What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Ska House Band, a modern ska covers band, are offering their services to free to help raise funds for the club. Back in June we highlighted the plight to save our club from closure with mounting debts and lack of members. Since then we’ve had some real positives from
As the schools break up for the long summer holiday, we look at some of the many activities available to keep your children occupied and entertained. The Hamara Healthy Living Centre in Beeston is running a full summer programme of activities for 6-12 year olds through to 29th August.
The Greenhouse on Beeston Road is inviting guests to dinner, as their new on-site chef turns the Greenhouse Deli into a pop up restaurant for the night, to cook up a feast for Yorkshire Day on 1st August. Celebrating great local food, from passionate Yorkshire suppliers, 18 year-old Bradley
I was asked to go visit a young woman by the name of Holly Fletcher, who I was told she is an ‘A star’ student, as she had just attained 2 A Stars, an A and C grade in her GCSE’s exams recently. Holly brings her younger siblings to
sc4L (Sustainable Communities for Leeds) are holding an Open Day next Monday to inform tenants and residents about their plans. The drop in information day is being held at St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck on Monday 5th August 2013 from 11am to 7pm. This is an opportunity to
My brother tweeted me last night to let me know that Leeds City Council have announced they will build 400 council houses. It was in the trade rag Inside Housing, so it must be true. I had actually seen the press release the story was based on when it
Capturing ‘summer 2013 in south and east Leeds’ is the focal point of a photography competition organised by NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). As part of its efforts to encourage local people to get involved with the work of the recently established CCG, the NHS
Children’s Centres in Leeds are expanding and recruiting staff. They are looking for a large number of childcare assistants to help them meet growing demand. An information session is being held on Tuesday 30th July 2013. You don’t need to hold a qualification, but the council are looking for
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Beeston food blogger Ewan Mitchell has been busy. On his Everything But The Oink blog he reports that his pig, “Breakfast”, is a bit of a bad boy who has taken the
When did you last visit a local shop? As I grew up in Holbeck, we had a shop on almost every corner. Well, at least you never had to walk further than two or three streets to find what you were looking for. Most shops sold everything from “collar