What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police are appealing for information after a car was in collision with a pedestrian in Beeston, Leeds. At about 6.15pm yesterday (Thursday 16 March 2017), a blue Volkswagen Scirocco was travelling towards Tingley when it was in collision with a 16 year old boy, on Millshaw Road. The incident happened
My interest was pricked by a tweet I spotted last week: “New report slams inept hacks.” It linked to a report in the Financial Times about research on how reporters’ language affected the financial markets. The bones of the study was that reporters used more extreme language when reporting falls,
The White Rose Shopping Centre, which celebrates its 20th birthday shortly, has let all the units in its new extension and will be holding a recruitment day for the new businesses. The latest additions to White Rose’s leisure offer are Five Guys and Limeyard, who have exchanged contracts on the
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joe Lee BEM. Joe will be known to many people in Beeston and beyond for his involvement in many community activities. The funeral will be held on Monday 27 March, 11.30am at Leeds Minster (formerly Leeds Parish Church). Joe
Members of two prominent local faith communities – the Kashmiri Muslim Welfare Association (also known as Hardy Street mosque), and City Evangelical church – gathered last Saturday (11 March 2017) at the mosque, to share wisdom and beliefs from their respective traditions, in what is hoped might be the first
A new incentive has been launched in Leeds to encourage residents to start saving and make them aware of the dangers of borrowing from illegal money lenders. The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) are working in partnership with Leeds Credit Union to raise awareness of the dangers of borrowing
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 by the River Aire. You may have noticed a lot of activity and several cranes at work over recent months. It’s all down to the Leeds
Proposals for a new Urban Bike Park in a popular south Leeds green space have been welcomed by Middleton Park councillors. A report to be tabled to Leeds City Council’s executive board next Wednesday (22 March 2017), is seeking the go ahead for a new cycling hub at Middleton Park.
In recognition of their many years of loyal service to the Middleton Railway 16 volunteers were awarded long service lapel badges at a recent Volunteers Forum. These badges depict an image of Salamanca, the first steam locomotive to work on the railway in 1812, surrounded by the description, ‘The Middleton
Leeds City Council approve plans for Urban Bike Park and Bike Hub. Watch out for further details coming soon …