What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The months of January, February and March can be the most challenging, with the cold weather and cost of living crisis. To support residents in South Leeds, St Matthew’s Community Centre, the community hub for Holbeck run by Holbeck Together, has been designated as a Warm Space this winter. That
Holbeck Together celebrated their 30th Anniversary on Friday (11 November 2022) with a well attended event at St Matthew’s Community Centre. Formerly Holbeck Elderly Aid, the organisation has been serving the people of Holbeck since 1992. Today Holbeck Together provides a range of services for people of all ages including:
A multi-million pound proposal for regeneration of the centre of Holbeck is currently being developed by Leeds City Council and Holbeck Together for submission to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund. The bid will include significant investment into improving buildings and outdoor spaces in and around St Matthews Community Centre and
Councillors for Beeston and Holbeck have welcomed the addition of a new mobile hub for the area on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The mobile community hub will be able to deal with the same enquiries as a regular council hub building and will be parked in front of St Matthew’s Community
Hundreds if not thousands of people in Beeston and Holbeck will know Tahira Khan, having received her help and advice or attended an event she has organised. Now the unsung hero has been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Leeds City Council. Tahira has been helping residents with a
As Covid-19 restrictions have eased over the past couple of months, Holbeck Together has enjoyed welcoming its clients safely back to the community for outdoor coffee mornings, shopping trips and dance lessons. But for the first time in almost 18 months, as the country moves to the next stage of
A mobile Covid-19 vaccination centre will be visiting Holbeck this week. The vaccination minibus will be stationed at Meynell Approach, behind St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck from Tuesday to Friday (20-23 April 2021) 10am-3pm. This is a drop in service, so no appointment is necessary, offering first vaccinations to
Our story starts with an earlier chapel which stood on the corner of Towngate (St Matthew’s Street) and Stocks Hill. The old Chapel dedicated to St Catherine, which is noted in ancient documents as being built between the years 1079 and 1179, and was rebuilt on the same site in
Two crime scenes remain in place this morning (Saturday 16 November 2019) in South Leeds, outside St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck and on Dewsbury Road opposite the Broadway pub. West Yorkshire Police are calling for assistance in tracing two potential victims of a robbery which occurred outside a community
Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) put on a Christmas dinner for 86 members last Tuesday (11 December 2018) ably assisted by staff from Barclays and children from Beeston Hill St Luke’s Primary School. Christmas jumpers were on display and the winter shone through the windows of St Matthew’s Community Centre. Before