What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I have just been to the park to walk my dog and like every other dog-lover and dog-hater I’ve had to step over dog poo on the pavement on my way there. It got me thinking about the dog owners who don’t pick up their dog’s poo. They can’t all
The Friends of Middleton Park group have announced a wide array of events to be held in the famous park during the summer months. Highlights include Oddsocks returning for a fifth year, bringing laughs and mayhem – this year Julius Caesar gets the Oddsocks treatment. 13-May-2012 (Sun) – Birdwalking with Linda
Do you want to stop your house getting burgled? It’s quite simple – just remember to lock your doors and windows. Open doors and windows are a major contribution to burglary rates. Lock the doors when you go out, even if it’s just to the corner shop or to sit
Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick on the area’s blogs, websites and news outlets. Our friends at the Voice of Holbeck blog say tickets for their jubilee event next month are going quickly – and they also preview their next community meeting. The Friends of Middleton
The Inner South Area Committee of Leeds City Council has its next meeting on Wednesday 16th May at Hillside on Beeston Road, starting at 6:30pm. The Area Committee is made up of the nine Councillors of our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park (details here).
Pupils at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston have been getting green-fingered, in an attempt to bring the school’s withered vegetable patch back to life and raise awareness of how things grow. The project, which is being overseen by higher level teaching assistant Angela Worley, is a community initiative supported
Middleton Community Group has launched a new online forum connected to its website. The forum is a place where you can talk about anything that might be of interest to you and all residents of Middleton. Check out the forum here. Meanwhile, Middleton Community Group say plans for the new
Remember how yesterday South Leeds Life revealed how two new social enterprises on the Cardinal estate in Beeston had received some cash courtesy Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire programme? Well Middleton-based dance group DAZL (Dance Action Zone Leeds) are also featuring on the same programme, which is due to be aired
Organisers of a popular annual community event are looking for volunteers to help out this year at Holbeck Gala which is taking place on Saturday 21st July, 12-5pm on Holbeck Moor. Once again there will be music, dance, activities for young people, a range of stalls, food and entertainment. If you
Middleton Park councillor Kim Groves has joiined social networking site Twitter. You can follow Kim on @groves_kim. She joins Beeston and Holbeck councillor Adam Ogilvie (@adampoglivie) and MP Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) on Twitter. For those who don’t know, Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories,