What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 at the Child Friendly Leeds Awards, where Beeston’s Hamara Centre’s Supplementary School won in the supporting schools category. “Since having a daughter it has hit home that
Wear the Shirt with Pride Evening – Thursday 18 February, Phoenix Bar Thursday 18th February will see the return of a number of Hunslet’s favourite sons to the Phoenix. Ex-players, including legends Graham King and Steve Pryce, will be on hand to present the “Class of 2016” with their shirts
This article is part of the fracking series put together by Frack Free LS26. Hutton Energy has recently bought the license to complete exploratory fracking drills across south Leeds, including in Middleton and Belle Isle, and much of the surrounding area. This series of articles hopes to educate people about
Hunslet Hawks won their final pre-season friendly against Keighley Cougars in a match that swung back and forth. The Hawks travelled to Cougar Park to meet Keighley in their final pre-season friendly match before the Kingstone Championship 1 kicks off next week. Following losses to bigger teams: Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone
Debt charity workers expect this Monday (15 February 2016) to be the busiest day yet, following a record-breaking start to 2016. While the economy in some areas has seen an upturn, Christians Against Poverty is still hearing from thousands of people in desperate circumstances. “Most of our clients have been
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 8 February 2016: Change of use of office building to continued use as school Phoenix House Global Avenue Beeston
The scrutiny of the controversial ‘Managed Prostitution Area’ in Holbeck intensified this week – notably with significant new media coverage, and a heated meeting between businesses, West Yorkshire Police, the Council, and other stakeholders. Following local MP Hilary Benn’s article addressing the issue here in South Leeds Life last weekend,
We recently turned Park View Primary into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to celebrate Harry Potter Day! On Thursday 4 February 2016, the pupils of Park View Primary Academy transformed their school into Hogwarts School and they all contributed by dressing up as the legendary characters of the Harry
Collections of brown garden bins across Leeds will re-start soon. Following the winter break, the fortnightly brown bin collections will resume on Monday 29 February 2016. Collection days remain the same and can be checked on the council’s website. You can also download a handy calendar to remind you of your collection schedule. Using brown
A project to transform the Tower Works site into new homes, offices, shops and restaurants has been approved by Leeds City Council’s city plans panel. The site, which was originally a factory from the 1860s to 1978 will now be developed by Carillion, who had previously been selected by the