What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A group which promotes active lifestyles by offering free sports sessions in South Leeds has won building materials to continue its growth. Champions Community Sport and Health CIC has been named as a regional winner in Selco Builders Warehouse’s Community Heroes competition, securing £1,000 to spend in-store at the leading
Ambitious plans to bring trams back to West Yorkshire with the first line set to serve South Leeds, and deliver a multibillion-pound boost to the economy, have secured a major funding boost from the government. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves today (Wednesday 4 June 2025) has announced the allocation of £2.1
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has re-committed £10m to help breathe fresh life into Holbeck’s historic Grade I Listed Temple Works building, paving the way for it to become the home of a new British Library North. The announcement was made following a visit by Deputy
Today (22 February 2024) a supportive new programme has been launched in Leeds aimed at capacity building for small, not-for-profit groups. The fund, which is a partnership between Forum Central, Leeds Community Anchor Network (LCAN) and Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) will see up to 50 small groups supported with training,
Joanna Project, a local charity based in Holbeck that helps women facing complex disadvantages, has been awarded an £800 donation from TalkTalk’s Future Fibre Fund to help purchase new technology for their Support Workers. The connectivity provider’s latest Future Fibre Fund initiative saw a total of £5,000 donated to women-led
Hamara Healthy Living Centre has secured a grant of £300,000 from the Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities – Community Ownership Fund. The grant will allow Hamara to move the development of the Old Cockburn Sports Hall forward towards Construction of The Cockburn Centre early 2024. Hamara’s vision is
Asda’s charity, The Asda Foundation has announced that substantial funding has been awarded to a group in South Leeds to enable them to transform their community space at Hunslet Moor. Asda Community Champion Sharon Kingswood, went along to surprise Sam Gilmore the project manager at Champions Community Sport & Health
We launched our funding appeal in September in the face of a huge rise in printing costs and we have been humbled by your response. We have received generous donations from a number of individual readers and organisations. And last week our grant application from the Inner South Community Committee
Thirteen organisations across the region, including three working in South Leeds, are to receive a total of more than £640,000 to support more people in their communities to walk and cycle, thanks to funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, announced the funding recipients
We’re excited to announce the Aviva Community Fund is open for applications until Tuesday 19 July 2022. We open the door to charities and social enterprises all over the UK to share their vision on how to make our world a better place. Our eyes are currently fixed on these