What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet Hawks won a hard fought West Yorkshire derby against Keighley Cougars at Cougar Park this afternoon (31 July 2016), with both teams needing to win to keep their season alive. Solid defence and effective game management, especially in the second half, saw Hunslet Hawks win and give themselves a
Police are issuing an Efit of a man they want to speak to in connection with a burglary offence in Beeston, Leeds. Leeds District CID would like to speak to anyone who can identify the man pictured in connection with a break-in at a property in Beeston between July 16
Senior councillors have approved a £45 million investment in specialist education provision for Leeds children who have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. At this week’s meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board, members approved the significant investment to transform education and support services for children with (SEMH) needs,
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 25 July 2016: Part single and part two storey building comprising 3 retail units and a children’s day nursery
Police investigating a robbery in Beeston on Wednesday 20 July 2016 have released two images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident. The incident happened at 9.46pm when a man entered the
Blooming Marvellous: White Rose Celebrates Yorkshire Day with UK’s Largest Bouquet White Rose Shopping Centre will be celebrating Yorkshire Day this Monday (1 August 2016) with the UK’s largest-ever bouquet of 2,016 white roses displayed inside the Central Atrium for visitors to enjoy. In addition to the fantastic 8ft display,
Older people living with dementia in Belle Isle will share what life is like with the start of a £10,000 cross-generational journal project. Over the next 12 months residents in their 80s and 90s at Nesfield Lodge Care Home in Belle Isle, will partner with pupils from Sharp Lane Primary
A medal from the First World War has been found and returned to its rightful owners, all thanks to Middleton Primary School. 11 year old Conrad Buckley found the medal on a Heritage Day event, organised by the Friends of Middleton Park, which he attended with the school last month.
Luqman Hussain has won a nationwide competition with Virgin Trains after designing a futuristic train. Luqman, a 13-year-old student at The South Leeds Academy, entered the competition in June, along with the rest of Year 7 and 8. He designed a train for the future with his design chosen as
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 Holbeck where HEA has been working with Keepmoat to smarten up St Matthew’s Community Centre. Apprentices working on the housing regeneration scheme turned their skills to