What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
First day finding out about South Leeds Life and hyperblog. Never heard of hyperblogs. What next! The Community Reporters course sounded as though it would give me some pointers to improve my writing skills. For several years now I have written articles for the local newspaper on behalf of
The council’s scheme to make homes cheaper to heat is now available to any Leeds homeowner. Watch out for a letter dropping through your door – it’s not junk mail, it’s a chance help you cut your fuel bills. SSE, the Council’s partner in South Leeds will be writing
People in Leeds are being reminded to make sure they are on the electoral register by the end of the month. Next May will see important elections when one Councillor in each ward is elected and regional MEPs are elected to represent Yorkshire in Strasbourg. In order to vote
Fun at the library Beeston Library is to host two Hallowe’en events. Beeston’s Beastly Ball, on Thursday 31 October from 3-4pm, will feature “All things ghostly! Fangtastic Fancy Dress, badge making, spooky crafts, slime and a Scary Skeleton!” with prizes for the best costumes. Then on Friday 1 November
Councillors have welcomed recent figures showing the impact of targeted work to reduce burglaries in two South Leeds communities. A multi-agency approach is being used by Safer Leeds in the Middleton and Belle Isle areas of the city. This area has seen 54 fewer offences (56% reduction) from April-August
A pioneering job creation foundation in Hunslet which is supporting long term unemployed on an ‘earn as you learn’ training programme – has fast tracked a trainee into a full time role In a milestone development, Rebecca Lawrence has been offered a telephone sales executive position with BE Fuel
The Hunslet Club is set to once again host an Activity Camp for 5 to 14 year olds during the upcoming half term. Further details and video of previous holiday sessions can be found here. This time however there will be the added bonus, particularly for junior footballer players and fans
Schoolchildren from Windmill Primary and Broomfield schools were on hand to help plant up on Belle Isle Circus last Friday (18 October 2013). [slideshow_deploy id=’19972′] We all met up on Belle Isle Circus on a drizzly morning for the planting of shrubs and bulbs on behalf of Belle
A blog called Secret Leeds has published a cache of photographs taken by the RAF in 1951. The photos are taken on a series of “runs” across the city and appear to be part of a national survey – a early version of Google Earth! The photos were hidden
Royal Mail are recruiting up to 1,300 casual workers to cover the Christmas period. You can find out more on their website at www.royalmail.com/xmasjobs We have an updated list of Apprenticeship vacancies across Leeds: Apprenticeship Vacancies – 13-10-07 These are a chance to learn on the job and as