What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It’s time to give the Cottingley Hall estate a bit of a boost! On the 19th and 20th of August Cottingley In Bloom – along with Groundwork Leeds, Mears and the council – are getting together to make the estate a little more lovely. If you have some spare time
Are you passionate about local history in Middleton? The Middleton Life local history group is meeting next week and would welcome new members! The group, which recently held a successful Middleton History Week at the St George’s Centre will meet at Tenants Hall, Acre Close, on Wednesday, August 6, 10am-noon.
Police are appealing to trace a potential witness to a sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl in a Hunslet supermarket. A 78-year-old man has been charged in connection with the alleged incident at Morrisons at The Penny Hill Centre, in Church Street, which happened between 4.30pm and 5pm on Monday,
Leeds City Council has gained a wide ranging injunction to prevent travellers from setting up unlawful encampments on key environmentally sensitive areas of land across the city. The six sites are: Holbeck Moor, The John Charles Centre for Sport, Gassy Field at Armley Gyratory, Roundhay Park and Soldiers Field,
Oh my goodness where does the time go? It’s the Summer Holidays and already we’re another year older. So what to do with the children? I haven’t got anything planned this week so with a fiver, three bikes and just a little of bit energy; Here are my three tips
Regeneration plans for Holbeck Urban Village have received a boost with a number of developers coming forward with proposals to regenerate the iconic Tower Works site. The Leeds City Council and Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have been working together to use assets they both own at the Tower
Today (Friday 25 July 2014) sees the start of Love Parks Week, raising awareness of the importance of parks and green spaces. Love Parks Week is a platform for hundreds of park lovers to join forces in the UK’s largest celebration of green spaces. It also campaigning to protect
What have the Israeli invasion of Gaza and the shooting down of an airliner over Ukraine got to do with a First World War commemoration at Cockburn School last Friday? The commemoration at Cockburn was done very well. A lot of work had gone into it, pupils had studied
For 70 years, The Hunslet Club has offered a diverse range of activity for young people in South Leeds and has produced some great success stories in its time. With the growing popularity of sport and activity with young people and adults alike, there is now greater demand than
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. It seems we can’t get enough of cycling in this glorious Tour de France year. We spotted staff from Leeds Museums on Twitter taking part in a Tour de Musee on Tuesday,