What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The ever-reliable Leeds Citizen blog has been focussing on empty homes in Leeds this week and has today put the focus on the Garnets area of Beeston and a regeneration scheme that hasn’t worked out. In the poignant post, the author states: “The houses weren’t worth doing up. Apparently. And
Community reporter Andy Brown has sent us this post on cycling and public transport in South Leeds: I couldn’t help ponder what Morley’s cycle racing legend Beryl Burton would’ve made of new guidance from the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE). Unheralded in her 60s & 70s heyday but
Santa’s grottos, stalls and attractions will be held at a Christmas Market at St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck tomorrow. Among the 24 stalls will be information about the new neighbourhood plan, which aims to map out the future of Holbeck. Refreshments will also be on offer at the event,
Are you looking for exciting outdoor activities for children aged 8-12 years? The Conservation Volunteers at Skelton Grange are encouraging you to go and set up camp and spend your day in their woodland. Take part in shelter building, fire lighting, woodland crafts and environmental games! They try to vary the
What have crystallography and a community reporters course got in common, apart from taking place in Leeds? Let me explain. The science of crystallography uses x-rays to look at the structure of materials, how the atoms link together. It was first used with crystals but now can look at any
Leeds City College are advertising the wide range of courses that they offer at their Beeston Centre and Burton Road Centre. The Centres are based in the heart of the South Leeds Community and offer a range of part time courses to suit each individual’s needs. Whether you want to
Why do we do Spring cleaning? What’s wrong with autumn? The pressure’s on in my house. The three adult children are returning for Christmas and it’s been decided by higher powers that the house needs tidying and decorating. So I have started in the basement where I have a study.
My main hobby is photography. Since my early teens I have been interested in taking pictures. I’ve been using 35mm film for about fifty years. These days it is a different ball game, many people use digital cameras. Whether a basic compact,which can be reasonably inexpensive, or various Digital Single
The Friends of Holbeck Cemetery recently won 105 trees cut from the Royal Household Estate to plant in the cemetery as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Today’s planting by the Friends of Holbeck Cemetery was attended by several members of the society, as well as representatives from both
Did you know that the Dogwood tree, or Cornus sanguinea as it’s known in Latin, played an important role in the textile industry? Or that Crataegus monogyna, the common Hawthorn, is also known as “Ske” in Old Irish, “Porn” in Old Norse and “Hag” in old English? No, neither did