What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police officers from the Roads Policing Unit have been working in Middleton. During the course of their patrols officers spent time on Thorpe Lane, Middleton and issued an Endorsable Penalty Notice for speeding (49mph in 30mph limit). Another driver was reported for Summons for speeding and another motorist on Thorpe Lane was
Come and help put on an even better Beeston Festival in 2013! The Annual General Meeting of the Beeston Festival group will be held on Thursday, 6 September to discuss ideas for next year’s festival and to present the annual report and accounts. All welcome to attend. The meeting will
Local residents attended the latest New Forest Village community meeting in Middleton held at the St George’s Centre. The residents raised three main points during the meeting: 1) Speeding and dangerous driving on New Forest Way; residents reported that this occurs at all times of day but mainly on an evening from 5pm
In the first of a series of articles, we introduce you to your local Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). They are members of support staff employed, directed and managed by their Police Force who work to complement and support regular police officers, providing a visible and accessible uniformed presence to improve
The Basement Arts Project – literally based in the basement of a terraced family home in Beeston – have been in touch to remind us that their current exhibition is coming to an end INTERIORS | Garry Barker Psycho Psycho | Benjamin Hughes Negative Collage Portraits | Alistair Woods Also
As the Channel 4 advert says “Thanks for the warm up” – here come the Paralympic Games. Leeds will be celebrating the torch relay with a Paralympic sports taster for disabled and non-disabled people at the John Charles Centre in South Leeds. Leeds Paralympic Flame Celebration will see disabled and
Leeds Federated Housing Association, which has 4,000 homes across Leeds and Harrogate including about 1,000 in South Leeds, is taking part in a research project to explore the effects of welfare reform. The housing association is working with Ruth Patrick, a doctoral researcher in the School of Sociology and Social
Dont forget that there are grants of up to £2000 available for community groups in South Leeds thanks to Community First, with decisions made by local panels. The next deadline for the City & Hunslet Ward is September 3rd. Take a look at the information at the link below to
As I ran with my dog in Cross Flatts Park on Friday I noticed two people, one with a camera, one with a notebook, looking intently at a patch of grass. Now I’ve been watching this particular patch of grass for some months. It’s a semi circular strip near the
Below is an open letter to Keith Wakefield and local South Leeds councillors that has been sent by Sally Cieslik on behalf of SPLASH (Save our PooL And Sports Hall): South Leeds Sports Centre should be our Olympic Gold. Olympic medal and torch fever that has reigned over us all