What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
School pupils in South Leeds are being given the skills and confidence to cycle in their home city, as work gets underway to improve cycling facilities across the region. Schools across the south and east of the city have signed up to a free pilot scheme –The Cycle Skills Library,
If I could avoid this time of year I probably would. I don’t put the TV on and I avoid the news, it’s mostly about the London bombings and the less I hear about it the better.This year seems even worse, being the tenth anniversary, I can’t escape it. To
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of 7/7, the London bombings. South Leeds Life has spoken to a range of local figures about those events, their aftermath and the decade since. This post was first published in January 2015. Everyone was of course massively shaken by 9/11 and the so-called ‘War
Over the last few weeks the Hunslet Hawks have had the chance to pit their wits against some of the biggest sides in the Kingstone Press Championship, and in the main have held their own in narrow defeats to the likes of Halifax, London Broncos and Featherstone Rovers. However if
The recent brutal and cowardly murder of British and other tourists on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia has shocked us all. Families and friends who travelled there to relax and enjoy the sun were murdered by a man with a violent ideology and an automatic weapon. It is the biggest
The Leeds Transport Historical Society is holding an evening stroll on Monday 13 July 2015 down part of the trackbed of the Middleton Tramway to commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of its opening on 12 November 1925. The group will meet on the Ring Road Beeston Park at the junction with
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of 7/7, the London bombings. South Leeds Life has spoken to a range of local figures about those events, their aftermath and the decade since. This post was first published in January 2015. Cllr Adam Ogilvie, who represents Beeston and Holbeck ward, remembers it was
The Hunslet Community Gala’s good run of form on the weather front continued, with 2,000+ people gathering for a sun-baked afternoon together last weekend (Saturday 27th June). The festival centred around the performance arena, which featured dozens of local performers and especially dancers over the course of the afternoon. Acts
Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of 7/7, the London bombings. South Leeds Life has spoken to a range of local figures about those events, their aftermath and the decade since. Rev Lindsey Pearson is the Vicar of Beeston, she introduces the article which was first published in January 2015. “The
Tickets are still on sale for Sunday’s (5 July 2015) Kingstone Press Championship match when Hunslet Hawks entertain promotion chasing Bradford Bulls. Ticket sales are going well for Sunday’s showdown at the South Leeds Stadium, but tickets will be available to purchase on the day. Around 1,000 tickets are left