What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Rev Andy Myers will be retiring as Vicar of Middleton in early September. We caught up with him to find out about his 13 years in Middleton. What were your first impressions of Middleton? “As a Leeds lad, from East Leeds I thought it was very much like the
In 1854 in an Alliance with France, Turkey, and Sardinia a British and French force went to war with Russia and in the autumn of that year landed on the Crimean Peninsular to lay siege to the Russian base at Sebastopol. The winter brought conditions so bad that the soldiers
Beeston & Holbeck Ward Update: We’ve had some fantastically sunny weather and councillors are hoping that some of that weather hangs around for the school summer holidays. Councillors have supported and attended a number of local events including the Holbeck Gala, which was great (despite the rain!), and the Cross
In celebration of both Yorkshire Day and its upcoming Be Your Beautiful beauty and wellbeing event, White Rose Shopping Centre has created a limited-edition Yorkshire-themed eyeshadow palette. The Shades of Yorkshire palette includes 35 shades, each named after a Yorkshire location, trope, or icon. Favourites include – Cracking Brew bronze Flamingo(Land) Pink
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We kick off with the monthly Leaf 11 Handmade Crafts Market on Saturday morning 9:30am-12:30pm at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts
Cllr Peter Carlill (Lead Member for Active Travel) has welcomed news that Sustrans have successful secured funding to achieve a solution to the Skelton Grange Road Bridge issue. The location, which has been a problem in creating an accessible cycle route along the Aire and Calder canal, is being prioritised
Recently, I attended a demonstration at Leeds Dock organised by the leaseholders who live there and who are affected by the cladding scandal. Many of them were holding cardboard signs showing the amounts of money they fear they may be asked for to fix the fire safety defects in their
Sunday (1 August 2021) sees the official launch at Leeds Dock of a running club with an important social purpose. Recovery Runners Running Club is the brainchild of Dean Smith, until recently the chairperson of South Leeds Lakers, and Jamie Heselden who runs with Rothwell Harriers. The club grew out
St. Luke’s CARES is showing their first community photographic exhibition and the grand opening is on Friday (30 July 2021) at 12noon. The collection is a result of a series of photos taken from disposable cameras handed to the community over the last two months and developed to show an
The school summer holidays are with us and weeks of leisure stretch out before us. Whilst this is great for children, it can be a headache for parents. There is a common misconception that “there’s nothing to do round here.” South Leeds Life has set out to prove the doubters