What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Old White Hart in Beeston was packed for South Leeds Radio’s launch party on Thursday (17 January 2019) which mixed live music with a chance to hear from the presenters about what was in store for listeners over the coming months. South Leeds Radio is a new community radio
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 14 January 2019: Retrospective fencing application Springwell View/Springwell Road Holbeck Leeds LS12 1BH Ref. No: 19/00091/FU | Status: Current
Leeds’ Well-Bean café offering a lifeline to people during a mental health crisis in South Leeds Touchstone, in partnership with Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service, is building on the success of the Well-Bean café in Lincoln Green, with the opening of a second café in South Leeds later this month.
The Middleton Railway is pleased to announce that it is working with the Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT) to restore Manning Wardle contractor’s locomotive “Sir Berkeley” to its original “Logan and Hemingway” livery. When back in service in 2020, this locomotive will be the only working example of a Manning Wardle
The planning application for the controversial Park & Ride scheme at Stourton will come back to the City Plans Panel next Thursday (24 January 2019). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Councillors on the panel agreed in principle to the scheme, but blasted officers for lack of information in
Top tips to help asthma sufferers breathe more easily this winter With very cold weather on the way in the next few days, the NHS in Leeds is advising people with asthma how they can breathe more easily by following some simple steps. Around 5.4 million people in the UK
Leeds City Council and the NHS in Leeds are inviting those interested in a career in health and social care to a recruitment fair next week in Leeds. The fair, on Wednesday 23 January 2019 at Leeds Town Hall 10am – 4pm, will provide an opportunity for individuals to meet
Sustainable urban developer Citu has reached a major milestone this week with the installation of a 50-metre pedestrian bridge, providing a vital link across the River Aire from Leeds’ South Bank to the city centre. The £1.5m eye-catching structure was lowered into place using a 1000-tonne crane and will link Citu’s Phases One and Two of the Climate Innovation District either side of the River Aire, as well as providing crucial connectivity to communities in Cross
A full Planning Application for the Midland Mills site off Water Lane in Holbeck, including a 32 storey tower block, will be discussed by Councillors on the City Plans Panel next Thursday (24 January 2019). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, Midland Mills dates back two hundred years to
White Rose Shopping Centre is hosting a day of free Cake Yoga workshops in a bid to combat Blue Monday on 21 January – said to be the ‘most depressing day of the year’. The yoga sessions will take place throughout the day, and will be run by London-based ‘Ms