What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Sao Tome and Principe community group have been one busy bee in the South Leeds community lately. This new group has been set up by individuals from Sao Tome and Principe, an island nation in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, and other residents who speak Portuguese. Their aim is to improve
Cottingley residents vented their frustrations about the long running poor refuse collection service on the estate at a recent meeting of the Inner South Community Committee. Using the Open Forum section of the meeting, Christine Smart asked the Councillors: “This week the binmen told our residents that they were not
Hon Ald Angela Gabriel, the former Councillor for Beeston & Holbeck has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New Year’s Honors list for services to the community in Leeds. Angela represented Beeston & Holbeck from 1997-2022 when she was surprisingly deselected by the local Labour Party. Since
On the last day of November 2022 I attended a brilliant history lecture given by Steven Burt at the Leeds City Museum on the lost houses and heritage of Hunslet. It was brilliant because of the amount of his research producing so many photographs of mansion houses, portraits of their
We have been distributing copies of our December newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 today (30 December 2022) and will finish the job tomorrow and Tuesday. Copies are available from various food shops including Beeston Nisa Extra, and Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small
Investigative work carried out by Sustrans and other stakeholders has now resulted in a consensus on a preferred option to create a safe and usable level crossing over the river for cyclists near Skelton Grange Road in Stourton. The current bridge has a narrow, steep set of steps that pedestrians
First things first. Happy New Year and let us hope it is a better one than 2022 – mind you that wouldn’t be too difficult! So what about New Year resolutions? One that would make a real difference would be free school meals for all children of primary age, and
Councillors Paul Wray and Mohammed Iqbal (Labour, Hunslet and Riverside) are increasing the pressure of building managers and development owners across Leeds Riverside to tackle the huge increase in parcel thefts on their sites. Developments, such as Leeds Dock and Victoria Riverside, have seen a significant increase in this type
After a two year break the South Leeds Bah Humbug 10k returned to Middleton Woods on 11 December. The race made its debut in 2018 when three local clubs – South Leeds Lakers, Morley Running Club and South Leeds Sisters – teamed up with the Hunslet Rugby Foundation to bring
Leeds is set to be the beating heart of UK culture in 2023, as highlights from Part One of LEEDS 2023’s epic programme are revealed, inviting us all to experience the city like never before. Leeds will be a furnace of creativity next year, as the whole city lets culture