What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Are you interested in becoming more active? Then why not join the new Middleton Walk and Talk group? Come along for a relaxed, friendly walk every Wednesday and get some light exercise, fresh air and a chance to meet and mix with others. Meet outside Middleton Park Avenue Post Office
John Cummins (Groundwork and City Connect) will be hosting three walks in and around Holbeck over the next two weeks. The heritage walks are open to the public for all to enjoy. The times and dates of the walks are as follows; Saturday 23 May 2015 at 11 am Explore
Phone hacking is back in the news with the Daily and Sunday Mirror having to make big payouts to their victims. I think this case raises some big questions for journalism and the state of the press. Phone hacking at the Mirror was described as being on an industrial scale,
This is my second of my lifetime stories since moving into sheltered housing three years ago. This will also appear in the June edition of South Leeds Life Newspaper. First, my apologies in the length of this blog. I had thought about splitting the blog into two, with the second edition following
When I heard about the guy who was giving free self protection classes to women and girls in Leeds I jumped at the chance. With all the attacks in the news recently I am determined that my daughters and I will have some form of defence should we ever come
There are seventy jobs available at the new Asda store on Old Lane, which is due to open on Monday 13 July 2015. Leeds City Council is keen to help local people secure these jobs and has set up information sessions to brief applicants about the process before they start
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 Tetley art gallery in Hunslet where you are invited to collaborate on a giant group painting made by rolling, twisting and dabbing painted balls over
There’s been a lot of gardening going on in Beeston in the last week – taking inspiration from Chelsea maybe? For the second year running Beeston was chosen to take part in Business in the Community’s National ‘Give and Gain Day’. So on Friday (15 May 2015) a team of
There is a rare opportunity to see inside Stank Hall Barn when the Friends group hold an open day this Saturday (23 May 2015). The Barn dates back to the fifteenth century and there is a legend that it was built with timber left over from Christopher Columbus’ ships. This
The 100th birthday of a locomotive called Nellie transported to Sierra Leone by Hunslet-based Manning Wardle & Company during the First World War will form part of a special exhibition set to open its doors this Saturday at a popular city museum. If you’ve ever looked round the exhibition at