What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
From tidying up after a Zombie Apocalypse to clearing out the ponds it’s all go this autumn. The team at Skelton Grange Environment Centre are hard at work as Autumn sets in. Jobs need doing in preparation for winter and to enable the site to flourish next year. The
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Last weekend was Remembrance Sunday and many Scouts and Guides from South Leeds went to the parade in Morley. Lucy Potter described it on her blog Lucylines: A bright Sunday morning, marching
A man from Beeston is counting the cost of letting his dog run free on the streets. Derek Burrows, of Lodge Lane, failed to appear before Leeds magistrates last month. However magistrates found Burrows guilty of contravening Leeds’ dog control orders. He must now pay a £200 fine and
Friends of Skelton Grange are delighted to be able to screen ‘Project Wild Thing’ at the award winning Skelton Grange Environment Centre in South Leeds at 7pm tomorrow (Wednesday 13 November 2013). Filmmaker David Bond is a worried man. His kids’ waking hours are dominated by a cacophony of marketing,
The launch of White Rose Shopping Centre’s festive shopping season is set to be a cracker with Emmerdale star Adam Thomas switching on the centre’s Christmas Lights on Thursday 14 November 2013. Adam, better known for playing Adam Barton in ITV1 soap Emmerdale, will be joined by Britain’s Got
We’ve had some stick here at South Leeds Towers whenever we’ve mentioned ‘city centre south’. Some readers tell us they’ve never heard of it! And I suppose they have a point. ‘City Centre South’, as it’s known, is the name given to the area between the River Aire and the
The Hunslet Club is set to launch Latin Fusion Dance Classes for adults this coming Friday evening, (6:30 till 7:30) a fantastic opportunity for any adults wanting to learn favourite Latin Dance styles as seen on Saturday night tv! Come on your own or bring a partner, all ages welcome.
My first day at school (Hunslet Carr) 1953 I remember it well, Miss Smith was our Teacher. We did the usual things school children did, as what I suppose they do now, painting and drawing, sandpits. Looking at books. Our teacher reading books to us. We had to sit
Would you like to be the next Star from South Leeds to see your name in lights? Joy Hudson hopes to follow in the footsteps of Angela Griffin. I recently had the opportunity to visit the cast of Leeds Children’s Theatre as they put on their Pinocchio costumes for
Forty residents came along to St Matthew’s community centre on Friday (8 November 2013) to discuss local issues with their MP and local Councillors. The agenda was set by residents as they were invited to record issues in three categories: good things about living in Holbeck, problems and things