Month: May 2016

South Leeds Roundup: desserts, diners and defibrillators

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 with Beeston blogger Mike Wallis. He’s tweaked the Desert Island Discs format and selected five desserts to be stranded with on the mythical desert island. I’m not

Residents fined for piles of waste

Recent prosecutions have highlighted the responsibilities of home owners to keep bin yards and properties in South Leeds clear of waste. In three separate cases environmental action officers issued warnings before serving community protection notices on six individuals to compel them to take action and clean up waste accumulating in their

New centre encourages pupils Into University

A new education centre, which is helping to raise aspirations amongst South Leeds children, held its official opening on Wednesday 27 April 2016. The Into University centre runs after school sessions where children can complete their homework, or work on an exercise provided by the teaching staff. This term’s theme

Middleton meeting to debate Housing Bill

Decent, secure, affordable housing for all – meeting in Middleton Thursday 12 May This Thursday (12 May 2016) the Leeds housing campaign group Hands Off Our Homes is holding a public meeting to discuss what the Housing and Planning Bill means for ourselves and our communities. Please join us at