What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Residents in the Garnets and Longroyds close to former police station on Burton Road, Beeston are lobbying to ensure that Aldi don’t chop down any trees on the site. As previously reported here on South Leeds Life, Aldi are seeking planning permission for a new store on the police station
The foyer of Beeston library was busy on Friday afternoon (28 November 2014) as members of the public grabbed their free copy of the South Leeds Life community newspaper. The timing of the launch coincided with the MP and ward councillor’s monthly advice surgery at the library. Angela Gabriel and
*Ambers Autism Awareness Diaries November 2014. As written by her Mum Christine Robinson Twinkle. Photographs used with kind permission of Christine. Edited by Kenneth Ingram. 7 November Autism traits when reading them are pretty rigid, but Amber proves every day that the textbook although good for learning about autism isn’t
There was an interesting theme running through Wednesday’s Inner South Community Committee and that was the importance, and the difficulties, of communication. A number of issues came up in the discussion group I was part of. ‘Why aren’t there any evening activities at the Youth Hub?’ – well there are,
Santa Run Leeds Date: Sunday 7 December. Start time: 11am Sponsorship target: £50 Venue: Middleton Park, Leeds Distance: 5 km Event information I’m in the Santa Fun Run in Middleton Park, Leeds. Join me, cheer me on and sign my sponsorship form or donate by
The Inner South Community committee met last night (26 November 2014) at Leeds Civic Hall. The first half of the meeting was a workshop discussion about the Families First programme, focussing on employment, crime and anti-social behaviour and support for families in turn. A recurring theme was the need for
Hunslet Hawks players and staff will visit Belle Isle WMC on Monday 15 December. The Hawks have been invited to the club to celebrate the achievements of the 2014 season and to showcase the Championship One trophy. The Hawks will be at the club 8pm-9pm and Hawks stars and local
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 the Hunslet Club where it was presentation night for the U7, U8 and U9s rugby teams. Coaches, volunteers and parents were thanked with the most amazing
Tenants have been officially handed the keys to their newly built council homes which are just some of the 1,000 properties being delivered as part of an ambitious drive to provide new council homes in the city. Leeds City Council leader Councillor Keith Wakefield had the honour this month of
A spate of mystery posters appeared on lampposts in Beeston and Hunslet overnight (Sunday 23 November 2014). The anonymous posters accuse local ward members Elizabeth Nash, Mohammed Iqbal and Patrick Davey of being conspicuous by their absence in the ward. In response Councillor Elizabeth Nash said: “At least one of