Author: Caring Together

Litter Free Leeds

Leeds Goes Purple Friday 10th June – Sunday 12th June Have you seen those purple bin bags dotted around your area? If you didn’t know, they’re being filled up by local people who are doing litter picks in your area as part of Litter Free Leeds. We all know litter is an eyesore and can… Continue reading Litter Free Leeds

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations at Caring Together

We had a beautiful morning last week to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. We also had a few weeks to prepare prior to our celebrations where some of us came together and unleashed our creative sides to make some decorations for the window and inside too. We even had some knitted and crocheted bunting made. We… Continue reading Platinum Jubilee Celebrations at Caring Together

New Measures to help with cost of living

The government has announced further measures to help with the ongoing cost of living crisis, and in particular rising fuel bills All households will get £400 cut from the fuel bill in October, this is replacing the £200 ‘loan payment’ proposed earlier and it will not have to be repaid.  It will be credited to… Continue reading New Measures to help with cost of living

Do you know the signs of dementia?

“It’s not called getting old, it’s called getting ill” It’s Dementia Action Week and this year’s campaign will focus on the theme of diagnosis. If you or a loved one is experiencing memory loss, it could be a sign of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society research shows that the misconception around memory loss being a sign of normal… Continue reading Do you know the signs of dementia?

Corn Exchange Celebration Event

If you fancy going to see what the area around the Corn Exchange looks like now after all the regeneration work has been done tomorrow is a good time to go: There’s an event celebrating the launch of the Corn Exchange’s new surroundings. It’s at the Corn Exchange from 11am – 4pm and there’s a… Continue reading Corn Exchange Celebration Event

Local Election Results

The results are in! The councillors elected for our local areas are: Kayleigh Brooks (Labour Party) for Little London and Woodhouse ward. Jonathon Pryor (Labour Party) for Headingley and Hyde Park ward. For all the election results click here: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/your-council/elections/leeds-city-council-election-results

Local Elections Today – make sure your vote counts

Today is the day for local elections in Leeds! If you opted for a postal vote, you will probably already have returned it by post, however, if not, you can hand it in at your polling station up to 10pm today (see link below to find your polling station) If you are voting in person,… Continue reading Local Elections Today – make sure your vote counts

Make Sure You Get Your £150 Energy/Council Tax Rebate

(But check you haven’t received it twice 😊) An error with the payments means that some people may have had this paid into their bank account twice. If this has happened to you, please make sure you leave the money untouched as the council WILL be recovering it. LCC have said “We are aware that… Continue reading Make Sure You Get Your £150 Energy/Council Tax Rebate