What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Those good people at Skelton Grange Environment Centre have been in touch to tell us about volunteering opportunities at Stourton: Do you care about the world around you and want to do something to make a difference? Do you want to share your passion for the environment with the next
The Friends of Middleton Park had a lot to talk about at their open meeting on Tuesday evening. Birdwatching, archeology, park improvements and their summer programme of activities were all covered. Graeme Ashton, Estates Officer, updated the meeting about work the Council had been doing in the park including a
How on earth could Iain Duncan Smith and William Hill be good for South Leeds? If they are, it’s all about unintended consequences. I’ve talked previously about the havoc that the government’s welfare “reforms” will bring to South Leeds. Someone else has commented that calling them “reforms” is like saying
Funding for the publication of the South Leeds Life (SLL) magazine has come to and end. The last copy was recently delivered to venues in the Middleton and Beeston areas. Have you seen it? That is the question I am posing to you. I am a Middleton resident, I have
Do you live in South Leeds? Are you passionate about your community? Are you constantly despairing about your community’s state of affairs? Who do you think holds the answer to your concerns? You do. Yes – YOU do. Today I will introduce my vision and passion for a positively diverse
I’ve lived in South Leeds all my life. Was born in Hunslet. Moved to Belle Isle during the slum clearance, then moved to Middleton. Moved back to Belle Isle in 2011 into sheltered housing. I was born in Larchfield Street, Hunslet in 1949. The terrace house I was born in
Most people describing themselves would start off with a job title, but I’m one of the so-called “benefit scroungers” so I don’t have a single title. But don’t get the idea that people on benefits are scroungers who do nothing… On Monday I was a trainee teacher. I’ve been offered
I have written a number of pieces as a result of my own personal experiences, but have never thought about publishing them, but just to have them as a record or diary of my own personal life. Like the time I ran a marathon. I wrote a diary of the
Our second Community Reporters course started today. It was a day of introductions. Five new students introduced themselves. As tutor, I introduced the idea of “hyperlocal blogging” and we looked at half a dozen sites from around the country and talked about how South Leeds Life has been developed over
A public consultation exercise over creating the city’s first major park and ride scheme at Elland Road could begin next month. Senior councillors in Leeds will debate the proposal to introduce the scheme at the executive board meeting to be held at Civic Hall next Wednesday. Should they give approval,