What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
2012 will be remembered in Britain as the Olympic year. Never mind Jessica Ennis, Bradley Wiggins or Ellie Simmonds, on Monday 25th June the Olympic Torch came through South Leeds. Thousands of people came out to see the torch make its way through Hunslet, up to South Leeds Stadium, then
Like most of you, we are now winding down here at South Leeds Towers. As you probably know, South Leeds Life is produced by a group of volunteers. We are off now to spend time with our friends and families, so the blog will be quiet over the next week,
The Hunslet Club in South Leeds has been proving a suprisingly popular venue for wedding receptions, parties and functions this year with over 100 such events having taken place during 2012 inside the club. The Hunslet Club has two licenced bars and catering facililities and can meet the needs of anything
Reading the article about Christmas lights made me think about when the tradition of using lights to celebrate 25th December began. So it won’t surprise you greatly to know I turned to Wikipedia where there’s a very interesting article about their history which begins: “The custom harks back to the
The Council have announced their plans for dealing with bin collections and recycling over the festive period. Black and green bin collections will be moved to avoid public holidays. the arrangements are as follows: Household Waste Sites will be open 8:00am – 4:00pm every day except Christmas Day, Boxing
NHS Leeds have published opening times for pharmacies across Leeds. The following stores will open as normal except on the following days: Boots, Crown Point Retail Park, 0113 244 8039 Christmas Eve: Closes at 6:00pm Christmas Day: Closed BoxingDay: Open 8:00am-6:00pm New Year’s Eve: Closes at 6:00pm New Year’s Day:
“So this is Christmas and what have you done? Another year over, a new one just begun.” I’ve had this John Lennon line going round in my head with an image of the boarded up properties in Beeston Hill and Holbeck. After all, the Christmas story is primarily about housing
Party revelers in Leeds are being advised to heed some simple warnings to make sure they get home safely this Christmas. Leeds City Council is reminding people enjoying the festive season to make sure they plan ahead and don’t make mistakes which could risk their safety. Councillor Wakefield, leader of
The St Andrew’s Pantomime is a fixture on the Beeston social calendar. The group have staged a production every year for over forty years. Many of the cast and crew that staged “Aladdin” back in 1970 are still involved and one of them, Steven Roddy, is still acting! “I can’t
Two days left for donations and presents for Santa’s grotto! Santa will be making one last stop in the New Forest Village before he prepares for his busiest night of the year. Come and join him in his grotto on the New Forest Village Central Park from 2pm on Sunday