What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet Hawks will be supporting the inaugural Parkrun to be held in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston on Saturday 23rd March at 9:00am. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Parkrun’s free, weekly, 5km timed runs are coming to Beeston. They are open to everyone, free, and are safe and easy
DAZL are seeking applications by Easter for a Youth Dance Leaders training course. The course is aimed at young people aged 16 and over who have been regularly attending a dance class for 2-3 years. The Level 2 course, which is accredited by Dance Leaders UK, will run from May
The latest Speak To The Streets Breakdance Battle took place on Sunday 17th of March, as you can see from the photo slideshow above (and Part 2 here) scores of children and young people from across South Leeds and the city came and had a fantastic time, showing off breathtaking
West Yorkshire Police are urging people in South Leeds not borrow money from Loan Sharks. There are many legal lenders charging very high interest rates, for example Wonga quote a rate of over 4000%. However Police are concerned that people are using illegal lenders who can charge even more, but
ASHA Neighbourhood Project in Beeston have announced details of their Easter Playscheme. Activities will include a trip to Lightwater Valley, an Easter Egg hunt, pizza making and face painting. The playscheme is open to children from 5-12 years old and costs £10 per child. Bookings will be taken from Monday
Ahead of tomorrow’s St Patrick’s Day parade, I spoke to Chris O’Malley, the Director of the Irish Arts Foundation about South Leeds’ Irish community. March is Irish History Month. I asked why we need an Irish History Month, Chris explained: “It was inspired by Black History Month. Like black history,
An occasional series of articles by someone in south Leeds who took up golf with considerably more enthusiasm than skill… I don’t want to start at the beginning because, contrary to Oscar Hammerstein II, it’s not a very good play to start… Maybe I’ll tell you why I took up
The Hunslet Club was proud winner of the Outstanding Community Sports Award at the Leeds Sports Awards at a glamorous ceremony at Elland Road on March 14th 2013. Sponsored by Leeds Trinity University and presented by Councillor Adam Ogilvie, Chief Executive Officer Dennis Robbins & Sports Development Officer Craig Gilmour
What have hot pants and washing your hands got to do with making the world a better place? I covered the meeting discussing how council housing should be run in the city earlier this week. I was heartened by the emphasis people put on involving tenants in the management of
Last weekend the ASHA Girls Group went on a training weekend away at the Gearstones Lodge in the Yorkshire Dales for their Duke of Edinburgh Silver award. Despite the challenge of walking in the ice cold and snowy weather, the girls have worked really hard to develop their skills, making