What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Most people seem to want to see the back of 2016 and hope for something better in 2017, but it’s not all been doom and gloom. Part of South Leeds Life’s mission is to spread positive news about our communities so we thought we would round off the year with
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 19 December 2016: 6.0m single storey rear extension, 3.975m to ridge height, 2.5m to eaves 5 Normanton Grove
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Our Middleton Integrated Team are sharing some Christmas cheer this week by donating hampers to disadvantaged families in the area. Staff brought in items to make up the eight hampers which will be given out in the coming days. A special mention to Senior Nurse
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds Inner South. Middleton and Belle Isle Ward Officers have taken Santa’s big key to an address in Middleton early this morning to look for a wanted male. Whilst there the Santa Sack filled up nicely and 6 people were arrested for a number of different
Well that’s pretty much it from all of us at South Leeds Life for this year. We will have a roundup of 2016’s news for you next week and report on any important breaking stories and we will return with our normal service on Tuesday 3 January. We will also
Cllr Kim Groves, who represents Middleton Park ward on Leeds City Council, has been caught up in a controversy between the Yorkshire Evening Post and Leeds City Council. The newspaper had submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) about councillors not paying their Council Tax. The Council
A Middleton resident has received a much larger fine after failing to pay a fixed dog-fouling penalty notice. Peter Coulson of Throstle Terrace was ordered to pay in total £947.57 (£220 fine, a surcharge of £30, and costs to the council of £697.57) at Leeds Magistrates Court after being found
Here we are at the last column of 2016. Which at least 48% of us don’t feel it’s been a great year. I blame myself. This time last year I was warning people: “Do you realise that by the end of 2016 we could be out of the EU and
I met up with Sean Sturman and Susan Oldroyd, two of the administrators of the Save Our Beeston Facebook group, to find out about their latest charitable venture Helping People In Beeston. The scheme helps people by marrying people in need of help with volunteers and springs from the Save
A 200 year old mill in Holbeck that was central to the Industrial Revolution is the subject of a refurbishment plan that will include a 27 storey tower block. Midland Mills on Silver Street in Holbeck nestles between Water Lane and the defunct railway viaduct. The Grade II listed buildings