What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Council is consulting its tenants about how council housing in Leeds will be managed in the future. Leaflets have been dropping through letterboxes across the city explaining the proposed changes and asking for comments. There are two organisations managing council housing in our part of the city: Aire Valley
Mahboob Nazir has been in touch to let us know that KMWA Community Centre and Leeds Lions Taekwondo Club have joined forces to offer a new martial arts class on Saturday mornings. This will be a great opportunity to learn a disciplined skill, no matter what your physical ability. As
Half term fun coming to the Hunslet Club, one of the most popular venues for children and young people in South Leeds. See the video above for highlights of the fun to be had at Activity Camps. £4 for half day, £8 for full day, call 0113 2716489 to book
Leeds City Council has announced further delays to the PFI-funded scheme to bring new housing to Holbeck and Beeston Hill. The latest delay has apparently been caused by the government requiring the Council and the contractors to find different funding to that which they had in place. The Council has
The recent announcement about an ice rink near Leeds United Football Ground started me wondering where the proposed Park and Ride scheme for the area would be and what impact these developments would have on the area. A permanent ice rink for the city is long overdue. It is a
The annual Hunslet Club Fitness Challenge in aid of youth club trips and St Gemma’s Hospice took place on Saturday 9th February with almost 50 members of the South Leeds community sweating it out for 2 hours doing box fit, circuits and more. You can see video highlights of how
Trolleybuses could be running from a Park & Ride facility in Stourton, through Hunslet to the city centre and beyond in five year’s time. Two consultation events were held in Hunslet last week by project organisers West Yorkshire Metro. Residents had the opportunity find out more about the scheme, details
On Friday the Council’s Executive Board meets to consider the Council’s budget for the coming year. Buried in the detail are clues about what will happen to allotment charges and the future of golf courses and bowling greens. The budget report includes comments from the Council’s Scrutiny Boards that in
Last Tuesday, Holbeck In Bloom joined forces with Beeston In Bloom to tackle some overgrown shrubbery on St Anthony’s Drive in Beeston. There was some serious pruning and clearing of the greenery next to Hugh Gaitskell Primary School and Beeston Village Community Centre. [slideshow_deploy id=’13837′] Thanks to Linda Stanley from
South Leeds Life is launching its second Community Reporters Course for residents in Belle Isle and Middleton. During the ten week course you will learn everything you need to know to start reporting for South Leeds Life, including: Writing a news story Writing headlines Taking better photos Using video and audio