What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Creative Communities are excited to announce that our Community Artist Residency at the Involve Centre in Hunslet, has started. The artist, Rozi Fuller is based at Involve until mid December, collaborating with residents of Hunslet to create a lasting piece of artwork. The artwork will focus on the theme of
Marking its 20th edition this year, Light Night Leeds will feature large-scale projections, live street theatre and interactive installations that will incorporate some of city’s most recognisable locations. As well as the city centre, there are six installations south of the river this year in the South Bank Zone which
Keighley Cougars 6-20 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet won the League 1 play-offs at Cougar Park today (6 October 2024) with a defensive display worthy of successes of old. Going into the game as underdogs, The Parksiders tackled Keighley out of the game and scored at crucial points to see Captain Matty
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 Monday 30 September 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Variation of condition 2 (approved plans)
A much-loved family friend passed away this summer, leaving us all heartbroken. Her loss has led me to reflect on how precious our friendships are. They say friends are the family we choose, and that was certainly true of her. There’s something magical about spending time with someone who just
At the start of September, it was sad to see the demolition of the Queens Hotel in Stourton taking place. Although it had been left unoccupied for some time, the Queens was a landmark in Stourton and was the last residential building left standing in this once thriving village which
This just a quick post to explain that there won’t be much news on the South Leeds Life website for the two weeks or so as the Editor is going to be away on holiday. We have scheduled a posts to come out whilst he’s away and he’s promised to
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy got language learning off to a flying start this academic year as they celebrated European Day of Languages on 26 September. Students have been engaging in the Spanish curriculum, celebrating the range and diversity of languages spoken throughout Europe and spoken in school. Year 10 student
The release of the Grenfell Inquiry report on 4 September demonstrated in forensic detail how a culture of “systemic dishonesty” led to the disaster that cost 72 people their lives, seriously injured around 70 more and robbed 600 people of their homes and all their possessions. Importantly, the Inquiry concluded
In the normal order of things after the Victoria Bridge in Neville Street we would cover Leeds Bridge but having done an extended article on this bridge, in December 2021 and January 2022, we can now go across to Bridge End and down Dock Street and on towards Crown Point