What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Beeston made a good show at the Leeds in Bloom presentation at the John Charles Centre on Thursday. Awarded for Spring Judging Summer Judging St Anthony’s RC School Bronze Silver Hugh Gaitskill School Bronze St David’s Church Bronze Silver St Mary’s Church Gold Gold White Rose Centre Gold Silver Evans Gold Gold Park Fisheries Silver Gold Sunnyview House Bronze Silver
Thank you to those who helped us raise £110+ (some ‘can’t make it but I”ll send a donation money not in yet) at the Watsonian coffee morning on Friday.
I don’t know about you, but I loved the Olympics and the Paralympics. I wasn’t really interested in Team GB, but each individual athlete was an inspiration. Did the events leave a legacy? Well looking at the still closed South Leeds Sports Centre it doesn’t seem likely. But then again,
[slideshow] Olympic gold medallist swimmer Duncan Goodhew paid a special visit to the Aquatics Centre at the John Charles Centre for Sport. The 100 metre breaststroke gold medallist from the 1980 Olympic Games was in the city to provide a coaching session to a group of young City of Leeds
Councillors have given a mixed reaction to controversial proposals to axe Hunslet Fire Station and merge it with one in Morley. A proposal announced last month could see Morley’s station on Corporation Street close, along with Hunslet Fire Station on Dewsbury Road. The stations would then be merged and relocated on a
Here at South Leeds Towers we are constantly looking for ways to improve the blog. We hope you like what we have done recently with the new design and introducing the weekly round up of other blogs and the South of the River column. We thought to make further improvements,
It might horrify some of you, but it’s only about 12 weeks to Christmas! South Leeds Life has recently received a handful of emails from local residents calling on the council to have lots of Christmas lights in our communities this year. Local resident Paul Ibbotson has been calling for Dewsbury Road and
The good folks at the South Leeds Academy are holding an open evening to allow prospective year 7 and sixth form students and parents the chance to tour the school and meet the principal, staff and pupils. The event takes place on Thursday, October 4 (4pm-7pm). For more details, see the poster
Here’s your weekly guide to what’s making South Leeds via the area’s blogs, websites and social media. The Hunslet Club reminds us there’s a Family Fun Day & Party In Aid of The Callum Wingate Appeal on Sunday. In seperate news, the YEP sad;y reports how con artists have hijacked fundraising efforts by friends
Plans for a new southern entrance to Leeds Rail Station will take another step forward when a Public Inquiry into the scheme is opened on Tuesday 27 November. The entrance is supposed to provide better access to people who access the station from the south of the city. Ordered by