By John Baron
The latest West Leeds Dispatch print edition is starting to hit the streets this week – coinciding with Indie News Week, which celebrates the important of independent news operations like ours.
Issue 10 of WLD features contributions from 27 of our community reporters and features a campaign for fairer rights from carers trapped in poverty, through to new heritage panels thanks to Pudsey campaigners, a walking initiative to support Armley women, summer gardening events in Kirkstall, a daredevil Wortley centenarian, the latest from Kirkstall Valley Farm and the opening of a new community playground following a long campaign – amongst others.
The free paper can be picked up at the following:
Armley
- Armley Community Hub
- Clowns Hairdressers
- Armley Helping Hands, Strawberry Lane Community Centre
- Armley Action Team
- Ministry of Boxing, Moorfield Road
- New Wortley Community Centre
- Various Town Street shops and cafes, including Leon’s Cafe
Bramley
- Bramley Baths
- The Villlagers
- Bramley Community Centre
- Bramley Lawn Social Centre
- Bramley parkrun
- Bramley Community Hub
Burley
- Sheesh Mahal
- Dave’s Pies and Ales
- Cardigan Arms
Calverley
- Calverley General Store
- Calverley Library
Farnley
- Farnley Community Centre
- New Farnley Community Centre
Farsley
- Sunny Bank Mills
- Farsley Community hub
- Truman Books
- Farsley Celtic FC
Kirkstall
- Kirkstall Leisure Centre
- KVDT, St Stephen’s Church Hall
- Butlers, Kirkstall Forge
- Hollybush Conservation Centre
- West End
- Kirkstall Bridge Inn
- Abbey barbers
- Kirkstall Brewery Tap
- and more
Pudsey
- Pudsey Community Hub
- Pudsey Wellbeing Centre
- Pudsey House
- Pudsey Community Project, Fartown
Our team of volunteers will be busy distributing the paper over the next week or so, so keep your eyes peeled for them!
Our latest paper hits the streets during Indie News Week, which highlights the importance of local news in bringing our communities together and speaking truth to power.
WLD‘s latest tranche of funding from the National Lottery ended last Friday. While we’re hopeful of securing further funding later this year, there is a chance that the latest print issue could be our last.
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In May WLD had almost 140,000 age impressions on our website and distributed 5,000 copies of our print edition, but we would love to be able to reach more people. Please share our links on your street’s WhatsApp group or on Facebook, help an older neighbour sign up for our daily e-mail, or give a friend a physical copy of WLD.
By far the best way to spread the word in West Leeds about your organisation or business is to become a Partner (like Farsley’s Sunny Bank Mills, see below)! Our partnerships come with amazing benefits for you and your business as well as offering you discounts on any further advertising/advertorials you would like.
Indie News Week – let’s keep local independent news rolling!
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