What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The agenda has been published for the Inner South Area Committee which meets on Wednesday 20th March 2013, at 6:30pm. The meeting is being held at Beeston Parish Centre on Town Street (opposite the Co-op). The full papers for the meeting are available to dowload from the Leeds City Council
The Johnson Family Fundraisers are inviting South Leeds Ladies to their Pamper Night in aid of Cancer Research, hosted at the Hunslet Club. “We are always very happy to welcome events organised by members of the local community for the benefit of other great causes.” Explained Jason Slack at the
Nicola Turner from Leeds Play Network has been in touch with details of the services they provide: Do you work with children, are you a parent or carer – would you like to be creative without spending a fortune ? Gone are the days when people could spend a fortune
Did you know that despite the acute shortage of accommodation in Leeds more than 5,000 homes in the city have been empty for more than six months? A council report indicates that while many of the vacancies are in the traditional student areas of Leeds (Headingley and Hyde Park) and
Speak To The Streets Breakdance Battle returns to the Hunslet Club, Sunday March 17th, Read more about it and the story behind Speak To The Streets here. Don’t miss it! See the video above for a demonstration of the talented young people in the area who have attended one of
Councillor Paul Truswell told a meeting in Middleton on Friday that Leeds City Council is looking at re-designating properties to help tenants affected by the Bedroom Tax. From April households who are deemed to have too many bedrooms will face a reduction in their Housing Benefit of 14% – 25%.
Mark Burns-Williamson, the Police & Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire addressed the Beeston Community Forum last Thursday. The hot topic was the court decision that Leeds United did not have to pay for policing outside the ground at Elland Road. Mr Burns-Williamson revealed that the cost ranged from £40,000 to
Ed and Tania Carlisle live in a back to back in Beeston with a difference: they’ve got ten solar panels on their roof. In Climate Week, I went to speak with Ed to find out more. Ed explains, “We’ve been interested in green living for a while, but it’s an
This great article appeared over on the Beyond Guardian Leeds blog. We know our readers like their local history, so we thought we’d reblog it here. Many of the events took place at the gas works on Meadow Lane (the gas holders are still there), the adjacent Midland Goods Station
Dozens of community groups from South Leeds headed to the Civic Hall on Wednesday for an evening of celebration. The event was organised by the Councillors of our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet and Middleton Park. Groups that had received funding from the Inner South Area Committee