What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Our right to vote was hard-won and is very precious. This May the way we vote will be changing because we’ll all need to show specified photo ID at the polling station in order to be given a ballot paper. Acceptable forms of ID include a passport, driving licence, a
To recognise the tremendous support that has been shown to Ukrainian guests over the past six months, Leeds City Council has today announced it will increase the Homes for Ukraine ‘thank you’ payment from £350 to £500 per month between December 2022 and March 2023. The additional payment is aimed
Independent Holbeck-based Brewer, Northern Monk, has collaborated with leading Ukrainian chef Olia Hercules, to create a plum and buckwheat beer, in association with Action Against Hunger. The international development charity, which has twenty years of experience working with the food and hospitality industry, is responding to the conflict in Ukraine
Fifth-generation family bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has continued its charitable giving with a recent donation of 136 mattresses to The International Charity Fund “For Ukraine”, to support the country’s needs within hospitals and refugee accommodation. The Beeston-based company’s latest donation was initiated by Ukrainian native Olena Todd, Buyer at Harrison Spinks. Originating from Lutsk in
We spoke to South Leeds resident Phil Marshall who was just back from the Ukrainian-Romanian border. Phil is Catholic and is involved with lots of charities and churches in Leeds. One of these is SVP (St Vincent de Paul Society) which is a worldwide church organisation and they have groups
An arts and crafts fundraising afternoon was held on Sunday 3 April 2022 at St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road in Beeston. The event was the brainchild of 8 year old Dorothy Brewer, who is in Year 4 at St Luke’s Primary School. After hearing about the situation facing refugees
On Saturday (9 April 2022) members of the MHA South Leeds joined up again with other line dancers from across Leeds for a demo in the White Rose Shopping Centre. The performance raised a total of £1,353 towards help for displaced citizens from Ukraine. Much needed funds for a very
An arts and crafts fundraising afternoon is being held on Sunday 3 April at St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road in Beeston. The event is the brainchild of 8 year old Dorothy Brewer, who is in Year 4 at St Luke’s Primary School. Having seen and heard about the situation
Last Friday (18 March 2022) staff, parents and pupils at Beeston Primary School donated an overwhelming amount of goods and funds for ‘Freedom for Ukraine’. They also held a non-uniform day where staff and pupils wore yellow and blue to show their support to the people of Ukraine. Mr Nicholson
As the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine unfolds, many individuals and organisations have set about raising support for the refugees. Laurence Jackson is one of those people. When Laurence heard that his school, Middleton Primary, was raising funds, he set out to do his bit. With his mother’s support the Year