What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds may not have swept the board at this year’s Child Friendly Leeds Awards, but we have footage of Errol Murray from Leeds Dads winning the Adult Making a Difference for Young People award; and a terrific performance from the Broomfield Band. Errol is the founder of Leeds Dads,
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 29 January 2018: Retrospective application for change of use from shop (A1 use class) to cafe (A3 use class)
The agenda for Inner South Community Committee, to be held on Wednesday (7 February 2018) has just been published. The committee will be meeting in the Civic Hall in the city centre (LS1 1UR) starting at 7pm. The committee is made up of our nine Councillors from Beeston & Holbeck,
Pupils in Year 6 at Middleton St Mary’s Primary School had an exciting three day trip to London. Three of them have filed this report: [slideshow_deploy id=’72472′] We went inside the Houses of Parliament and met our MP Hilary Benn. We went to the Cambridge Theatre to watch Matilda. It
Hunslet RLFC have revealed their first team squad numbers for the 2018 Betfred League 1 season, on the eve of their all-Hunslet clash with Hunslet Club Parkside on Sunday (4 February 2018). Coach Gary Thornton has named a thirty man squad, with a number of our new signings been awarded
Have you read the February edition of our South Leeds Life newspaper yet? We’ve been distributing copies to community venues throughout LS10 and LS11. Copies are available from libraries, schools, community centres, GP practices, shops and other community venues. Copies are also available at Dewsbury Road Tescos. You can find
An ambulance crew have had their personal belongings stolen whilst responding to an emergency in Leeds. It happened as they treated a patient at St Luke’s Green in the Beeston area of the city on the evening of Sunday 28 January. One of the ambulance’s windows was smashed, before
Local GP and Chair of NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Partnership, Dr Gordon Sinclair, is reminding eligible Leeds residents to take up the offer of the free flu vaccine as part of the Stay Well This Winter campaign. The flu vaccination is offered to those who are at increased
Hunslet campaigners have called a public meeting – on Tuesday 20 February 2018 - to discuss the controversial Park and Ride scheme pencilled in for Stourton. The proposed scheme will see a carpark with space for 1100 cars built on fields just off junction 7 of the M621, behind Hunslet
I’ve been dealing with two problems recently where local residents have been on the receiving end of sharp business practice with distressing consequences. The first involves constituents who purchased leasehold properties from Miller Homes on their new development in Hunslet. The homeowners thought they would be able to buy the