What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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,
Join us on Wednesday 20th August, from 12pm, at Belle Isle TMO for an afternoon of fun! If you’d like to get involved with the fun day, contact Carla on (0113) 378 2190 or email GATE@belleisletmo.co.uk. Commemorative Garden unveiling. Please bring your Children for a wonderful
[slideshow_deploy id=’26463′] The ancestry (family Tree) team led by Julie made our way to Leeds library on Monday morning 21st July. Julie, myself, Frank, Wayne, Alan and Philip spent a few hours researching our Family trees. Julie has been researching Family Trees for many years and at the moment
You are invited to join Slung Low Theatre at the Holbeck Underground Ballroom this weekend for free activities and affordable ‘£ Pay What You Decide’ performances for the whole family. Sunday 27 July 2014 is a day of performance and food from Temple Theatre, Odd Doll, Ruby Macintosh and
With Muslims throughout South Leeds fasting for Ramadan, we asked Naz Maroof from Beeston charity Aspiring Communities to explain the significance of the holy month. Why to Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan? There are two reasons for fasting. The first is linked with the inner and fasting
Older people in South Leeds are sticking with some exciting new hobbies after getting connected with their local community. A number of the city’s Neighbourhood Networks, funded by Leeds City Council, have engaged community connectors from their local areas, who are helping people to pass on their skills and