Day: 14 October 2013

Demolition of South Leeds Sports Centre: Slideshow and video

  South Leeds Sports Centre which was closed in November 2010 has been demolished.   All photos and video by Jeremy Morton I was tipped off on Facebook that the demolition of South Leeds Sports Centre had started on Wednesday (9 October 2013). I went down and took some of these

Video: Hunslet Club Dance Troupe At Leeds Light Night

A little video treat for South Leeds Life readers, for those who missed it, here is the Hunslet Club Dance Troupe performance at Leeds Light Night recently. They performed an energetic and exciting dance piece based on the experience of a circus. This group performed a variety of different dance

Residents create mural to brighten up Beeston binyard

  Local residents have created a huge mural to improve the look of a South Leeds neighbourhood.   The colourful 5 metre by 1.2 metre artwork was made to brighten up an unsightly bin store in Trentham Row, Beeston. It was arranged by Leeds Federated Housing Association (Leeds Fed) after

Belle Isle’s old library has a new name

  From 25th October, Belle Isle’s old library will be known as BITMO’s GATE. The tenant-led organisation, which manages almost 2,000 council houses in Belle Isle, chose the name at a recent Board meeting. The old library will now be known as BITMO’s GATE “a resource centre for Belle Isle”.