Next to open Yorkshire flagship store at White Rose Shopping Centre
Popular fashion and home retailer Next, will invest £6million in a major new 55,000 sq ft flagship store at the White Rose Shopping Centre in South Leeds. Next, one of Britain’s most popular fashion retailers, will upsize and re-locate from its existing 29,000 sq ft store at the centre, taking
South of the River – Sympathy for the Devil
So Tuesday night was the concluding part of The Moorside and again I was glued to the TV. There was a scene where Julie Bushby walks out of court after the verdict and passes a man speaking to camera. “Pure evil …” he starts, presumably referring to Karen Matthews. Whenever
Plans Panel approve controversial flats and takeaway
Leeds City Council’s South & West Plans Panel gave planning permission to two controversial schemes in South Leeds at their meeting today (16 February 2017). As reported here last week, the panel were considering the conversion of Middleton Methodist Church into nine flats and the conversion of a former tattoo
CCTV cameras for Cross Flatts Park
Councillors on the Inner South Community Committee have approved spending £50,000 on installing and maintaining three CCTV cameras in and around Cross Flatts Park in Beeston. The decision came at their meeting last night (15 February 2017) and follows a number of incidents in the park over recent months. One
Councillors call for more health funding
Councillors at the Inner South Community Committee last night (15 February 2017) discussed plans to improve health services across the city, but said they had no faith in the outcome without substantial increase in funding from the government for both NHS and adult social care. They heard from Dr Ian
New bus offers better access to White Rose
As previously reported by South Leeds Life, the number 12 bus route is to be extended to the White Rose Shopping Centre. The new service starts on Sunday (19 February 2017). [slideshow_deploy id=’59130′] Photos show: Visitors enjoying the Scalextric layout, plus Will Pearson (First Bus), Cllr Kim Groves (Middleton Park
Families and runners brave the cold and rain for Skye
On Sunday (12 February 2017) just shy of 100 people braved the terrible weather for the annual Running for Skye fun run event in Middleton Park. The fun run began in 2015 on Valentine’s Day in support of youngster Skye Sutcliffe after she suffered a shock diagnosis 10 months earlier
South Leeds Roundup: Poems, partnerships and playdays
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 on the quarry steps down from Noster Terrace where Phil Pearce has been performing his poem ‘Beeston Life.’ You can watch his YouTube video remembering days gone
Missing Person Appeal: Alicja Dworakowska found safe and well
UPDATED: West Yorkshire Police report that Alicja Dworakowska, aged 29, who was reported missing from her home in Beeston with her five-year-old daughter has been found safe and well. Members of the public and the media are thanked for their assistance in this matter Police are appealing for information