What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A 24-28 win at Newcastle Thunder this afternoon has given the Hunslet Hawks their first points in the Kingstone Press League 1. Hunslet travelled to Kingston Park Stadium with good wins in the Challenge Cup, but three straight defeats in the league this season. Coach Matt Bramald talked in the
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 4 April 2016: 3.1m single storey rear extension, 3.6m to ridge height, 2.5m to eaves 9 St Anthonys Drive
Paul Clark has started a Friendship Group for people in Belle Isle. The group meets on Mondays from 10am till 12pm at the Belle Isle Family Centre. Paul said: “We want to be there for people who are socially isolated, new to the area or just have time on their
So in the light of the Panama Papers this week, my question is: have you ever avoided paying tax? My guess is that most people in South Leeds have at some time or another. Have you paid for a building repair in cash to avoid VAT? Have you bought cheap
The candidates for the Leeds City Council elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates for Beeston & Holbeck ward, City & Hunslet ward and Middleton Park ward. We’re writing to all the candidates to ask them about why they are standing and what their policies are.
Yorkshire’s best loved poet, the Bard of Barnsley Ian McMillan, is backing a Leeds bowel cancer campaign – with poetry about poo. Ian is helping raise awareness among 60-74 year-olds about the importance of taking the NHS bowel cancer screening test for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in April. He has
On Saturday 19 March 2016 Dalby Forest held their first ever parkrun and we were there! I dragged myself out of bed at and collected my partners in crime to make the 1hr 15min drive along the A64 to Dalby. It has been suggested that driving for almost 3 hours
The children and families of Lane End Primary School in Beeston showed off their baking skills at the first annual Great Easter Bake Off competition. The children were inspired to bake and create biscuits, buns or cakes that had an Easter or Spring theme. On the day of the competition,
Have you read the April edition of our South Leeds Life newspaper yet? We’ve been distributing copies to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11. Copies are available from libraries, schools, community centres, GP practices, shops and other community venues. You can find a full list of pick up points here:
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 in Cross Flatts Park on a rainy Saturday morning asking what links Darth Vader, the Flintstones, Clark Kent and a pantomime horse? It’s got to be the