What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The national Green Party leader Natalie Bennett yesterday (30 July 2015) visited the Holbeck viaduct in the heart of Leeds – which has over the past two years become the focus of a growing community campaign to see it re-opened as a public green space, and walking and cycling route
A community centre at the heart of a regeneration project has officially re-opened after an extensive revamp. Ingram Gardens community centre has undergone a major transformation ahead of nearby properties in Holbeck being refurbished as part of the council’s housing regeneration project. The council’s partner sc4L and Keepmoat overhauled the
The saga of Michael Maloney’s attempt to create a small gypsy / traveller site in Hunslet Carr came to an end recently with the report of the planning inspector, who backed the Council’s decision to refuse Mr Maloney planning permission. I don’t want to go into the case in great
We are the National Citizen Service (NCS) team 26. As part of the programme we have to plan and deliver a social action project to our local community. We are all really passionate about helping the older population as much as we can: we think they deserve so much more
A long-standing planning battle over a proposed Gypsy/Traveller encampment in Hunslet Carr looks to have come to a close, with a government Planning Inspector upholding the Council’s original decision to refuse permission for the site. As previously reported here in South Leeds Life, Mr Michael Maloney – an established member
Meet Dora and Win the chance to sing on national TV! Hold on to your backpacks and get ready for a fiesta – Dora and Friends: Into the City! is set to land in South Leeds. As part of the nationwide Nick Jr.’s Sing-Along Summer kids will have the chance
The busy Rowland Road Social Club are hosting another major regional darts competition this Saturday (1st August) – and everyone’s invited, whether to enter the tournament (and be in the running for the cash prizes) or just to spectate. The tournament – organised by Bradford Darts Promotions – is open
Hunslet Hawks have confirmed their full fixture list for the Kingstone Press Championship Super 8s. The first game will see Hunslet travel to Tetley’s Stadium to take on Dewsbury Rams on Sunday 9 August. Their first home game is against Workington Town on Sunday 16 August. The full fixtures and
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 the news that the latest South Leeds Neighbourhood Policing newsletter is out. Also on Facebook they report on a trail bike seized in Holbeck and a
The controversial plans for a sports hall with community and prayer rooms on the former Ice Pak site on Barkly Road in Beeston will go before a Council Plans Panel next week with a recommendation to refuse planning permission. The plans brought forward by local charity Aspiring Communities have raised