What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We’re signing off for a few days here on South Leeds Life to enjoy the Easter holidays and recharge our batteries. Just a reminder, South Leeds Life is here for local organisations to publicise their events and celebrate what the work they’re doing. It’s also here to promote local events
[slideshow]The demolition of the Middleton Arms continues to gather apace – as these photographs sent to South Leeds Life by Deacon Al Henry clearly show. Deacon Al took the photos at 3pm today where a small crowd can be seen watching the demolition of one of south Leeds’ landmarks. We
As everyone here at South Leeds Life looks towards taking a well-earned Easter break, we thought it would be nice to put together a short list of some of the things you can look forward to over the holiday weekend. Feel free to add anything we’ve inadvertently missed out in
Katy Forster has sent South Leeds Life the following information: I work in the Opera North marketing department and we are currently trying to involve the local community in some of our free events that are coming up in our Spring season. The Howard Assembly Room has a wealth of events
Hunslet issues were discussed at the latest meeting of the Hunslet Tenants and Residents Association yesterday evening. About 20 people attended the tiny Church of the Nazarene venue and hear their fellow residents discuss topics including anti-social behaviour, problems with bin collections, bin bags and bins in general! Representatives from
The next general meeting of Beeston Forum will take place tomorrow – Thursday 5th April. The forum will be hosting Shaun Harvey, chief executive of Leeds United, and also Councillor Richard Lewis and the council’s Martin Farrington, who will be speaking about the development of council-owned land in the Elland Road area with special
Good morning, south Leeds! Here’s what’s been making South Leeds tick this week on local blogs and websites… Holbeck in Bloom blog features some photos and a report from yesterday’s Yorkshire in Bloom judging – and features Beeston in Bloom and Holbeck in Bloom groups together with the Yorkshire in
[slideshow]The bulldozers have moved in at last on the Middleton Arms. The 87-year-old pub has been a real landmark in the area – and sparked some (mostly) fond memories from people living in south Leeds. The Arms was complete with an upstairs ballroom and was initially opened as a hotel
It doesn’t seem a week ago we were swanning around in tee-shirts and shorts! But today slushy wet snow has hit south Leeds and is delaying traffic and bus services. 08.19am: Some of the minor roads are quite slippy – and there are reports traffic along Hunslet Road and Dewsbury
The SPLASH campaign to reopen South Leeds Sports Centre held a mock ‘Olympic torch’ event on Sunday. Here, Sally Cieslik thanks people for their support and details the campaign’s next steps. A big thank you to all 20 or so people who turned up and did the run – the