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Housing Issues

Chapeltown-based homes provider expands dementia-friendly housing support

A Leeds-based housing association has appointed its first Dementia Champion in a move aimed at improving awareness and support for residents living with the

April 17, 2026

charity·Charity and Social Enterprises·Community·Housing Issues

Entrepreneurs in Chapeltown take first steps toward launching new businesses

A group of aspiring entrepreneurs from across Leeds have taken a significant step towards launching their own ventures after completing a two weekend training

April 1, 2026

Business·Chapeltown·Housing Issues

Families sleep out in the cold to demand fair housing in Leeds

Campaigners from East Leeds braved the cold to demand fair housing for families and ensure that autistic children are provided with adequate housing. Protesters

December 17, 2025

East Leeds·Housing Issues

Key milestone for plans to transform eyesore Seacroft site and deliver new homes

Plans for new council housing on a site in East Leeds currently occupied by dozens of empty run-down flats have taken a significant step

June 10, 2025

General News·Housing Issues·Latest News·Seacroft

Voices from the Margins Demand Housing Justice in Leeds

A ten-year-old child from Harehills stood before a crowd in the heart of the city centre and delivered a blistering, heart-wrenching speech about trauma,

May 21, 2025

East Leeds Life·Harehills·Housing Issues