What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds Life has teamed up with St Luke’s CARES to give community projects in South Leeds the chance to win up to £1,000 AND get some free publicity. St Luke’s CARES have committed £2,000 of money raised from their charity shop on Dewsbury Road to be given out in 3
It is said that Christmas is the season of goodwill. So it was timely to find myself recently discussing with a senior clergyman and some parliamentary colleagues the way politics is debated and MPs are sometimes treated. What got the discussion started was Brexit and the way it has polarised
South Leeds will see some changes amongst its representatives on Leeds City Council next May even if Labour hold onto all nine local seats. The Labour Party has been holding meetings in each ward to select the candidates that will fight the local election on 3 May 2018. Next May’s
Playing fields off Old Run Road in Belle Isle is set be transformed by the planting of 13,000 trees. Planting starts on Saturday (2 December 2017) with a community planting day from 10am-2pm. The project is a partnership between Trees For Cities and Leeds City Council and is being funded
JAKS discount store on Cardinal Road in Beeston has been open six months. In that time owner Jaspal (Jazz) Gill says he’s built up a great relationship with the local community. This is a local shop with a difference specialising in clearance, convenience, off license and all things party. The shop
Residents of south Leeds communities have expressed frustration at the actions of a group of Travellers encamped in various local sites in past weeks, and the perceived slowness of Leeds City Council to act. The group of Travellers broke onto Hunslet Moor on 31 October, and were evicted by court
The agenda for next week’s Inner South Community Committee has just been published. Agenda,Leeds City CouncilThe committee will be meeting on Wednesday 6 December 2017 at 5pm at the Civic Hall in the city centre. The committee is made up of our nine Councillors from Beeston & Holbeck, City &
As the darkness of the winter months descend upon BasementArtsProject so to does the final project of the year. Taking us into 2018 are artists and studio holders at Leeds based SERF Studios Jill McKnight and Josh Hart. Jill & Josh and their Dead Petz is an exhibition that will
Spotty Socks Theatre Company, part of Guisley-based Codswallop CIC, are bringing their production of John Godber’s education comedy ‘Teechers’ to Beeston Parish Centre. The action takes place as a play-within-a-play as three school leavers, inspired by their drama teacher, act out the story of their secondary education, hilariously revisiting everyone’s
Cllr Debra Coupar was on hand to cut the ribbon as the Dewsbury Road Community Hub was officially opened last Wednesday (22 November 2017). The Hub offers members of the public face-to-face access to a range of Council services as well as those of partner agencies such as Leeds City