What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Cross Flatts Park saw another successful Beeston Festival as thousands flocked to enjoy music, food, sports and much more on Saturday (6 June 2015). [slideshow_deploy id=’36571′] All photos by Paul Bullivant And here’s how people reacted on social media as the day unfolded: New Collection
[slideshow_deploy id=’36563′] I made my way up from my flat to Parkside Fields; I was about half an hour late due to rain and not knowing how water proof my camera was, and not carrying a waterproof notebook. Anyway the rain stopped, and was just overcast until about 10.30am
Interview with Sally Sumpner, Executive Headteacher of Windmill and Low Road Music Federation. By volunteer community reporter Kenneth Ingram, of South Leeds Life. Sally what qualifications did you receive when leaving School, College or University? When I left school, I left with A levels then went to Beckett Park City
This week has been Volunteers Week. This is a natural story for us. It’s bang on message, it fits with our mission and was a great opportunity to piggy back on a story that was likely to be picked up regional and national media. We regularly write up local projects
A man has been arrested in Slovakia in connection with the attempted murder and rape of a woman in Beeston. The 21-year-old Slovakian national was arrested by local police in the Kosice area of eastern Slovakia today after West Yorkshire detectives investigating the attack on an 18-year-old woman in Beeston
You know the summer’s here when Beeston Festival rolls around. It’s back on Saturday (6 June 2015) in Cross Flatts Park and organisers are promising a park packed with fun. No matter what your interest you’ll find something to do at Beeston Festival. For the youngsters there are Breeze inflatables,
The Inner South Community Committee will be meeting on Wednesday (10 June 2015) to debate what can be done about ‘legal highs’. The committee is made up of our nine ward councillors and as usual the meeting will be in two sections. The first session, starting at 5:30pm, will 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 with a nature walk organised by Friends of Middleton Park last Sunday which revealed, amongst other things, an allegedly edible tree fungus called ‘chicken of the woods’.
The trial of a group of men, many from Beeston, who sexually abused a girl of 13 has concluded with the judge handing out long sentences at Leeds Crown Court. Ten men have been found guilty of a range of offences relating to the grooming and systematic sexual abuse of
There is a new training course running at St Luke’s CARES Charity shop on Dewsbury Road. St Luke’s CARES received funding through the Health Lottery (Active Communities Health Amaze) which has enabled the charity run the TRY! project, providing free neighbourhood training in retail skills to help members of the