What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Friday the Council’s Executive Board meets to consider the Council’s budget for the coming year. Buried in the detail are clues about what will happen to allotment charges and the future of golf courses and bowling greens. The budget report includes comments from the Council’s Scrutiny Boards that in
Last Tuesday, Holbeck In Bloom joined forces with Beeston In Bloom to tackle some overgrown shrubbery on St Anthony’s Drive in Beeston. There was some serious pruning and clearing of the greenery next to Hugh Gaitskell Primary School and Beeston Village Community Centre. Thanks to Linda Stanley from Beeston In
South Leeds Life is launching its second Community Reporters Course for residents in Belle Isle and Middleton. During the ten week course you will learn everything you need to know to start reporting for South Leeds Life, including: Writing a news story Writing headlines Taking better photos Using video and audio
I spent the morning walking around Beeston asking shops and community buildings to put up a poster advertising the South Leeds Life meeting about Stank Hall Barn. I got a fantastic response, with most people agreeing to display the poster. “That’s the oldest building in Beeston, mate” said a customer
It seems every day, week, or month is special. Never mind all the religious festivals, it’s national this week, or international that awareness day. Here at South Leeds Towers we’ve been poring over a calendar that has been passed to us by Youth Services. It marks off all the celebrations
The proposed development of the Ice Pak site on Barkly Road in Beeston wasn’t on the agenda, but a packed meeting of Beeston Community Forum still discussed it at length at tonight’s meeting. Many residents have concerns about the proposed multi-faith centre. Whilst these concerns centre on increased levels of
St Clair Brown has been in touch with news of a charity football match: Young people and staff from Leeds City Council’s youth services spent a freezing cold Saturday afternoon on the football pitch whilst raising money for Children In Need! This charity football match is an annual event which
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. The Friends of Holbeck Cemetery report on a visit from poet and writer Blake Morrison who was making a programme about Tony Harrison’s poem V for BBC Radio 4. Cottingley TRAC’s Facebook page includes a
Asha Neighbourhood Project in Beeston have been in touch with details of their half term playscheme: We are taking bookings for our February school holiday playscheme from Tuesday 12th February 2013 from 2:30pm at the Asha Neighbourhood Project, 43 Stratford Street, Beeston, Leeds. It is open to all children living
Community reporter Martyn White from Beeston has sent us this article: I used to be a trainspotter, and yes I did wear an anorak. With a friend or two or by myself I used to go and watch the steam trains going past. There were quite a few places to