What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Bright bird feeders made from recycled materials flew off the shelves when a team of teenage entrepreneurs from Involve took them to the White Rose Shopping Centre last week. The students who are all in Years 9 and 10 at schools in Leeds, have been working at the Involve alternative
A new gardening course for tenants and residents in Middleton is set to start on Wednesday (18 June 2014). Thuja Philips, from Housing Leeds said: “Beginners are welcome or if you just need to learn and share new ideas to keep up to your garden please come along. The
Some of the most talented street artists in the north of England have come together to create a series of one-off pieces of street art, as work begins to enhance and re-energise Leeds Dock, the waterfront area located on Leeds’ South Bank. The 26 strong collective, led by Leeds-based
Staff and volunteers at Skelton Grange will be travelling to work by two wheels during Bike Week, 14-22 June. There’ll be a special bicycle tour showing volunteers how to easy it is to get to the centre by bicycle – followed by a Tour de France Grand Départ bikers’
The Queen’s Baton passed through Leeds on its way to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Thursday (12 June 2014). The Baton, which is visiting all the countries in the Commonwealth, came to the home of the Hunslet Hawks where it was met by over 500 youngsters from local
The new Asda Middleton, located on Holme Well Road, is celebrating summer by holding a Village Fete event on Saturday (14 June 2014). The event, which is completely free, will provide Middleton residents with a summer fun day to be enjoyed by all the family. The fete will take
As the World Cup gets underway tonight, West Yorkshire Police are working with partner agencies to protect victims of domestic violence which often spikes during football tournaments. Domestic violence offenders have been advised to seek help to change or risk paying the penalty as Police focus on those who
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. There are some great photos from Friends Of Middleton Park’s zumba and den building activities last week. Plus they look ahead to Oddsocks theatre and a history walk next month. They are
South Leeds Life has gone into print with a free 12-page tabloid newspaper. The paper, which will be available a community venues across South Leeds from next week, will make its debut at our stall at Beeston Festival on Saturday (14 June 2014). We have decided to go into
Councillor David Congreve has been officially confirmed as the Lord Mayor of Leeds for 2014/2015. Unanimously supported by all parties at the council’s annual meeting, Cllr Congreve, who is the 121st Lord Mayor of the city, takes over the role from previous incumbent Thomas Murray. Originally born in Halifax,