What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The John Charles Centre for Sport is holding an Open Day tomorrow, Saturday 7th September 2013. The Council is showing the great range of facilities on site including the Aquatics Centre, The Indoor Athletics and Indoor Bowls centre, The Tennis centre as well as South Leeds Stadium athletics track
A new Jobshop and a new Credit Union branch were opened in the St George’s Centre in Middleton yesterday (Thursday 5 September) by Cllr Keith Wakefield, leader of Leeds City Council. The Jobshop will provide help and support to people looking for work in the area. It will also
It’s time to reflect on a busy week. After a quiet summer, I’ve been out every evening this week. On Wednesday I was at the Area Committee, which included a sobering discussion about welfare reform and high interest lending. Behind the modern jargon there’s a more straightforward word: poverty.
The shed is a special place for men. It’s where we keep our tools, it’s where we make things. It’s a refuge, a place of almost spiritual significance where we can do our thing. Groundwork Leeds have created a communal shed to bring men together to share skills and
At last night’s Inner South Area Committee local Councillors discussed the impact of the government’s welfare reforms, the rise in high interest lending and the Council’s response to these issues. Earlier this week Leeds, along with other West Yorkshire Councils blocked access to Wonga and other payday loan companies
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. As we are entering autumn, the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, I thought we should start in Stourton. Volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre have been harvesting fruit and veg over
A report to today’s Executive Board sets out proposals for increasing the prices to allotment holders. There are nearly 4,000 rented plots and a waiting list of around 1,500, which reflects the growing popularity of allotment gardening in recent years. The projected costs to the Council associated with providing
The Belle Isle and Middleton Neighbourhood Framework is being presented to the Council’s Executive Board for approval tomorrow afternoon. The Neighbourhood Framework will help promote development opportunities to developers, guide development schemes, inform the determination of planning applications and identify wider improvements to ensure that new development is sustainable
Community campaigners are aiming to tackle speeding traffic throughout Middleton and Belle Isle. Local resident Geoff Byers, who is Chair of the Aberfield and Newhalls Residents Association, schoolchildren, parents and a team of volunteers have expressed concern at the high speeds vehicles are reaching, especially on Newhall Road, New Forest
The Hunslet Club today launches its exciting new Activity Timetable (downloadable here) for all ages for the new term. 89 sessions for all ages. Toddlers & pre-school children can enjoy football, ballet, rugby and gymnastics. (The video above shows these activities in action) Children and young people can enjoy sports