What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As we reach the end of December it’s time to look back at the big stories of 2023. Our biggest story, as measured in online page views, was also one of the first we published this year. Some might call it a rant, but as the author I prefer to
Well that’s pretty much it from all of us at South Leeds Life for this year. We will have a roundup of 2023’s top news stories for you next week and report on any important breaking stories. We will return with our normal service on Tuesday 2 January 2024. We
At Middleton Primary School, community is at the heart of all that goes on. During Christmas time, the children love to spread festive cheer to others in and around the local community. Children from Year 2 visited the newly opened Gasgoine House and Middleton Lodge and sang some wonderful Christmas
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 weeks beginning Monday 18 December 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for installation of roof mounted
The Gifting is Leeds 2023’s final spectacle performance event of the year. Created by the same co-directors who brought us The Awakening back in January (Alan Lane and Kully Thiarai) it’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since then. A year in which a lot has changed
The Hunslet Club youth club spreads holiday cheer with Christmas dinner event for senior citizens In the spirit of giving back to the community and enhancing intergenerational connections, The Hunslet Club senior youth club section organised a heartwarming Christmas dinner event for 60 senior citizens as part of their final
Cottingley Primary Academy turned one Christmas tradition on its head this year by organising a reverse advent calendar. Throughout December the school asked children and staff across school to bring in an item each day to donate to the foodbank if they were able to, rather than receiving something. And
In an exciting collaboration between Elliott Hudson College and the prestigious British Library, a group of students has spearheaded an innovative project culminating in the creation of an animated film titled “Myths & Legends: A South Leeds Odyssey.” This project marked the British Library’s first co-creation venture with students from
Staff from housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise, which owns and manages in Beeston and Holbeck, have visited the offices of Homeless Street Angels in Leeds to hand over clothes, food and other donations from their Christmas appeal. Established in 2016, Homeless Street Angels work to get homeless people off
Spinks, a leading spring manufacturer and components supplier to the mattress and furniture industry based in Beeston, has secured a £250,000 research contract to bring its revolutionary EcoSeat™ spring technology to UK rail seating. The research contract is being awarded by the Department for Transport and the UK’s innovation agency,