What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
For the last time in 2016, 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 down at The Hunslet Club where the Under 8s football team are celebrating winning the Garforth League Cup on Sunday. If
Bins in Leeds will be collected as normal until and including Christmas Eve (Saturday 24 December 2016). Then between Monday 26 December and Sunday 8 January bins will be emptied either one or two days later than normal. Residents can check their bin collection dates for these dates and at
St Philip’s Catholic Primary School in Middleton has held another successful charity appeal in the run up to Christmas. The school selects a charity to support each year, this year is supporting Catholic Care’s Gianna Project. The project offers support to women in Leeds facing an unplanned pregnancy and helps
Is it just me or are more people putting up outside Christmas lights this year? I took my video camera for a short walk around my part of Beeston yesterday evening and filmed a random selection of my neighbours’ displays: I realise this is only one small part of South
A resident of Beeston has been hit with a three-month curfew and a financial penalty after pleading guilty to a number of fly-tipping offences. Mr Yadson Barroso of Westbourne Avenue was ordered to pay £200 towards costs and a surcharge of £60 at Leeds Magistrates Court after pleading guilty this
The Asha Neighbourhood Project held an open Annual General Meeting at the Building Blocks centre on the Wednesday 30 November 2016. The community, students and volunteers came to receive certificates, learn about Asha’s progress and share their volunteering stories and experiences. Asha Neighbourhood Project was founded in April 1985. Over
Cottingley Primary Academy has made a video to celebrate Christmas and everyone’s hard work through the year. Cottingley is part of the Academies Enterprise Trust, which operates 66 schools across the country. Each year the trust runs a Christmas video competition and this year staff at Cottingley decided to enter.
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 12 December 2016: Retrospective planning application for alterations to former public house at first and second floor to form
St Mary’s Church in Beeston is hosting ‘Carols by Candlelight’ on Sunday (18 December 2016) at 7pm. This is not a full carol service but a chance people to come together and sing some favourite Christmas carols together. Rev Lindsey Pearson, the Vicar of Beeston said: “If you got a
Jobs fair held at White Rose Shopping Centre secures employment for 266 people A jobs fair held at a popular South Leeds shopping centre has proved to be an outstanding success. Following the event, which was held at The Point, White Rose Shopping Centre, 266 attendees on the day subsequently