What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Building Society research found three quarters (75%) of people in Leeds believe their local park could do with an upgrade Local parks are important to mental health and wellbeing, with 73% of people in Leeds using them as their key place to relax and unwind The vast majority (90%)
A research project to explore the idea of charitable giving to public parks was launched this week (29 October 2018) in Leeds. The project considers the role local people and businesses can play in improving and sustaining public parks for future generations. The University of Leeds and partners from local
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and I’m just back from the GP with another year’s worth of anti-depressants so I thought I would restart this column by telling you how my dog saved my mental health. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but new readers need to know I suffer
Seven sites across Leeds have hit the heights and been recognised with an internationally recognised green award. Celebrating the very best green spaces across the United Kingdom, Middleton Park, Otley Chevin, Pudsey Park, Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam estate have once again being honoured with
An exhibition called ‘Leeds Parks: Past, Present and Future’ is to be held at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday 3 June 2017. The exhibition is a chance to see how the city’s parks have changed over time, from their Victorian origins to the present day, and
The Friends of Hunslet Moor group are back in action this Saturday (15 April 2017), tidying up and beautifying their local green space – and all extra help is welcome! The park – just off the northern end of Dewsbury Road, bordered by the Longroyds and St Peter’s Court, and
Major landscaping and alterations work is underway on Hunslet Moor – but local residents, who only recently formed a ‘Friends Of’ group to help manage and improve the park, have expressed frustration that they weren’t consulted or even warned that the work was due. Hunslet Moor – the green space
Today we start a debate about dogs in our parks. Are they out of control? Have you been attacked? Where else are dog owners to exercise their pets? We want to hear your views. Over this week we will hear from a responsible dog owner, from the Police and community
On Wednesday the Council’s Executive Board is considering recommendations, which will provide two hour a day free use at the John Charles Centre for Sport and Middleton Leisure Centre. The timeslots that have been allocated to the leisure centre free offer are mainly during the daytime and are all
Budding photographers in Leeds are being encouraged to focus their lenses on their local park as part of a competition to celebrate nature and wildlife in the city. Entries for the annual Leeds in Bloom calendar competition are now open, with people of all ages invited to take a