What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Now I’m not a woman, but I do celebrate International Women’s Day, which is today. And I prefer it to Mothers Day, or Mothering Sunday as it was called when I grew up, which falls on Sunday. My mother was a feminist, the first in her family to go to
Cllr David Congreve today cut the ribbon to mark the relaunch of Beeston Co-op Pharmacy. Pharmacy Manager Sageer Sharif explained that following a £160,000 refurbishment they were able to offer an extended range of services. As well as servicing local nursing homes, they can help patients monitor new medications such
Holbeck In Bloom teamed up with Beeston In Bloom and students from Leeds University to plant a laurel hedge on Holbeck Moor yesterday. The group have been trying to screen the Moor from the M621 motorway with hedging for several years. Previous plantings have succumbed to large quantities of salt
Friday 22nd February saw the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust hosting a 1940’s Nostalgia Night at the Hunslet Club for specially invited elderly people in South Leeds to enjoy a meal and entertainment from wartime entertainment tribute act The Day Day Darlings. The event saw the club packed out with some very
Leeds Dynamite, the Middleton based cheerleading group recently brought back nine trophies from Cheltenham as Western Champions 2013. The group took 39 dancers to the BCA Western Regional Cheerleading Competition, which was held at Cheltenham Race Course on Sunday 24th February. The dancers ages ranged from 5 to 38 years
Hunslet Old Boys ARLFC bring Grant Saunders to the Hunslet Club for a hypnotically entertaining fundraising night to remember in South Leeds. Also live on stage the incredible School Of Rock inspired band Distorted Sky & Special Guests. Bar & food, late disco too. Saturday 9th March, £8 per ticket or 2
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. We don’t often quote Leeds Student, but they ventured to Holbeck to review Slung Low Theatre’s productions of Beulah and Some Small Love Story at their home, the HUB (Holbeck Underground Ballroom, under the viaduct).
As previously reported on South Leeds Life, tenants claiming housing benefit will be penalised if they have more bedrooms than they are deemed to need. Hilary Benn MP has today highlighted National Housing Federation (NHF) figures which show that 2,687 households in the Leeds Central constituency will be hit by
Brown garden bin collections will resume this week following the winter suspension of the service. Using the brown bins is an effective way of keeping garden waste out of landfill; helping to save money and cut carbon emissions. The bins can be filled with grass and hedge cuttings, fruit which
The newly formed Hunslet Club & Parkside Academy Under 8s Team played there first game on Sunday 3rd March against a much more experienced East Leeds team. After a nervous start the Hunslet Club & Parkside Academy team found their feet and started to produce the rugby skills they have learned