What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A new group for those interested in photography is bringing people together in Beeston. Meeting at the Skills Hub on the Cockburn School campus, Digital Image Online plans to share skills and organise training for beginners and experienced snappers alike. Organiser Steve Thompson explains: “We have a range of activities
FREE Winter activities taking place in Middleton Park.
Christmas Market at the GATE- Stall Holders Wanted! See poster for contact details. Come along to the GATE’s annual Christmas Market on Saturday 16 December from 11am to 2pm. We’ll have the usual music, stalls, entertainment and children’s’ activities to get everyone in the festive spirit. If you’d like to
A Hunslet pub which had its licence suspended after Police concerns about drugs and stolen property was damaged by fire in the early hours of this morning (18 October 2017). As South Leeds Life previously reported, West Yorkshire Police raised concerns in June with Leeds City Council’s Licensing Panel about
Press night and the foyer fills with student buses in from the suburbs to view the Kneehigh production of The Tin Drum, just transferred from the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool. A morality play mimicking our times written by Gunter Grass in 1959, this classic tale centres on Oscar Matzerath who is
This Friday (20 October 2017) sees the latest Busker’s Night talent show arrive at Dewsbury Road Social Club. Beeston resident Phil Pearce has been organising regular open mic nights at venues around the area for the last few months. Phil said: “It’s a community based idea to get people out
In the ‘Badlands’ of Uttar Pradesh, violence and oppression against women are commonplace, but one woman has raised an army to say “no more”. She is Sampat Pal Devi, the formidable leader of the Gulabi Gang, a movement of over 400,000 women fighting for their rights in a uniform of
Apple juicing, toffee apples, chutneys, sausage making, longest peel competitions, craft activities… it’s all happening in South Leeds this weekend as communities celebrate Apple Day 2017. Thwaite Mills Orchard Explorers Sat 21 October, 1-4pm. Thwaite Lane, LS10 1RP Go along to celebrate apple day and explore the ancient orchard at
A new multi-agency task force, the West Yorkshire Financial Exploitation and Abuse Team (WYFEAT), comprising of professionals from Trading Standards, Police and Social Services, has been set up to investigate doorstep crime and safeguards victims. It has recently secured prison sentences against prolific rogue traders operating in West Yorkshire. Robert
I went along to BITMOs GATE this morning to taste the food (me, being a lover of Asian food) for their community to celebrate World Food Day. Ken says: ” I first tried the Chicken curry from the Hamara Centre in Beeston. Was very authentic, medium spiced with taste of cumin,