gorse Academy high school. The meeting always starts with an open forum where any local resident can
The largest Free School in the country has been approved by the government in the city centre to the south of the river, in what promoters hope will become a truly sustainable community. It is hoped the new school will be a significant catalyst for the transformation of this area,
A consultation is progressing about plans to open a new high school in “City Centre South” – the area between the River Aire and the motorways. As previously reported, the Leeds Sustainable Development Group (LSDG) have teamed up with Gorse Academies Trust and are proposing the school as a way
Ambitious plans for what could be the largest free school in the country have been revealed. The Leeds Academy, which would be located in “city centre south”, is expected to cost around £17million and could be a catalyst for the regeneration of the area between the River Aire and the
A public meeting held last week about the creation of a new primary school at the site of the closed South Leeds Sports Centre failed to offer any concrete hope that the sports facilities will be re-opened to the public. The meeting at Hamara on 12th July gave an opportunity