What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
If you have asked yourself what the [expletive deleted] was I doing losing my keys and mobile phone, not to mention 30p out of my golf bag you were not alone. Mrs Bamber asked the very same thing… Actually it was her fault. The afternoon Bob and I were
Entertainer and Holbeck boy, Steve Mays, who performs as JJ Benjamin has organised a charity concert night at Holbeck Working Men’s Club in memory of his son Ben. Ben died four years ago after contracting swine flu. He spent his last days at Martin House children’s hospice and Steve
I used to work with a great bloke called Henry. He would spend every spare moment each morning poring over the racing section of the Daily Mirror. Then at lunchtime he would pop out to the bookies and place a range of bets, not just to win or place,
Sophie Bevan, from South Leeds Music Centre has been in touch about the new term’s activities: We recently received this letter from one of our members, who started learning ukulele with us last year. “I am writing to tell you about my experiences at the South Leeds music centre
People in Leeds will be able to give their views on how the city council should prioritise its spending by taking part in a new consultation exercise. The council has launched its annual consultation exercise which explains how the responses from more than 2,000 residents who took part last
The oldest non-conformist chapel in Leeds still being used for worship is in Hunslet and it’s opening its doors to show off its recent refurbishment. Hunslet Baptist Church nestles between the Carphone Warehouse and McDonalds on Low Road – the busy A61. It will be open as part of
I arrived at the Hunslet Club to see a large amount of families had already arrived for this fun day. But where were all the boys? Girls outnumbered them five to one. There were as many inflatables as I had ever seen at a Gala or Fun Day.
Work has finally started on the Aldi supermarket being built on the site of the Middleton Arms. Planning permission was granted back in 2011 after a fire destroyed the pub, which had closed some time earlier. The long delays had raised questions in residents’ minds that the supermarket chain
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We have a new centre for contemporary art on our doorstep. The Tetley – it has a ring to it, doesn’t it? Like The Baltic or The Tate? Anyway it will open
I arrived at Moor Road, home of Middleton Railway on a very dull Saturday, for my second visit for the blog in as many months. There was a large amount of cars already parked up and families on their way into the Festival. I paid entrance fee in, which included a