What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
York City Knights 48-6 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet RLFC suffered a tough afternoon at Bootham Crescent on Sunday (19 August 2018) as an in-form York City Knights brushed past the South Leeds side to go top of the league. It was always going to be a tough ask for the Parksiders
This coming weekend sees ‘Sounds Like A Storm’ – a young indie band, with their roots very firmly in south Leeds – going up a gear, performing to thousands at the major Leeds and Reading Festival. South Leeds Life caught up with them at Old Chapel Studios in Holbeck, to
Streets in Upper Beeston were yesterday afternoon (Saturday 18 August) the scene of havoc and destruction, as a pick-up truck careered dangerously through residential streets, trashing cars as it went. The truck first appeared on Cross Flatts Drive, coming off Beeston Road at an estimated 40-50 mph, at around 5.45pm.
The Stop the Stourton Park and Ride campaign continues – and we’re holding a public meeting this coming Thursday (23 August 2018; details below) for other residents to come and find out more, and to get involved. We wanted to work with the councillors (from both Hunslet and Riverside, and
This summer has seen the launch of the new regular Middleton Community Meetings – and organisers are calling for residents to come forward to get involved, and to help shape the work of the group going forward. The next meeting will be on Monday 3 September, at 7pm, at the
The annual South Leeds Community Camp event is back again, overnight on Saturday 15 to Sunday 16 September in Middleton Park – and is open for bookings! This free family event each year (it’s now in its fifth year) sees dozens of local people from across the south Leeds communities
A new novel – called ‘Smithy Is’ – is hitting the shelves in bookshops across the country, depicting the gritty reality of growing up in south Leeds in the 1960s. This “insightful and hard hitting” book follows the path of teenage Smithy as he grows into adulthood, experiencing and witnessing
Evie Cooke, from just over the border in Tingley, has been in touch about her bid to be the next Leeds Children’s Mayor. Children in Year 5 – from 50 schools all over the city – submitted low- or no-cost ideas for Leeds City Council, to benefit the children of
Voluntary Action Leeds, the Hunslet-based umbrella body for community and charity groups in the city, have announced their new, up-to-date, refurbished meetings and events space – bookable for meetings, training sessions, away-days and more. The meeting rooms are modern and affordable with their own unique touches. In keeping with VAL’s traditions
The acclaimed Works skatepark in Hunslet are inviting young people from across south Leeds to come try their hand at skateboarding, scooting and BMXing this summer – for just £3 for the whole day, any day. Youngsters are welcome anytime between 10am-8pm any Monday to Friday, and 10am-7pm Saturdays and