What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A woman from Middleton has been collared having let her dog roam free. Nicola Willmore, of Throstle Lane, failed to pay the £75 fixed penalty notice issued after dog wardens found her dog wandering the streets in April this year. Willmore was fined £40.00, now must pay a £20 victim
On Saturday evening (10 October 2015) there was a fundraiser in aid of PAFRAS (Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers). The venue was the oldest Working Mens’ Club in the country which is now run as a co-operative and according to the name above the door is called The
All roads and modes of transport lead to White Rose Shopping Centre for Stephanie Hunter. Stephanie has joined the team at the centre as Travel Planning Co-ordinator and her newly created post will prove vital as White Rose prepares for expansion. Centre Manager Dean Stratton says: “The extension of the
The Yorkshire cancer patient forum held its second meeting on Monday 5 October. It was very well attended and friendly and although as a patient I did not know anyone it felt very welcoming. The diverse nature of the group including the cancers suffered from was amazing. It is organised
BITMO GATE held a Balloon Race in recognition of World Mental Health Day. On Friday 9th October. Thanks to Alison Lowe, from Touchstone, who donations were made to. Alison made a short speech, before the balloons were released. When any balloons are returned to The GATE, see who’s balloon went the longest
Interview with Chris Holmes, new Chair of Belle Isle and Middleton In Bloom. Questions by Kenneth Ingram, volunteer reporter for South Leeds Life. Chris you’ve recently been voted in as the new chairman of the Belle Isle and Middleton In Bloom Group. What do you hope to bring to the
South Leeds community projects invited to apply to next round of Third Sector Health Grants NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has launched a second round of Third Sector Health Grants to deliver its ambitious plans to improve health and wellbeing, prevent ill-health and ultimately enable local
Local charity SLATE – in the midst of their 10th anniversary celebrations – were today (Friday 9th October) visited by a pair of enterprising cyclists, touring the North to promote the work of ‘social enterprises’ in the region. Jeremy Robinson and Jason Norris (from London-based charity Clarity and The Soap
Last weekend (3-4 October 2015), thirty people and a dog from south Leeds travelled to Fort William in western Scotland – to hike up Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles. It follows previous community hikes over the past 2-3 years, to Snowdon and the Yorkshire Three Peaks
Earlier this week I started writing an article about Leeds City Council’s current Site Allocations consultation ‘Your city, Your plan’. You won’t have seen it yet, as I haven’t managed to finish it. I read the Council press release and it looked pretty dry and full of jargon. I though