What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A Leeds charity that gives a voice to and improves the quality of life for the Gypsy and Traveller community has won a prestigious national award. Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) has beaten more than 350 organisations from all over the UK to be one of the eight
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and I’m just back from the GP with another year’s worth of anti-depressants so I thought I would restart this column by telling you how my dog saved my mental health. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but new readers need to know I suffer
I have said previously how I visited Breeze recently and was very impressed with their activities for young people, so where next? I was introduced to the Middleton Park Equestrian Centre by Jack Dunn who is a trustee there. I was so impressed when visiting the Centre, a real jewel
Two South Leeds planning applications got the green light from Councillors when the South & West Plans Panel met at the Civic Hall this afternoon (17 May 2018). The first item dealt with was land at 245 Elland Road, between the Old Peacock pub and Subway. The application was for
What do we mean when we talk about public art? And in a time of rampant austerity is there a need, or even a desire, for money being spent on such cultural furniture for the public domain? As an artist and a curator of exhibitions and projects I would of
A group of talented amateurs who have been performing for 22 years are desperate to find a new piano player so that the show can go on. One of the group, John Hodgson from Belle Isle, has been in touch with South Leeds Life to explain their predicament. Memory Lane
The St Luke’s CARES Community Awards reaches its crescendo next Thursday (24 May 2018) and everyone’s invited to the party! Back in January we helped St Luke’s CARES launch the scheme which saw 23 wonderful community projects in South Leeds tell their story and ask for a grant. An independent
After 27 years at their Hunslet site Celloglas Leeds have moved, after its insurance premiums for that location increased by over £35,0000 per year, following the devastating Boxing day floods in 2015 which nearly devastated the business. Thanks to assistance from the LEP (Leeds Enterprise Partnership) grant, which is in
Middleton St Mary’s Primary School opened their new play provision for their Reception class this afternoon (15 May 2018). [slideshow_deploy id=’76515′] Headteacher Naomi Wood explained that the play equipment was part of the school’s strategy to improve the low results for the Foundation Stage (nursery and Reception): “All the activities
The number of Leeds College of Building students taken on as Apprentices by sustainable urban developers, Citu, is set to double as a result of a pioneering new environmental project. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, After nearly 12 months of groundworks, Citu is now on site constructing a