What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The following interview is with Rosie Campbell OBE who took up the Chief Executive Officer post at Leeds-based support agency Genesis in September 2013. Rosie has been heavily involved in researching, service development and sex work policy in the UK since 1995 and was one of the driving forces
Middleton residents turned out in force to support the 2014 Middleton Community Fair which was held on the field at Middleton Primary School on Saturday (20 September 2014). I talked to many of the stallholders, all of whom told me that they were having a good day. Sarah
Appeal: Fatal Collision, Middleton Grove, Leeds Saturday, 20 September, 2014 Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and a woman died and another man suffered serious injuries following a collision in Leeds this morning (Saturday. 20 September). The collision happened shortly after 5.30am in Middleton Grove, Beeston, and involved
Last night I found myself in the middle of a very emotional news story. No, not the Scottish Referendum. I was at Beeston Parish Centre for the Aspiring Communities consultation meeting and I found myself with two jobs. I was speaking as a member of the group’s Advisory Committee
Last night (18 September 2014) 150 residents packed into the Beeston Parish Centre to discuss Aspiring Communities’ revised plans for the Ice Pak site on Barkly Road. One man tried to disrupt the meeting by shouting “Don’t want it. Go away” as the architect explained the plans, but the majority
If you think that the Hunslet Club is just about sport for boys then think again. Better still pay a visit to their showcase event at the White Rose Shopping Centre this Sunday (21 September 2014) to find out about the wide range of activities the club provides for
As Written By Her Mum Christine Robinson Twinkle. Edited by Kenneth Ingram. 2nd September First day back! – it went well yay … As predicted Amber waited till she got back to mine to release her stress. I got a few digs in the arm, tears and a
Wild leaf salad with a fruit vinaigrette dressing, accompanied by home baked nettle seed bread and followed by elderberry and almond tart anybody? This Saturday (20 September 2014) Craig Worrall of Edible Leeds will be leading a Wild Food Walk around Skelton Grange Environment Centre’s beautiful wildlife area. Berries
The last Gala or Fair of the season although this is called, Friends of Middleton Park Craft, Flower and Produce Show. Was an overcast day, but thankfully no rain, and brought massive crowds into the Park to enjoy all the fun. Lots of cars already parked up on
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start with news that Beeston’s popular chip shop Park Fisheries has won Gold from Yorkshire In Bloom. Fantastic – well done guys! Here’s a picture to celebrate: Beeston Festival