Month: June 2012

Middleton youngsters explore park life

Children in Middleton enjoyed a day of fun, games, exploration and discovery in their local park thanks to a joint scheme organised by the Friends of Middleton Park and Leeds City Council. The 2012 Middleton Park Schools Heritage Day gave children from local schools the chance to have an action packed

Beeston Store Wars: More than 800 sign Asda petition, say supermarket giants

The PR battle between two supermarket giants continues. Asda and Tesco are going head to head in a bid for planning permission in Beeston as Asda looks to build a new bigger store on its current Old Lane site and Tesco bids to build a new supermarket on a neighbouring site. The proposals

Holbeck and Hunslet businesses invited to heritage project and networking event

Assif Majid from the Yorkshire Business Network has emailed with the following information: If you are a business based in the Holbeck or Hunslet area of Leeds I would recommed getting in touch with the University of Leeds. They are in the process of organising a heritage project [for the area] and 

Get a passion for fashion in Middleton and Belle Isle

Daniel Cullum of Aire Valley Homes writes: Unemployed? Love Fashion? Love Clothes? Love Designing? Pashion4Fashion gives you the opportunity to create your own unique clothing under the expert supervision of our designers. It all ends with a swanky fashion show that will be held at Leeds Town Hall in September,

South Leeds Life group meeting

The next meeting of the South Leeds Life Group will be held  on Wednesday. You may recall the group was founded last month to build on nthe success the blog’s had over the past 18 months or so. Anyone living in South Leeds is more than welcome to come to our meetings

DAZL announces summer of dance in south Leeds

Middleton-based dance group Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL) have announced their summer  programme of dance activities for south Leeds and the rest of the city. DAZL can introduce you to all kinds of dance; street / cheerdance / hip-hop/ break/ creative /jazz and contemporary. Ian Rodley, of DAZL, said: “We

Photo blog: Belle Isle gala

[slideshow]The annual community gala for Belle Isle too placeon Saturday, 16th at Windmill Primary School, writes Deacon Al Henry. The cloudy weather did not prevent toddlers, children, families and local residents turing out in large numbers. Entertainment for the day was provided by DAZL who began the morning followed by