What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
BITMO (Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation) is again providing free English and Maths tutoring for Year 4 and 5 pupils this new school year and are holding an open session on Tuesday (12 September 2023) 3:30-5:30pm to launch the new term. Parents, schools and the children themselves have all spoken
It was as though my big toe had been plugged into a high-voltage power source. I was charged up, completely awake, and fixated on the ceiling, a gradual sense of discomfort spreading throughout my body. I recognised the symptoms well. The onset of an anxiety episode triggered by an excessive
Swarthmore Education Centre, based in Woodhouse Square, announced their lottery success in May for a project based in South Leeds called Creative Communities. They are delighted to be able to provide access to a range of arts to those who would not otherwise enrol onto courses and workshops already offered
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 4 September 2023. Click on the description to see the full application: Single storey extension to side and
In August 1918 a woman, Annie Mayne, aged 29 was murdered. Annie Mayne was married to Charles Washington Mayne but after eight years the marriage broke up after she was found in bed with Ben Hindle Benson and he took no further interest in her life; he moved into another
A Leeds United supporter who assaulted the Newcastle United manager during their match at Elland Road has been jailed and given a six-year football banning order. David Derbyshire, aged 35, of Marley Street, Beeston, was given a 12-week custodial sentence by a district judge when he appeared at Leeds Magistrates
We have been distributing copies of our September newspaper, our 100th edition, to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 on Wednesday, yesterday and today (8 September 2023). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tescos as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community
Craghoppers and Northern Monk; two well-established brands founded amongst the diverse landscape of Yorkshire are uniting for a remarkable collaboration that celebrates the outdoors and encourages adventurers to grab their friends, a few beers, and head on some unforgettable journeys through our North. They have joined forces to create a
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 start in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday morning where the Friends of Cross Flatts Park have organised a display about the
‘Stingers’ – a device that Police can use to throw a mat of spikes across a road to puncture the tyres of vehicles that fail to stop – could be in use soon in South Leeds against anti-social quadbikes and motorbikes. The news came at a meeting of the Inner