What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Five South Leeds residents are counting the cost of falling foul of environmental laws. Four of the five were found guilty at Leeds Magistrates Court last week for failing to deal with rubbish properly while the other contravened a Dog Control Order. Julie Thompson of Brompton Row, Beeston Hill was
Last Wednesday (15 October 2014) a group of us learnt how to fly off a slate quarry mountain. We took part in this adrenaline fundraiser for the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust. We were secured into harnesses and let zip over a 432m drop for 57 seconds at 100mph. The Ciaran
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South Do you know someone who is 16-18 yrs old, lives in West Yorkshire and would like spend one evening a week gaining insight into modern policing and helping out in the community? If so you need to act fast, this year’s Explorer programme
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at Holbeck Cemetery where they are keen to learn more about their war dead. From Sgt Edward Blackburn through to Pvt Walter Turton the Friends of Holbeck
Apparently according to BT there are figures which show some people are still not online. I was invited to attend a workshop at Hillside in Beeston on Tuesday 14 October 2014 to discuss a community development approach to digital inclusion. The event was organised by Emily Harper, head of research
Six years of hard work was officially acknowledged earlier this month as Caroline Wheritt received the Social Entrepreneur award in this year’s Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber (SEYH) awards. Caroline Wheritt, CEO of Leeds based social enterprise company, Re:Work, was quick to point out that the laurels awarded to her
‘Be a flu fighter’ urge Leeds City Council and local NHS Keith Senior, former Leeds Rhinos star and current ambassador for the Leeds Rugby Foundation, and Ronnie the Rhino got behind the city’s ‘be a flu fighter’ campaign launched by Leeds City Council and the local NHS at the Trinity
South Leeds Life is sorry to announce the death of Hazel Dawson (née Barker), a well-known stalwart of the Middleton community. Hazel was born in Bradford in 1942, but was taken straight into care and grew up in children’s homes across the UK – mainly on the Isle of Man.
The Hunslet Rugby Foundation in association with the Garden Gate pub have created a heritage room dedicated to the history of Hunslet Rugby League. The “Hunslet Rugby League Remembered” Heritage Room will be officially opened at 12pm noon on Friday (24 October 2014) at The Garden Gate, 3 Whitfield Place,
Do you notice anything different about this post? We’ve redesigned the site and hopefully you will find it easier to read. We would like to apologise that the new design isn’t completely bedded in yet. We had a few glitches over the weekend, but by the end of the week