What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A few months ago I was asked if I’d take part in a new initiative that was starting, The Leeds Poverty Truth Challenge. The Challenge itself will be formally launched next month, when people with direct experience of poverty will meet to tell their stories to the city’s leaders
Most people describing themselves would start off with a job title, but I’m one of the so-called “benefit scroungers” so I don’t have a single title. But don’t get the idea that people on benefits are scroungers who do nothing… On Monday I was a trainee teacher. I’ve been offered